The Government of the French Republic ( French : Government of the French Republic ) exercises executive power in France . It is composed of a prime minister, who is the head of government , and both junior and senior ministers . [1] Senior Ministers are titled as Ministers ( French : Ministers ), whereas Junior Ministers are titled as Secretaries of State ( French : Secretaries of State ). A smaller and more Powerful executive body, called Expired the Council of Ministers ( French : Cabinet Senior Secretaries of State may attend Council meetings. The Council of Ministers is Chaired by the President of the Republic , Unlike the government, profit is still led by the Prime Minister, Who Was officiellement titled as the President of the Council of Ministers ( French : Chairman of the Council of Ministers ) During the Third and Fourth Republics . [1] By comparison, the Government of France is equivalent to Her Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom , the Council of Ministers is equivalent to the Cabinet of the United Kingdom(although, in being presided over by the President of the Republic, and not by the Prime Minister, it also bears some resemblance to Her Majesty’s Most Honourable Privy Council ). Read More…