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Chancellor (Latin: cancellarius) is a title of various official positions in the governments of many countries.The original chancellors were the cancellarii of Roman courts of justice—ushers, who sat at the cancelli (lattice work screens) of a basilica (court hall), which separated the judge and counsel from the audience.
The chancellor of the exchequer, often abbreviated to chancellor, [3] is a senior minister of the Crown within the Government of the United Kingdom, and the head of His Majesty’s Treasury. As one of the four Great Offices of State , the chancellor is a high-ranking member of the British Cabinet .
The chancellor of Germany [1] is the political leader of Germany and the head of the federal government. The office holder is responsible for selecting all other members of the government and chairing cabinet meetings. [2] The office was created in the North German Confederation in 1867, [3] when Otto von Bismarck became the first
The chancellor is elected by the Bundestag and formally appointed by the president of Germany. A chancellor's election is necessary whenever the office of Chancellor has fallen vacant. This is the case if a newly elected Bundestag meets for the first time, or during legislative periods, if the former chancellor died or resigned.
Chancellor (ecclesiastical), a church official; Chancellor (education), a university official; Chancellor (Masonic), an officer in some lodges of Freemasons; Chancellor, a Presiding Judge in a Court of Chancery in the United States; Supreme Chancellor, a fictional senate position in Star Wars. (see Palpatine)
The chancellor of Austria, officially the federal chancellor of the Republic of Austria (German: Bundeskanzler der Republik Österreich), is the head of government of the Republic of Austria. Alexander Schallenberg was sworn in on 10 January 2025 as caretaker chancellor.
In the Catholic Church a chancellor is the chief record-keeper of a diocese or eparchy or their equivalent. Normally a priest, sometimes a deacon or layperson, the chancellor keeps the official archives of the diocese, as a notary certifies documents, and generally manages the administrative offices (and sometimes finances and personnel) of a diocese.
The decision on a candidate for chancellor – a position with great media impact – can lead to strong disputes within the opposition party, as was the case in the run-up to the 2013 German federal election, when three names in the SPD were being discussed as candidates for chancellor: party chairman Sigmar Gabriel, chairman of the SPD ...