French Executive Commission of 1848

Executive Commission of 1848
France Cabinet of France
The members of the Executive Commission (from left to right): Arago, Garnier-Pagès, Marie, Ledru-Rollin, and Lamartine.
Date formed	9 May 1848
Date dissolved	24 June 1848
People and organisations
Head of state	Executive Commission members
Head of government	François Arago
History
Predecessor	Provisional Government of 1848
Successor	Cabinet of General Cavaignac

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 collective head of state.

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.