State Chancellor of the Kingdom of Dorvik

The **State Chancellor of the Kingdom of Dorvik** (Dundorfian: Staatskanzler der Königreich Dorvik) better known as the **State Chancellor** is the head of government of the Kingdom of Dorvik.

Overall the State Chancellor is the leader of the Dorvish state and is responsible for the overall direction of the Dorvish state. The State Chancellor is responsible for chairing the Council of Minister's and is considered to be "First among Equals" (Dundorfian: Erster unter Gleichen) to other ministers of the government.

## Powers and authority

The State Chancellor's power and authority is drawn from the Constitution of the Kingdom of Dorvik. The State Chancellor is appointed by the King of Dorvik and "approved" with a majority vote of the State Council and thus is widely considered to have popular mandate for their direction of Dorvik.

The State Chancellor directs policy and the overall direction of the Dorvish state and is responsible for carrying out the mandate of their respective political party. The State Chancellor also heads the incredibly powerful and influential State Chancellery which makes up the apparatus that manages the State Chancellorship itself.

## Selection and election

The State Chancellor is required to be a natural born Dorvish citizen, be at least 25 years of age and is required to be a Deputy of the State Council. The State Chancellor is appointed at the digression of the State Council and the political party establishment and the mandate of the people of Dorvik.

## State Chancellery

*Main article: Structure of the Government of Dorvik*
* Main Office of the State Chancellor (CST: Oberbefehlsleiter/State Secretary, 1st Class | PT: State Secretary of the State Chancellery)
	+ State Chancellery (CST: Oberbefehlsleiter/State Secretary, 1st Class | PT: Chief of the State Chancellery)
		- State Chancellery Military Office (Commander of the State Chancellery Military Office)
	+ Office of State Publications, Communications and Information Technology (CST: Dienstleiter | PT: Chief, State Publications, Communications and Information Technology)
	+ Office of Legislative Affairs (CST: Dienstleiter | PT: Chief, State Chancellery Legislative Affairs)
	+ Office of Finance and Economic Affairs (CST: Dienstleiter | PT: Chief, State Chancellery Finance and Economic Affairs)
	+ Office of Constitutional Law (CST: Dienstleiter | PT: Chief, State Chancellery Constitutional Laws)
	+ Office of Royal and Noble Affairs (CST: Dienstleiter | PT: Chief, State Chancellery Royal and Noble Affairs)
	+ Office of State Research (CST: Dienstleiter | PT: Chief, State Chancellery State Research)
	+ Office of the State General Counsel (CST: Dienstleiter | PT: State Chancellery General Counsel)
* Main Office of the Vice State Chancellor (CST: State Secretary | PT: State Secretary of the Vice Chancellery)
* State Security and Defense Council (CST: State Secretary | PT: State Secretary for the State Security and Defense Council)

*Note: The Main Office of the Vice State Chancellor traditionally only exist when there is a coalition, historically the junior partner in the coalition holds the Vice State Chancellor, though important the Deputy State Chancellor is usually ceremonial unless given duties by the sitting State Chancellor.*