Departmental councils (France)

The departmental councils (French: conseil départemental [sing.], conseils départementaux [plur.]) of France are assemblies of the departments. Elected by universal suffrage, they were called general councils (conseil général [sing.], conseils généraux [plur.]) prior to March 2015.[1]

History

The law of 22 December 1789 required the establishment of an assembly in each department, known as the council of the department.[2] This law was repealed on 4 December 1793; it was restored as the "law on the division of the territory of the Republic and its administration" on 17 February 1800, in which, "General Council of the departments" were formed.[3] At this time, the name "General Council" was also used by town and district councils.[4]

The members of the general council were not elected until 1833; they started to be elected by universal suffrage in 3 July 1848. The first female president of a department council was Évelyne Baylet in Tarn-et-Garonne in 1970.[5] Until the law of decentralisation of 2 March 1982, the department prefect also served as the department's state representative and the department executive; since 1982, the president of the council has been the department's executive body.[6] Law 175 of 26 February 2008 states that there must be at least a single candidate of each gender in a department council election.[7]

List of the presidents of the departmental councils

No. Départment (or collectivity) Président Party Since
01 Ain Rachel Mazuir PS 2008
02 Aisne Yves Daudigny PS 2001
03 Allier Jean-Paul Dufregne PCF 2008
04 Alpes-de-Haute-Provence Jean-Louis Bianco PS 1998
05 Hautes-Alpes Jean-Yves Dusserre LR 2008
06 Alpes-Maritimes Éric Ciotti LR 2008
07 Ardèche Pascal Terrasse PS 2006
08 Ardennes Benoît Huré LR 2004
09 Ariège Augustin Bonrepaux PS 2001
10 Aube Philippe Adnot DVD 1990
11 Aude Marcel Rainaud PS 1998
12 Aveyron Jean-Claude Luche LR 2008
13 Bouches-du-Rhône Jean-Noël Guérini PS 1998
14 Calvados Anne d'Ornano DVD 1991
15 Cantal Vincent Descœur LR 2001
16 Charente Michel Boutant PS 2004
17 Charente-Maritime Dominique Bussereau LR 2008
18 Cher Alain Rafesthain PS 2004
19 Corrèze François Hollande PS 2008
2A Corse-du-Sud Jean-Jacques Panunzi LR 2006
2B Haute-Corse Joseph Castelli PRG 2010
21 Côte-d'Or François Sauvadet NC 2008
22 Côtes-d'Armor Claudy Lebreton PS 1997
23 Creuse Jean-Jacques Lozach PS 2001
24 Dordogne Bernard Cazeau PS 1994
25 Doubs Claude Jeannerot PS 2004
26 Drôme Didier Guillaume PS 2004
27 Eure Sebastien Lecornu LR 2015
28 Eure-et-Loir Albéric de Montgolfier LR 2001
29 Finistère Pierre Maille PS 1998
30 Gard Damien Alary PS 2001
31 Haute-Garonne Pierre Izard PS 1988
32 Gers Philippe Martin PS 1998
33 Gironde Philippe Madrelle PS 1988
34 Hérault André Vezinhet PS 1998
35 Ille-et-Vilaine Jean-Louis Tourenne PS 2004
36 Indre Louis Pinton LR 1998
37 Indre-et-Loire Claude Roiron PS 2008
38 Isère Alain Cottalorda PS 2014
39 Jura Jean Raquin DVD 2008
40 Landes Henri Emmanuelli PS 1982
41 Loir-et-Cher Maurice Leroy NC 2004
42 Loire Bernard Bonne LR 2008
43 Haute-Loire Gérard Roche LR 2004
44 Loire-Atlantique Patrick Mareschal PS 2004
45 Loiret Éric Doligé LR 1994
46 Lot Gérard Miquel PS 2004
47 Lot-et-Garonne Pierre Camani PS 2008
48 Lozère Jean-Paul Pourquier LR 2004
49 Maine-et-Loire Christophe Béchu LR 2004
50 Manche Jean-François Le Grand LR 1998
51 Marne René-Paul Savary LR 2003
