Responsibilities

The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster administers the estates and rents of the Duchy of Lancaster, and is a member of the Cabinet.

He is responsible for:

• Oversight of all Cabinet Office policy
• Coordination and delivery of cross-government priorities
• Oversight of national security policy coordination
• Oversight of state reform and Civil Service reform
• Communications policy for Government 
• Propriety and ethics 
• Public appointments

Current role holder

The Rt Hon Darren Jones MP

The Rt Hon Darren Jones MP was appointed Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster on 5 September 2025, Minister for Intergovernmental Relations on 6 September 2025 and Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister at the Cabinet Office on 1 September 2025.

He was previously Chief Secretary to the Treasury.

He was elected as the MP for Bristol North West in June 2017.

Previous holders of this role