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| [[File:HE Ruth Charet.jpg|thumb|250px|Doctor Ruth Charet, the current President of the Unified Earth Government]]
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| The '''President of the Unified Earth Government''' is the [[civilian]] elected position of [[Wikipedia:Head of state|head of state]] and [[Wikipedia:Head of government|head of government]] of the [[Unified Earth Government]].<ref name="universe">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/factions/ueg '''Halo Waypoint''': ''UEG'']</ref> The president is responsible for selecting members of the [[Unified Earth Government cabinet|cabinet]].<ref>''[[Halo: Glasslands]]'', p. 70</ref> The president issues the [[commission]] to officers of the [[United Nations Space Command]] armed forces, the formal legal document that grants officers their authority.<ref>''[[Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual]]'', p. 139</ref> | | The '''President of the Unified Earth Government''' is the [[wikipedia:head of government|head of government]] of the [[Unified Earth Government|UEG]]. In the aftermath of the [[Human-Covenant War|Covenant War]], Doctor [[Ruth Charet]] held the position, elected in January [[2553]].<ref name>[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/news/headline/the-halo-bulletin-101211-exclusive-book-excerpt-glasslands/280887 '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''Halo: Glasslands'' excerpt, Chapter 2]</ref> |
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| In the aftermath of the [[Human-Covenant War]], [[Fleet Admiral]] [[Terrence Hood]] organized the official transition of power back to the president and the UEG from the [[United Nations Space Command]], which had acted as humanity's emergency government during the war. In [[2553]], numerous politicians and academics contended for the office of president.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/lord-terrence-hood '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Lord Terrence Hood'']</ref> Ultimately, Doctor [[Ruth Charet]] was elected to the post on [[2553#January|January 8, 2553]]<ref>[https://twitter.com/bsangel/status/685549382628868096 '''Jessica Shea's Twitter''': ''Today in Halo - 1/8/2553'']</ref> and remains in office by [[2558#March|March 2558]].<ref>''Halo: Glasslands'', p. 43</ref><ref>''[[Halo: Escalation]]'', [[Halo: Escalation Issue 7|Issue #7]]</ref> | |
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| ==List of appearances== | | ==List of appearances== |
| *''[[Halo: Glasslands]]'' {{1st}} | | *''[[Halo: Glasslands]]'' {{1st}} |
| *''[[Halo: Escalation]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual]]'' {{Mo}}
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| ==Sources== | | ==Sources== |
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| [[Category:Government occupations]] | | [[Category:Government occupations]] |
| [[Category:Unified Earth Government]] | | [[Category:Unified Earth Government]] |
