<P> The Government of the French Republic ( French : Gouvernement de la République française ) exercises executive power in France . It is composed of a prime minister , who is the head of government , and both junior and senior ministers . Senior ministers are titled as Ministers ( French : Ministres ) , whereas junior ministers are titled as Secretaries of State ( French : Secrétaires d'État ) . A smaller and more powerful executive body , called the Council of Ministers ( French : Conseil des ministres ) , is composed only of the senior ministers , though some Secretaries of State may attend Council meetings . The Council of Ministers is chaired by the President of the Republic , unlike the government , but is still led by the Prime Minister , who was officially titled as the President of the Council of Ministers ( French : Président du Conseil des ministres ) during the Third and Fourth Republics . </P>
<P> The Government of the French Republic ( French : Gouvernement de la République française ) exercises executive power in France . It is composed of a prime minister , who is the head of government , and both junior and senior ministers . Senior ministers are titled as Ministers ( French : Ministres ) , whereas junior ministers are titled as Secretaries of State ( French : Secrétaires d'État ) . A smaller and more powerful executive body , called the Council of Ministers ( French : Conseil des ministres ) , is composed only of the senior ministers , though some Secretaries of State may attend Council meetings . The Council of Ministers is chaired by the President of the Republic , unlike the government , but is still led by the Prime Minister , who was officially titled as the President of the Council of Ministers ( French : Président du Conseil des ministres ) during the Third and Fourth Republics . </P>
who is the head of goverment in france
who is the head of goverment in france
a prime minister
a prime minister