'The Committee of Public Safety' aka 'CPS' or 'the Committee' or governed the the
People's Republic of Haven (PRH) between mid-1905
P.D. and mid-1915
P.D.[1] in the
Honorverse. It is considered to be analogous to the
Committee of Public Safety that ruled Revolutionary France.
Established by the
Quorum after the
Harris Assassination in 1905 P.D., the Committee was originally set up as a temporary caretaker, but never dismantled. Its reign was marked by great upheaval with purges in the military and civilian sectors. However, the economy improved as did the public education system.
In the Civilian Sector, citizens could be
Members of the Committee (all dates are in
Post Diaspora)
★
Leonard Boardman - Secretary of Public Information (1912-1914)
★ Angela Downey - Secretary of Technology (1905-1914)
★ Henry DuPres - (unknown position) (1905-1914(?))
★ Admiral
Esther McQueen - Secretary of War (1911-1914)
★
Cordelia Ransom - Secretary of Public Information.
★
Robert Pierre - Chairman of the Committee
★
Oscar Saint-Just - Secretary of
State Security (1905-1912) Chairman of the Committee (1912-1915)
★ Avram Turner Secretary of Finance (1911-1914)
References
1. http://infodump.thefifthimperium.com/Harrington/hh_timeline.php Fifth Imperium