Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
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Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | |
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Style | The Right Honourable |
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Member of | |
Reports to | Prime Minister |
Nominator | Prime Minister |
Appointer | The King (on the advice of the Prime Minister) |
Term length | No fixed term |
The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster is a ministerial office in the Government. Excluding the Prime Minister, and Deputy Prime Minister, the chancellor is the highest ranking minister in the Cabinet Office.
The chancellor's role in running of the Duchy is slight. In practical terms, it is a sinecure, allowing the prime minister to appoint an additional minister without portfolio to the Cabinet.