French Executive Commission of 1848

The Executive Commission of 1848 was a short-lived government during the French Second Republic, chaired by François Arago, that exercised executive power from 9 May 1848 to 24 June 1848. It succeeded the Provisional Government of 1848 and was in turn replaced by the Cabinet of General Cavaignac. The members of the Commission acted as joint head of state.

Executive Commission of 1848
 France
Cabinet of France
Date formed9 May 1848
Date dissolved24 June 1848
People and organisations
Head of stateExecutive Commission members
Head of governmentFrançois Arago
History
PredecessorProvisional Government of 1848,
Jacques-Charles Dupont de l'Eure
SuccessorCabinet of General Cavaignac,
Louis-Eugène Cavaignac

The Commission lacked support in the National Assembly. It soon found itself at odds with the conservative majority and effectively unable to properly govern. The closure of the National Workshops, by leading to the June Days Uprising, sealed the doom of the Executive Commission. Judging the Commission unable to quell the uprising, the Assembly effectively dissolved it on 24 June by a vote of no confidence and gave full powers to General Louis Eugène Cavaignac.

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