interministerielle

Interministerielle is a French adjective meaning relating to or involving more than one ministry; cross-ministerial. In public administration, it designates actions, bodies, or instruments that require cooperation between several ministries rather than being confined to a single ministry. Interministerielles are commonly used to ensure coherence on issues that cut across departmental boundaries, such as health and social affairs, environment and energy, or security and economy.

Forms commonly associated with the term include commissions interministerielles, cellules interministerielles, plans interministeriels, and strategies interministérielles. These structures typically bring together representatives from the relevant ministries and are often chaired by a senior official or a minister, with the goal of coordinating policy development, implementation, and monitoring, reducing duplication, sharing data, and harmonizing rules.

The term is widely used in Francophone public administrations, notably in France, Belgium, Canada, and Switzerland, though the exact organization varies by country. The feminine form interminerstérielle is used when the noun it modifies is feminine (for example, cellule interministérielle, politique interministérielle), while the masculine form interministériel is used in other contexts.

Examples include a cellule interministérielle de lutte contre la fraude, a plan interministériel de transition énergétique, or a conférence interministérielle réunissant the affected ministries. In practice, interministerielle coordination aims to improve policy coherence, streamline decision-making, and ensure cross-cutting issues are addressed in a unified manner.