High Council

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The High Council, sometimes called the Supreme Council or High Council of Time Lords, was the governing body of the Time Lords on Gallifrey.

Officially, without a President, the Council could ratify nothing, even if this occurred in exceptional cases such as the absence of the President-elect. (TV: The Invasion of Time)

Membership

The Council was composed of Cardinals representing the colleges of Gallifrey, the most prominent being the Prydonians.[source needed] Its members were elected. (TV: The Ultimate Foe)

The Inner Council consisted of the Lord or Lady President, the Lord or Lady Chancellor,(TV: The Deadly Assassin) and the Castellan. (TV: The Five Doctors)

Other offices associated with the Council included the Gold Usher (TV: The Deadly Assassin), the Surgeon General (TV: The Invasion of Time) and the Inquisitor. (TV: The Trial of a Time Lord)

History

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At the end of the trial against the Sixth Doctor and the revelation of the Time Lord's involvement in the Ravolox affair, insurrections burst on Gallifrey and the High Council was deposed; new elections were announced. (TV: The Ultimate Foe)

By the Last Great Time War, the High Council met in a darkened chamber within the Citadel. They gathered there for an emergency session on the last day of The War to discuss Lord President Rassilon's final sanction. Around the same time a War Council met in another chamber, who continued their own plans regardless of the High Council's. (TV: The End of Time) (TV: The Day of the Doctor)

Known members of the High Council

Chapters

Behind the scenes