National
Vice-President of the Council of State
- French: Vice-président du Conseil d'État
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Appointed by the President of the Republic
- Exact method
- Appointed by decree of the President of the Republic in the Council of Ministers, on the proposal of the Minister of Justice (Garde des Sceaux), from among the section presidents and ordinary-service councillors of State (Code de justice administrative, article L133-1).
- Chosen by
- President of the Republic
- Seats
- 1
Who holds it now
- Marc Guillaume since May 2026 Report Source: conseil-etat.fr, checked
Sources
- legifrance.gouv.fr · checked Légifrance, Code de justice administrative, article L133-1 (version in force since 2001-01-01, text quoted via search index because legifrance.gouv.fr returns HTTP 403), read 2026-10-12: the Vice-President is appointed by decree in the Council of Ministers on the proposal of the Garde des Sceaux. Corrects the earlier detail (L121-1, proposal of the Prime Minister). For: Vice-President of the Council of State
- conseil-etat.fr · checked 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
- 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: Vice-President of the Council of State in French
- conseil-etat.fr · checked Conseil d'État, Le vice-président du Conseil d'État, read 2026-10-12: in office since 21 May 2026. For: Marc Guillaume, current term