The lord chancellor, formally titled Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, is a senior minister of the Crown within the Government of the United Kingdom. The lord chancellor is the minister of justic
UK Minister for Border Security and Asylum, Alex Norris
The Lord High Chancellor (Viscount Hailsham), as depicted on a cigarette card produced for the Coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in 1937. His ceremonial purse would once have contained the Great Seal of the Realm.
The Lord High Chancellor (Shabana Mahmood) wearing full ceremonial dress at the 2024 State Opening of Parliament, preceded by her purse-bearer and a serjeant-at-arms.
Heraldic banner of Cardinal Thomas Wolsey, who was the archbishop of York and lord chancellor, showing the arms of the See of York impaling his personal arms, with a cardinal's hat above. The griffin supporter holds the lord chancellor's mace.
In the United Kingdom, the Great Officers of State are traditional ministers of the Crown who either inherit their positions or are appointed to exercise certain largely ceremonial functions or to ope
Lord Chancellor
…of the Crown within the Government of the United Kingdom. The lord chancellor is the minister of justice for England and Wales and the highest-ranking Great Officer of State in Scotland and England, formally although not substantively outranking the prime minister. The lord chancellor is appointed and dismissed by the…
The 7th Marquess of Cholmondeley in uniform as Lord Great Chamberlain of England to Queen Elizabeth II, 1992
Sir Alan Campbell, current Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons.
Angela Smith, Baroness Smith of Basildon, current Lord Privy Seal and Leader of the House of Lords.