Chancellor of Cygnia (Joan of What?)

The Chancellor of the Empire of the United Cygnian States is the elected head of government of Cygnia. The Chancellor leads on behalf of the Emperor the executive branch of the Cygnian Government.

Article II of the Cygnian Imperial Constitution vests the executive power of Cygnia in the Emperor, though it is unofficially relegated to the Chancellor. This power includes execution of Imperial law, alongside the responsibility of appointing federal executive, diplomatic, regulatory and judicial officers, and concluding treaties with foreign powers with the advice and consent of the Senate and the Emperor. The Chancellor is further empowered to grant federal pardons and reprieves, and to convene and adjourn either or both houses of Congress under extraordinary circumstances. The Chancellor is largely responsible for dictating the legislative agenda of the party to which the Chancellor is enrolled. The Chancellor also directs Cygnian foreign and domestic policy.

The Chancellor is directly elected by the adult population to a four-year term, and is one of only two nationally elected federal officers, the other being the Vice Chancellor. In all, 31 individuals have served as Chancellor, including Franklin J. Heller, who was Chancellor during the Democratic Republic of Cygnia. The Government does not officially recognise Heller's Chancellery, and thus claims the completion thus far of 48 full four-year terms by 30 individuals. On 6 June 2014, Dorian Brandt became the 31st and current Chancellor, and is currently serving the 49th official term. The next presidential election is to take place in late 2018; the newly-elected Chancellor will then take office on 6 February 2019.

List of Chancellors
This list is under construction