Jaresh-Inyo

Jaresh-Inyo in 2372.
Name:	Jaresh-Inyo
Gender:	Male
Species:	Grazerite
Actor:	Herschel Sparber

Jaresh-Inyo was a Grazerite, who served as the President of the United Federation of Planets in 2372. Jaresh-Inyo had formerly represented his people on the Federation Council. He had been in politics for seventy years at the time.

Shortly after a Changeling revealed to Constable Odo of Deep Space 9 that the Founders had infiltrated the Alpha Quadrant, Admiral Leyton and a delegation of high ranking Starfleet officers met with Jaresh-Inyo recommending more stringent security measures on Earth to combat the new threat. Jaresh-Inyo rejected the suggestions, calling them "extreme".

Several months later, Jaresh-Inyo reluctantly agreed to implement these security measures in all Starfleet ships and facilities at the recommendation of Admiral Leyton, who now had Benjamin Sisko and Odo to add credibility. He later authorized the deployment of Starfleet troops on Earth and the institution of martial law in response to the threat of Dominion invasion. Jaresh-Inyo rescinded the measures after Leyton was exposed as having fabricated the threat in an attempt to launch a military takeover of Earth. (DS9: "Homefront", "Paradise Lost")

By 2375, Jaresh-Inyo had completed his term in office. Julian Bashir and Miles O'Brien later discovered that Section 31 had planted an agent in his cabinet. (DS9: "Extreme Measures")

Background Information

It is unknown exactly when Jaresh-Inyo was elected President, although the script of "Homefront" stated that he was "recently" elected. The script described Jaresh-Inyo himself as "willowy" and "contemplative".

Apocrypha

In the non-canonical novel Articles of the Federation, by Keith R.A. DeCandido, Jaresh-Inyo dies in mid-2380, and the main characters attend his funeral on Mars, as do his entire family. The cover of the novel is actually Starfleet officers folding the flag of the Federation to give to his wife as part of an honor guard.

External Links

• Jaresh-Inyo at the Non-canon Star Trek Wiki