President of the Unified Earth Government: Difference between revisions

The '''President of the Unified Earth Government''' is the [[Wikipedia:Head of state|head of state]] and [[Wikipedia:Head of government|head of government]] of the [[Unified Earth Government|UEG]]. The president is a [[civilian]] elected position.<ref name="universe">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/factions/ueg '''Halo Waypoint''': ''UEG'']</ref>

In the aftermath of the [[Human-Covenant War|Covenant War]], Fleet Admiral [[Terrence Hood]] assisted with 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 position 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 in [[2553#January|January 2553]] and remains in office by [[2558#March|March of 2558]].<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><ref>'''Halo: Escalation''', ''Issue #7''</ref>