Editing Chancellor (section)

====Switzerland====
=====Swiss Confederation=====
In [[Switzerland]], the [[Chancellor of Switzerland|Chancellor]] ({{langx|de|links=no|Bundeskanzler}}, {{langx|fr|links=no|Chancelier fédéral}}, {{langx|it|links=no|Cancelliere della Confederazione}}) is not the political head of government, but rather its chief administrator as the Chief of Staff of the Swiss Federal Government. He is elected by the Swiss [[Federal Assembly (Switzerland)|Federal Assembly]] ({{langx|de|links=no|Bundesversammlung}}, {{langx|fr|links=no|Assemblée fédérale}}, {{langx|it|links=no|Assemblea federale}}) to head the Federal Chancellery ({{langx|de|links=no|Bundeskanzlei}}) — the general staff of the seven-member executive [[Federal Council of Switzerland|Federal Council]], the Swiss federal government. The Chancellor participates in the meetings of the seven Federal Councilors with a consultative vote and prepares the reports on policy and activities of the council to parliament (assembly). The chancellery is responsible for the publication of all federal laws.

=====Swiss cantons=====
In most Swiss cantons there is a State Chancellor who heads the central administrative unit of the cantonal government.<ref>See German Wikipedia article [[:de:Staatskanzlei|Staatskanzlei]]</ref> In the [[Canton of Geneva]], the first documents attesting to the existence of a Chancellor go back to the 12th century. In the 16th century the Chancery is officially described as the permanent secretariat of the executive and legislature. The first of these functions still constitutes an important part of its activities in Geneva and other cantons.<ref>Web site of Geneva Chancellery 
 www.ge.ch/chancellerie/services-cha.asp retrieved March 2018.</ref> In the [[canton of Bern]], the Chancellor is elected by the Grand Council (i.e. Parliament) and has the task of supporting the Grand Council and the Executive Council in carrying out their tasks. The Chancellor directs the staff of the Executive Council, supports the President of the Government and the Executive Council in the performance of their duties, and usually participates as an advisor to the President of the Grand Council in Grand Council sessions.<ref>Web site of the Bern Chancellery (French version)  www.rr.be.ch/rr/fr/index/der_regierungsrat/der_regierungsrat/staatsschreiber.html</ref>