| Vice Chancellor of the Empire of the United Cygnian States | |
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 Vice Cancellarial Seal | |
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| Style | The Honourable (official) Mr/Madam Vice Chancellor (informal) His/Her Excellency (diplomatic) |
| Appointer | The Emperor |
| Term length | Four years |
| Inaugural holder | Robert Hyatt |
| Formation | 6 June 1792 231 years ago |
| Succession | First in the Cancellarial line of succession |
| Salary | §250,000 annually |
| Website | Vice Chancellor Charlie Chen |
The Vice Chancellor of the Empire of the United Cygnian States is the third-highest position in the executive branch of Cygnia, after the Emperor and Chancellor. The executive power is granted under Article II, Section 1 of the Constitution. The Vice Chancellor is conventionally the Deputy Leader of the governing party, and serves a four-year term of office. The Vice Chancellor is first in line to the Cancellarial line of succession, and would normally ascend to the Chancellorship in the event of the death, resignation or removal of the Chancellor. The Office of the Vice Chancellor of Cygnia assists and organises the Vice Chancellor's official functions.
Origin
The office of Vice Chancellor was created by King Alexander I, on the advice of the Federation Congress, along with the Chancellorship in 1792 as the deputy to the Chancellor. The Vice Chancellor was charged with assisting the Chancellor to fulfil his duties and responsibilities, and as such could be delegated powers from the Chancellor. However, the Imperial Constitution ratified in 1793 does not explicitly state what these powers are.
Roles of the Vice Chancellor
The Constitution limits the formal powers and role of the Vice Chancellor to becoming Chancellor, should the Chancellor become unable to serve. Other statutorily granted roles include membership of the National Security Council.
List of Vice Chancellors
| Nonpartisan Federalist Liberal-Democratic United Cygnia Democratic Labour National Unity Imperial Coalition NCSP | ||||||||
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| # | Portrait | Name (Born–Died) |
Term of Office | Political Party | Chancellor | |||
| Term (Election) |
Took Office | Left Office | ||||||
| 1 | Robert Hyatt (1745–1819) |
1 (1792) |
6 June 1792 | 6 February 1801 | Federalist | Frederick Northam | ||
| 2 (1796) | ||||||||
| 2 | Walter O'Malley (1746–1803) |
3 (1800) |
6 February 1801 | 8 August 1803 Died in office |
Federalist | |||
| Office vacant 1803 – 1804 | ||||||||
| 3 | Peter Hopkins (1750–1820) |
4 (1804) |
6 February 1805 | 6 February 1813 | Federalist | Harold Symons | ||
| 5 (1808) | ||||||||
| 4 | Elbridge Finlay (1743–1820) |
6 (1812) |
6 February 1813 | 6 February 1821 | United Cygnia | John Keating | ||
| 7 (1816) | ||||||||
| 5 | Samuel Charleston (1758–1831) |
8 (1820) |
6 February 1821 | 6 February 1825 | Federalist | Carl Oregon | ||
| 6 | Edmund Worthington (1793–1847) |
9 (1824) |
6 February 1825 | 6 February 1833 | United Cygnia | Isaac Isaacs | ||
| 10 (1828) | ||||||||
| 7 | Andrew Forde (1776–1849) |
11 (1832) |
6 February 1833 | 6 February 1837 | United Cygnia | Jeremy Blaimey | ||
| 8 | John R. Male (1797–1846) |
12 (1836) |
6 February 1837 | 6 February 1841 | United Cygnia | Calvin Althorpe | ||
| 9 | Frederick Hall (1804–1886) |
13 (1840) |
6 February 1841 | 6 February 1845 | United Cygnia | |||
| 10 | Matthew T. Goodes, Sr. (1789–1866) |
14 (1844) |
6 February 1845 | 6 February 1853 | Federalist | James Kilburn | ||
| 15 (1848) | ||||||||
| 11 | Hunter Alston (1817–1886) |
16 (1852) |
6 February 1853 | 8 August 1854 | Liberal-Democratic | Harrison Redford Died in office | ||
| Office vacant 1854 – 1857 | Hunter Alston | |||||||
| 12 | Richard R. Renault (1829–1899) |
17 (1856) |
8 August 1854 | 6 February 1861 | Liberal-Democratic | |||
| 13 | Reginald Holden (1795–1864) |
18 (1860) |
6 February 1861 | 6 February 1864 Died in office |
United Cygnia | Charles Wallace | ||
| Office vacant 1864 – 1865 | ||||||||
| 14 | Matthew T. Goodes, Jr. (1825–1881) |
19 (1864) |
6 February 1865 | 6 February 1869 | Democratic Labour | Richard R. Renault | ||
