National
Prime Minister
- French: Premier ministre
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Appointed by the President of the Republic
- Exact method
- Appointed by the President; the Government is responsible to the National Assembly (article 49)
- Chosen by
- President of the Republic
- Seats
- 1
Who holds it now
Sébastien Lecornu since October 2025
Report Source: data.assemblee-nationale.fr,
checked (+1 more)
Sources
- conseil-constitutionnel.fr · checked Article 8: the President appoints the Prime Minister For: Prime Minister
- legifrance.gouv.fr · checked Official French names of the institution/office as used in the Constitution and on the institution's own site, read 2026-10-12. For: Prime Minister in French
- data.assemblee-nationale.fr · checked AN open data organ PO873635 'Premier ministre', dateDebut 2025-10-11, no end date (data of 2026-10-12) For: Sébastien Lecornu, current term
- info.gouv.fr · checked Sébastien Lecornu named Prime Minister on 10 October 2025 (info.gouv.fr); the Assemblée nationale open data (published 2026-10-12) still lists the 'Premier ministre' organ of 11 October 2025 as current For: Sébastien Lecornu, current term