Lord Chancellor of the United Kingdom

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cabinet position government office ministerial post

The Lord Chancellor of the United Kingdom is a senior government minister and former head of the judiciary responsible for the efficient functioning and independence of the courts.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form	Occurrences
Lord Chancellor	6
Lord Chancellor of Great Britain	5
Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain	5
UK Lord Chancellor	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cabinet position ⓘ government office ⓘ ministerial post ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Lord Chancellor NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ
appointedBy	British monarch ⓘ surface form: Monarch of the United Kingdom
appointedOnAdviceOf	Prime Minister of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWithReformOf	judicial appointments system in the United Kingdom ⓘ
canBe	member of the House of Commons ⓘ member of the House of Lords ⓘ
combinedWithOffice	Secretary of State for Justice NERFINISHED ⓘ
constitutionalStatus	office must be held by a member of either House of Parliament ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
dateOfMajorReform	2005 ⓘ
duty	have regard to the public interest in matters relating to the administration of justice ⓘ uphold the continued independence of the judiciary ⓘ
hasConstitutionalDuty	ensure provision of resources for the courts ⓘ respect the rule of law ⓘ
hasOath	oath to defend the independence of the judiciary ⓘ oath to respect the rule of law ⓘ
hasTitleInLegislation	Secretary of State NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalRole	custodian of the Great Seal ⓘ head of the judiciary of England and Wales ⓘ speaker of the House of Lords ⓘ
jurisdiction	England and Wales ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ
legalBasis	Constitutional Reform Act 2005 NERFINISHED ⓘ
memberOf	UK Cabinet NERFINISHED ⓘ
officeHoldersMaySitIn	House of Commons NERFINISHED ⓘ
officeHoldersSitIn	House of Lords NERFINISHED ⓘ
oversees	Ministry of Justice NERFINISHED ⓘ
participatesIn	legislative process in the United Kingdom ⓘ
partOf	Cabinet of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ
predecessorOffice	Lord Chancellor of England NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord Chancellor of Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ
rank	senior government minister ⓘ
reformedBy	Constitutional Reform Act 2005 NERFINISHED ⓘ
reportsTo	Prime Minister of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ
residence	London, England ⓘ surface form: London
responsibleFor	efficient functioning of the courts ⓘ independence of the courts ⓘ
responsibleTo	Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ
scope	administration of justice ⓘ
style	The Right Honourable ⓘ
symbol	Great Seal of the Realm NERFINISHED ⓘ
typeOfMinister	Secretary of State–level minister ⓘ
worksWith	Judicial Appointments Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (23)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Earl of Selborne → notableHolderPosition → Lord Chancellor of the United Kingdom ⓘ

Alexander Wedderburn → positionHeld → Lord Chancellor of the United Kingdom ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lord Chancellor of Great Britain

Earl of Macclesfield → positionHeld → Lord Chancellor of the United Kingdom ⓘ

subject surface form: Thomas Parker, 1st Earl of Macclesfield

this entity surface form: Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain

Hugh Cairns, 1st Earl Cairns → positionHeld → Lord Chancellor of the United Kingdom ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lord Chancellor of Great Britain

Margaret Cocks → positionHeld → Lord Chancellor of the United Kingdom ⓘ

subject surface form: Sir Charles Yorke

this entity surface form: Lord Chancellor of Great Britain

Lord Chancellor of Scotland → replacedBy → Lord Chancellor of the United Kingdom ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain

Judiciary of Jersey → judicialAppointmentsAdvisedBy → Lord Chancellor of the United Kingdom ⓘ

this entity surface form: UK Lord Chancellor

John Copley, 1st Baron Lyndhurst → positionHeld → Lord Chancellor of the United Kingdom ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain

Sarah Brunsden → spousePositionHeld → Lord Chancellor of the United Kingdom ⓘ