Ministers of the French National Convention
Ministers of the National Convention | |
|---|---|
| France Cabinet of France | |
Autel de la Convention nationale by François-Léon Sicard (1913) | |
| Date formed | 10 August 1792 |
| Date dissolved | 1 April 1794 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | President of the National Convention |
| Head of government | National Convention (collective) |
| No. of ministers | 6 |
| Ministers removed | 11 |
| Total no. of members | 17 |
| Member party | Maraisard Montagnard Girondin (1792–93) |
| Status in legislature | National Convention |
| Opposition party | Unopposed |
| Opposition leader | N/A |
| History | |
| Election | 1792 |
| Legislature term | 7 September 1792 – 12 October 1795 |
| Predecessor | Constitutional Cabinet of Louis XVI |
| Successor | Commissioners of the Committee of Public Safety |
The Ministers of the French National Convention were appointed on 10 August 1792 after the French Legislative Assembly suspended King Louis XVI and revoked the ministers that he had named.
On 12 Germinal year II (1 April 1794) Lazare Carnot proposed to suppress the executive council and the six ministers, replacing the ministers with twelve Committees reporting to the Committee of Public Safety. The proposal was unanimously adopted by the National Convention.