Donta Gesset was the Governor of the planet Naboo late in the Galactic Civil War. He greeted Princess Leia Organa when she arrived in Theed to secure Naboo's allegiance to the New Republic, and he escorted the princess to Queen Sosha Soruna to begin the discussions. He was present when the Galactic Empire launched Operation: Cinder against Naboo in an attempt to render it inhospitable.