Keeper of the Seals

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The Keeper of the Seals is a historic French government office traditionally held by the Minister of Justice, responsible for the custody and use of the Great Seal of France and associated legal and ceremonial functions.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf French government office
ministerial title
appliesToJurisdiction French Republic
appointedBy President of the French Republic
surface form: President of France
associatedWith French constitutional law
French justice system
French legal system
continuesIn French Fifth Republic
surface form: Fifth French Republic
continuesTraditionOf medieval seal-keeping offices in France
country France
domain justice
public law
hasCeremonialRoleIn authentication of presidential acts
promulgation of laws
hasFunction guardianship of official seals and signets
oversight of the use of state seals
hasHistoricalFunction authentication of royal edicts
custody of royal seals
hasHistoricalOriginIn Ancien Régime
Ancien Régime
surface form: French monarchy
hasOfficialName Attorney General
surface form: Garde des Sceaux
hasRank member of the Council of Ministers of France
hasSymbol Seal of the French Republic
surface form: Great Seal of France
hasTitleStyle Madame la Garde des Sceaux
Monsieur le Garde des Sceaux
heldBy Minister of Justice of France
historicallyMergedWith Minister of Justice of France
isTitleOf Minister of Justice of France
surface form: French Minister of Justice
isUsuallyCombinedWithOffice Minister of Justice of France
languageOfName French
legalBasis French constitutional and statutory provisions
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Île-de-France region
surface form: Île-de-France
officeHeldByHeadOf Ministry of Justice of France
surface form: French Ministry of Justice
partOf Government of France
reportsTo Prime Minister of France
responsibleFor authentication of important state documents
certain constitutional ceremonies
custody of the Great Seal of France
legal ceremonial functions
use of the Great Seal of France
seat Paris
symbolizes authority of justice in France
continuity of the French state
traditionallyDistinctFrom Minister of Justice of France
surface form: Chancellor of France
usedFor sealing of constitutional texts
sealing of major state instruments
uses Seal of the French Republic
surface form: Great Seal of France

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