Chancellor

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Chancellor is a political title. Chancellors include:

• Chancellor of Austria, the Austrian head of government
• Chancellor of Germany, the German head of government
• Chancellor of the Exchequer, the British finance minister
• Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, a British government minister
• Chancellor of Justice, a government official responsible in some countries for supervising the lawfulness of government actions
• Lord Chancellor, officially the Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, the head of the judiciary in England and Wales and Speaker of the British House of Lords
• Lord Chancellor of Scotland, a former Great Officer of State in Scotland
• Supreme Chancellor, a fictional title for the Old Republic's Head of State in Star Wars
• Chancellor (Ritsuryō), chief official of pre-modern Japanese Imperial government

Chancellor can also mean:

• Chancellor (education), a university official
• Chancellor (ecclesiastical), a church official
• Chancellor (grape), a hybrid grape variety
• Chancellor (Masonic), an officer in some lodges of Freemasons
• A Presiding Judge in a Court of Chancery in the United States
• Chancellor's Pudding, a food
• Chancellor Records, a record label

People with the surname Chancellor include:

• John Chancellor (1927–1996), American journalist
• John Chancellor (British administrator) (1870–1952)
• Justin Chancellor, bassist for progressive rock band Tool (band)
• Philip the Chancellor, French medieval composer

Fictitious characters include:

• Katherine Chancellor, a character on the soap Young and the Restless

Places:

• Chancellor, South Dakota

See also

• Vice-Chancellor (disambiguation)

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