Vera Vansen

Vera Vansen is the current vice chancellor of The Pilgrim Space Academy.

Backstory
By 2215, Vera Vansen was serving as ambassador for the Kayra Research Centre in Procyon. She already had numerous political achievements under her belt - including the Borderworld Tax Credits of 2210 and the Labour Union Act of 2212.

Venus Summit
She attended the Galactic Union summit on Planet Venus that year, where she had a sexual liaison with Dalstrom, an agent of Fractus who was posing as a fellow ambassador. He was hoping to get some information from her, but all he learned is that the president dislikes her almost as much as she dislikes Fractus.

She was also present when Gail Pilgrim revealed the truth about what she'd discovered on Union Station.

Appointment as Vice-Chancellor
In 2216, she was appointed vice-chancellor of the Pilgrim Space Academy. This was done at the behest of the president, who perhaps just wanted to get her out of the way for a while.

Shortly after her arrival, Vera helped Gail to deal with a couple of rogue Space Wardens who turned out to be traitors working for Fractus.

Personality
Despite her young age, Vera Vansen has enjoyed a very successful political career and an unprecedented meteoric rise within the Galactic Union.

She is extremely ambitious, and hopes one day to become president. Her unconventional approach and straight-talking attitude seem to make her very popular with the common people, although she makes very few friends among her fellow politicians.

Appears In

 * Space Pilgrim Academy: Year 2
 * Space Pilgrim Academy: Reunion