Finis Valorum was the Supreme Chancellor of the Galactic Republic during the Invasion of Utapau. After the conclusion of the Yinchorri Uprising in 23 BBY, Valorum signed the Republic Anti-Slavery Law, which the Trade Federation shipping cartel used as justification for its invasion of Utapau a year later. Hoping to resolve the situation, Valorum secretly sent two members of the Jedi Order to Utapau, though the Federation claimed it never met with the Jedi.