52 Haute-Marne Bruno Sido LR 1998
53 Mayenne Jean Arthuis AC 1992
54 Meurthe-et-Moselle Michel Dinet PS 1998
55 Meuse Christian Namy DVD 2004
56 Morbihan Joseph-François Kerguéris MoDem 2004
57 Moselle Philippe Leroy LR 1992
58 Nièvre Marcel Charmant PS 2001
59 Nord Patrick Kanner PS 1998
60 Oise Yves Rome PS 2004
61 Orne Alain Lambert LR 2007
62 Pas-de-Calais Dominique Dupilet PS 2004
63 Puy-de-Dôme Jean-Yves Gouttebel PS 2004
64 Pyrénées-Atlantiques Jean Castaings LR 2008
65 Hautes-Pyrénées Josette Durrieu PS 2008
66 Pyrénées-Orientales Christian Bourquin PS 1998
67 Bas-Rhin Guy-Dominique Kennel LR 2008
68 Haut-Rhin Charles Buttner LR 2004
69 Rhône Michel Mercier DIV 1990
70 Haute-Saône Yves Krattinger PS 2002
71 Saône-et-Loire Arnaud Montebourg PS 2008
72 Sarthe Roland du Luart LR 1998
73 Savoie Hervé Gaymard LR 2008
74 Haute-Savoie Christian Monteil DVD 2008
75 Paris Bertrand Delanoë PS 2001
76 Seine-Maritime Pascal Martin PR 2015
77 Seine-et-Marne Vincent Eblé PS 2004
78 Yvelines Pierre Bédier LR 2005
79 Deux-Sèvres Éric Gautier PS 2008
80 Somme Christian Manable PS 2008
81 Tarn Thierry Carcenac PS 1991
82 Tarn-et-Garonne Jean-Michel Baylet PRG 1986
83 Var Horace Lanfranchi LR 2002
84 Vaucluse Claude Haut PS 2001
85 Vendée Philippe de Villiers MPF 1988
86 Vienne Claude Bertaud LR 2008
87 Haute-Vienne Marie-Françoise Pérol-Dumont PS 2004
88 Vosges Christian Poncelet LR 1976
89 Yonne Jean-Marie Rolland LR 2008
90 Territoire de Belfort Yves Ackermann PS 2004
91 Essonne Michel Berson PS 1998
92 Hauts-de-Seine Patrick Devedjian LR 2007
93 Seine-Saint-Denis Claude Bartolone PS 2008
94 Val-de-Marne Christian Favier PCF 2001
95 Val-d’Oise Arnaud Bazin LR 2011
971 Guadeloupe Jacques Gillot UGSR 2001
972 Martinique Alfred Marie-Jeanne MIM 2015
973 Guyane Alain Tien-Liong DVG 2008
974 Réunion Nassimah Dindar LR 2004
975 Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon (overseas collect.) Stéphane Artano DVD 2006
976 Mayotte Ahmed Attoumani Douchina LR 2008

Allowance

The president of a department council has a maximum allowance of €5441 per month, the vice-presidents has a maximum allowance of €128.83-725.44, members of the standing committee have maximum allowances of €672.65-927.13, and departmental advisors have maximum allowances of €1501-2,626 per month.[8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Ministère de l'intérieur, Les élections départementales : comprendre ce qui change (in French), retrieved 2015-07-30
  2. ↑ "Law of 22 December 1789" (PDF). National Assembly. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  3. ↑ "Law of 28 Pluviose year VIII" (PDF). U-Picarde. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  4. ↑ "Les institutions administratives de la France de 1789 à 1800". University of Burgundy. 1988. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  5. ↑ "Baylet. Women and Power". Senate of France. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  6. ↑ "Law 82-213 of 2 March 1982 on the rights and freedoms of communes, departments and regions". Legifrance. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  7. ↑ Law No. 175 of 26 February 2008 o facilitate equal access of women and men to the mandate of General Counsel.
  8. ↑ Circular of 9 October 2008 setting maximum allowances for local elected 1 October 2008. Government of France.
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