| 15 | Robert Matthews (1852–1916) |
20 (1868) |
6 February 1869 | 6 February 1873 | National Unity | Charles Wallace | ||
| 16 | Joshua Tanner (1831–1902) |
21 (1872) |
6 February 1873 | 6 February 1877 | National Unity | Humphrey Langley | ||
| 17 | William Clapin (1822–1883) |
22 (1876) |
6 February 1877 | 6 February 1881 | Democratic Labour | Henry G. Tyler | ||
| 18 | Tobias Clausewitz (1850–1905) |
23 (1880) |
6 February 1881 | 6 February 1885 | Democratic Labour | |||
| 19 | Harrison Lalor (1849–1885) |
24 (1884) |
6 February 1885 | 8 June 1885 Died in office |
National Unity | Alistair McTaggart | ||
| Office vacant 1885 – 1889 | ||||||||
| 20 | Anthony Taylor (1832–1901) |
25 (1888) |
6 February 1889 | 6 February 1893 | Democratic Labour | Tobias Clausewitz | ||
| 21 | Zachariah Hess (1865–1934) |
26 (1892) |
6 February 1865 | 6 February 1834 | National Unity | Joshua Darius | ||
| 22 | 
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Chris Watson (1867–1941) |
27 (1896) |
6 February 1897 | 6 February 1901 | Democratic Labour | Robert Fynch | |
| 23 | Alfred Deakin (1856–1919) |
28 (1900) |
6 February 1901 | 6 February 1905 | National Unity | Edmund Barton | ||
| 24 | File:Andrewfisher2.jpg | Andrew Fisher (1862–1928) |
29 (1904) |
6 February 1905 | 6 February 1913 | Democratic Labour | Chris Watson | |
| 30 (1908) | ||||||||
| 25 | Frank Tudor (1866–1922) |
31 (1912) |
6 February 1913 | 6 February 1917 | Democratic Labour | Andrew Fisher | ||
| 26 | 
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Joseph Lyons (1879–1933) |
32 (1916) |
6 February 1917 | 9 October 1923 | National Unity | Billy Hughes Died in office | |
| 33 (1920) | ||||||||
| Office vacant 1923 – 1925 | Joseph Lyons | |||||||
| 27 | Earle Page (1880–1933) |
34 (1924) |
9 October 1923 | 2 June 1933 | National Unity | |||
| 35 (1928) | ||||||||
| 36 (1932) | ||||||||
| Vice-Chancellorship abolished 1933 – 1946; Replaced by Chief Ministry | ||||||||
| 1 | Jonathan Mulberry (1892–1936) |
– | 2 June 1933 | 8 April 1936 | NCSP | Franklin J. Heller | ||
| 37 (1934) | ||||||||
| 2 | Benjamin Wellington (1906–1938) |
– | 8 April 1936 | 2 February 1938 | NCSP | |||
| 3 | Frederick Poole (1877–1947) |
– | 2 February 1938 | 13 March 1943 | NCSP | |||
| 38 (1938) | ||||||||
| 39 (1942) | ||||||||
| 4 | Max Nielsen (1900–1978) |
– | 13 March 1943 | 8 April 1943 | NCSP | |||
| Chief Ministry abolished 1943; No deputy position 1943–46; Vice Chancellorship restored 1946 | ||||||||
| 28 |  
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H. V. Evatt (1894–1965) Robert Menzies (1882–1976) |
40 (1946) |
1 August 1946 | 6 February 1959 | Imperial Coalition | Derrick Mayweather | |
| 41 (1950) | ||||||||
| 42 (1954) | ||||||||
| 29 | Arthur Fadden (1894–1973) |
43 (1958) |
6 February 1959 | 6 February 1967 | National Unity Party | Robert Menzies | ||
| 44 (1962) | ||||||||
| 30 | John McEwen (1900–1980) |
45 (1966) |
6 February 1967 | 6 February 1971 | National Unity | Harold Holt | ||
| 31 | Lance Barnard (1919–1997) |
46 (1970) |
6 February 1971 | 31 August 1975 | National Unity | Gough Whitlam | ||
| 47 (1974) | ||||||||
| Office vacant 1975 – 1976 | Bill Hayden | |||||||
| 32 | Doug Anthony (born 1929) |
48 (1975) |
6 February 1976 | 6 February 1983 | National Unity | Malcolm Fraser | ||
| 49 (1978) | ||||||||
| 33 | Geoffrey Howe (1926–2015) |
50 (1982) |
6 February 1983 | 6 February 1999 | Democratic Labour | Margaret Thatcher | ||
| 51 (1986) | ||||||||
| 52 (1990) | ||||||||
| 53 (1994) | ||||||||
| 34 | Jenny Macklin (born 1953) |
54 (1998) |
6 February 1999 | 6 February 2007 | Democratic Labour | Reginald Yudhoyono | ||
| 55 (2002) | ||||||||
| 35 | Warren Truss (born 1948) |
56 (2006) |
6 February 2007 | 6 February 2011 | National Unity | Malcolm Turnbull | ||
| 36 | Wayne Swan (born 1954) |
57 (2010) |
6 February 2011 | 6 February 2015 | Democratic Labour | Julia Gillard | ||
| 37 | 
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Charlie Chen (born 1980) |
58 (2014) |
6 February 2015 | Incumbent | Democratic Labour | Dorian Brandt | |
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