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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 title of Chancellor or Vice-Chancellor is used by many academic institutions: Lists of chancellors. Chancellor of the College of William & Mary;
Thus Pius X restored the title of "Chancellor of Holy Roman Church" from the previous "Vice Chancellor" (see section below). The cardinalatial title of the chancellor remained the Basilica di San Lorenzo in Damaso, as it had been since 5 July 1532. However, the chancellor retained little of his former authority.
Reich Chancellor of the German Reich. The German Empire was born out of the North German Confederation as result of the Franco-Prussian War (1870/71). The Präsidium (the Prussian king), which now had also the title Emperor, named the chancellor. [4] Political parties: None Centre
In Sweden, the rektor is the head of a Swedish university, but the word vice-chancellor (vicekansler) is often used as the English translation of rektor. The vice-chancellor (vicekansler) is also an honorary title given to the rectores magnifici at the universities of Lund and Uppsala.
James Moeser, who served as UNC-CH chancellor from 2000 to 2008, said politics has increasingly influenced who leads UNC campuses since Republicans won control of the General Assembly in 2010.
Lord Chancellor and Lord Keeper Term of office Other peerage(s) Monarch (reign) Edward Hyde: 13 January 1658 30 August 1667 Baron Hyde in 1660 Earl of Clarendon in 1661 Charles II (1660–1685) Orlando Bridgeman [c] 31 August 1667 17 November 1672 — Anthony Ashley Cooper 1st Earl of Shaftesbury: 17 November 1672 9 November 1673 Heneage Finch ...