The Executive Commission of the French Republic was a short-lived body and jointly head of state of France

France

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 during the Second Republic

French Second Republic

The French Second Republic was the republican government of France between the 1848 Revolution and the coup by Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte which initiated the Second Empire. It officially adopted the motto Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité...

. All members were equal and served together as co-heads of state.The Commission acted as head of state from May 10 to June 24, 1848, between governments of Jacques-Charles Dupont de l'Eure

Jacques-Charles Dupont de l'Eure

Jacques-Charles Dupont de l'Eure was a French lawyer and statesman.He is best known as the first head of state of the Second Republic, after the collapse of the July Monarchy.-Early career:...

 and Louis-Eugène Cavaignac (who also were provisional heads 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

National Workshops

National Workshops refer to areas of work provided for the unemployed by the French Second Republic after the Revolution of 1848. The political crisis which resulted in the abdication of Louis Philippe caused an acute industrial crisis adding to the general agricultural and commercial distress...

, by leading to the June Days Uprising

June Days Uprising

The June Days Uprising was a revolution staged by the citizens of France, whose only source of income was the National Workshops, from 23 June to 26 June 1848. The Workshops were created by the Second Republic in order to provide work and a source of income for the unemployed, however only...

, sealed the doom of the Executive Commission. Judging the Commission unable to quell the uprising, the Assembly effectively dissolved it on June 24th by a vote of no confidence and gave full powers to General Louis Eugène Cavaignac

Louis Eugène Cavaignac

Louis-Eugène-John-Jacob-Cavaignac , French general, second son of Jean-Baptiste Cavaignac and brother of Éléonore Louis Godefroi Cavaignac, was born at Paris.- Military career :...

.

Members of Commission

• François Arago
  François Arago
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   (also served as Prime Minister
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   during this time, making him de facto the most powerful and highest ranking member)
• Alphonse de Lamartine
  Alphonse de Lamartine
  Alphonse Marie Louis de Prat de Lamartine was a French writer, poet and politician who was instrumental in the foundation of the Second Republic.-Career:...
  
  
• Louis-Antoine Garnier-Pagès
  Louis-Antoine Garnier-Pagès
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• Alexandre Auguste Ledru-Rollin
  Alexandre Auguste Ledru-Rollin
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• Pierre Marie (de Saint-Georges)
  Pierre Marie (de Saint-Georges)
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