Lord Chancellor of Great Britain

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Lord_Chancellor_of_Great_Britain
GPTKB entity
Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:government_office
gptkb:political_office
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Lord_Keeper_of_the_Great_Seal
gptkb:Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:amendedBy Constitutional Reform Act 2005
gptkbp:appointedBy gptkb:Monarch_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:currentHolder gptkb:Alex_Chalk
gptkbp:department gptkb:Ministry_of_Justice
gptkbp:firstHolder gptkb:William_Cowper,_1st_Baron_Cowper
gptkbp:formationYear 1707
gptkbp:historicalSignificance head of the judiciary
keeper of the Great Seal
presiding officer of the House of Lords
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lord Chancellor of Great Britain
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Cabinet_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom
Lord Chancellor of Scotland
gptkbp:reportsTo gptkb:Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:residence gptkb:House_of_Lords
gptkbp:responsibleFor gptkb:judge
gptkb:law
gptkb:Great_Seal_of_the_Realm
gptkbp:style The Right Honourable
gptkbp:termLength At His Majesty's pleasure
gptkbp:website https://www.gov.uk/government/ministers/lord-chancellor-and-secretary-of-state-for-justice
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkb:Henry_Brougham
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4