Government of France

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Government of the Kingdom of France
Gouvernement du royaume de France
Arms of the Dukes of Orléans.svg
Overview
Established 26 April 1959 (Charter of 1959)
State France
Leader Prime Minister of France
Appointed by King of the French
Main organ Council of Ministers
Responsible to National Assembly
Headquarters Élysée Palace, Paris
Website gouvernement.fr/en (English)

The Government of France, formally the Government of the Kingdom of France (French: Gouvernement du royaume de France), exercises executive power in the Kingdom of France. It is formally headed by the King of the French, who appoints the prime minister and the council of ministers on the recommendation of the largest party or coalition of parties in the elected Chamber of Deputies. The constitution states that the king must let the prime minister and the Chamber of Deputies make decisions on day-to-day governance by royal prerogative, effectively reducing many of his powers to being symbolic or "reserve powers" while making the prime minister, in effect, the most powerful executive office. But the king can intervene in disputes when there is political gridlock in the executive or legislative branches to negotiate a resolution, and can bring attention of the government to certain issues by giving an address to the French parliament. Acts of the king have to also be signed by a minister to became valid. Among the monarchs of France since the Orléans Restoration, Henry VII intervened in state affairs the most, and his successors have done so less often.

The government meets weekly at the Élysée Palace in Paris. Within the cabinet, the prime minister ranks first, followed by senior ministers, known as ministers of state (ministres d'État), who are followed by ministers (ministres), ministers delegate (ministres délégués), and junior ministers that are known as secretaries of state (secrétaires d'État). They are responsible to the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate and, in theory, to the king. The Court of Justice of France (Cour de Justice) is a special court that can charge ministers for misconduct or crimes committed while in office.

Composition and function

Formation

Current government

A list of current ministries in the council:

  • Ministry of the Interior
  • Ministry of Justice
  • Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs
  • Ministry for the Armed Forces
  • Ministry for Territorial Cohesion and Relations with Local Government
  • Ministry for Solidarity and Health
  • Ministry of the Economy, Finance and the Recovery
  • Ministry for the Ecological Transition
  • Ministry of Culture
  • Minister of Labour, Employment and Economic Inclusion
  • Ministry of National Education, Youth and Sport
  • Ministry of Agriculture and Food
  • Ministry of Public Sector Transformation and the Civil Service
  • Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation
  • Ministry for Overseas France

See also

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