Chancellor of the Exchequer

English Etymology By proprialization from en chancellor en of en the en exchequer. Proper noun Chancellor of the Exchequer The official title held by the British cabinet minister, who is responsible for all governmental economic and financial matters, including the treasury. en Chancellor<qq:elliptically> en chancellor ; treasurer finance minister minister of finance en Secretary of the Treasury<qq:US analogue> Related terms en chancellery chancellor chequer,chequers chequered Chequers exchequer Lord Chancellor Translations minister responsible for governmental finances and treasury Bulgarian: bg ка́нцлер на хазна́та m Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 財政大臣 cáizhèng dàchén, cmn 財相 cáixiàng Danish: da finansminister c Finnish: fi valtiovarainministeri Galician: gl ministro de economía m Georgian: ka ხაზინის კანცლერი, ka ფინანსთა მინისტრი in most senses German: de Schatzkanzler m Hungarian: hu pénzügyminiszter, hu kincstári kancellár Icelandic: is fjármálaráðherra m Irish: ga Seansailéir an Státchiste m Norwegian: Bokmål: nb finansminister m Nynorsk: nn finansminister m Polish: pl kanclerz skarbu m Russian: ru ка́нцлер казначе́йства m Scottish Gaelic: gd Seansalair an Ionmhais m, gd Seansalair na Stàit-chiste m Swedish: sv finansminister c Ukrainian: uk ка́нцлер скарбни́ці m Welsh: cy Canghellor y Trysorlys m See also en cheque chequebook en UK politics