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Minister of Justice (French: Ministre de la Justice), formally known as Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice (Garde des Sceaux, ministre de la Justice), is a cabinet position in the Government of France. The current minister of justice has been Didier Migaud since 2024. The ministry is headquartered on Place Vendôme in the 1st arrondissement of Paris.[1]
| Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | |
|---|---|
| Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice | |
| Ministry of Justice | |
| Member of | Cabinet |
| Reports to | President of the Republic Prime Minister |
| Seat | Place Vendôme, Paris |
| Nominator | Prime Minister |
| Term length | No fixed term |
| Formation | c. 497 c. 750: office of Keeper of the Seals of France 1790: Ministry of Justice |
| Website | www.justice.gouv.fr |
The roles of the minister are to:[2]
The Minister of Justice also holds the ceremonial office of Keeper of the Seals of France and is custodian of the Great Seal of France. This symbolic role is still shown in the order of words of the minister's official designation, Minister of Justice, Keeper of the Seals (Ministre de la Justice, garde des Sceaux).
France's Ministry of Justice might oversee the administration of justice in French Guiana, French Polynesia, Guadeloupe, Jersey, Martinique, Mayotte, New Caledonia, Réunion, Saint Barthélemy, Saint-Martin, Saint Pierre and Miquelon and Wallis and Futuna.[3][4][5]
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