National

Council of State

Governs France

Source: conseil-etat.fr, checked Oct 12, 2026

Who sits on it

Vice-President of the Council of State
Appointed by the President of the Republic
- Marc Guillaume since May 2026

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Sources for who sits on it

Vice-President of the Council of State conseil-etat.fr · checked Oct 12, 2026
Marc Guillaume as Vice-President of the Council of State conseil-etat.fr · checked Oct 12, 2026

Is consulted by the Government on bills, ordinances and decrees, and is the supreme administrative court
Is consulted by the Government on bills, ordinances and decrees, and is the supreme administrative court (Constitution, article 39 and Code de justice administrative).

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Sources for what it can do

Is consulted by the Government on bills, ordinances and decrees, and is the supreme administrative court legifrance.gouv.fr · checked Oct 12, 2026

conseil-etat.fr · checked Oct 12, 2026 Conseil d'État, official site; highest administrative court and adviser to the Government. For: Council of State
legifrance.gouv.fr · checked Oct 12, 2026 Official French names of the institution/office as used in the Constitution and on the institution's own site, read 2026-10-12. For: Council of State in French
legifrance.gouv.fr · checked Oct 12, 2026 Constitution of 4 October 1958 (Légifrance, consolidated version), read 2026-10-12: Constitution, article 39 and Code de justice administrative. For: Is consulted by the Government on bills, ordinances and decrees, and is the supreme administrative court
conseil-etat.fr · checked Oct 12, 2026 Conseil d'État, Le vice-président du Conseil d'État, read 2026-10-12: Marc Guillaume vice-president since 21 May 2026, succeeding Didier-Roland Tabuteau. For: Vice-President of the Council of State
conseil-etat.fr · checked Oct 12, 2026 Conseil d'État, Le vice-président du Conseil d'État, read 2026-10-12: in office since 21 May 2026. For: Marc Guillaume as Vice-President of the Council of State