Valafar Lamartine was the Chief of State of the Galactic Alliance prior to the outbreak of the Third Galactic Civil War. While in office, he suffered a near-fatal heart attack. Because his father had died from a heart attack around the same age, Lamartine resigned from office in order to focus on his health. He was briefly replaced by interim-Chief of State Jhon Cordatus, who was then the Sage Master of New Jedi Order.