Dualism of the Executive or Archives of the Prime Minister

Published

2026-01-13

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.63277/gsc.v28i.4840

Authors

  • Vivien Richard Archives nationales

Keywords:

Prime Minister, General Secretary of Government, council of ministers, legislative process

Abstract

The archives of the Prime Minister office allow us to see, especially for the period of the Fifth Republic in France, how much Matignon connects political decision and administrative execution. Here we can see the heritage of native dualism of the Executive Power and, in another way, the complementarity of both heads of the Executive, that is, the Prime Minister and the President of the Republic.

Author Biography

Vivien Richard, Archives nationales

Conservateur du patrimoine, Archives nationales.