Already in medieval times the Chancellor had political power like Willigis of Mainz (Archchancellor 975–1011, regent for Otto III 991–994) or Rainald von Dassel (Chancellor 1156–1162 and 1166–1167) under Frederick I.
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Due to his administrative tasks, the head of the chapel of the imperial palace during the Holy Roman Empire was called Chancellor.
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The office of Chancellor has a long history, stemming back to the Holy Roman Empire.
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In 1982 it was revealed from the papers of former Bavarian state security chief Hans Langemann that Crozier was an attendant of Le Cercle and headed a secret international group that tried to influence the West German federal election of 1980 by using secret service connections and cover-up financial transactions in order to make Franz Josef Strauß Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany.
Fameous personalities who lived in Gmund were the Federal Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany Ludwig Erhard and the architect Sep Ruf.
On 17 December 2013 Maas sworn in as the minister of justice and consumer protection in the third cabinet of Chancellor Angela Merkel.