In France, the President of the Departmental Council (French: Président du Conseil départemental) is the locally elected head of the departmental council, the assembly governing a department in France. The position is elected by the departmental councillors from among their number. If there is a tie, the councillor senior of age is elected.

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Current political majority in each departmental council:

As per Articles L1111-1 to L7331-3 of the General code of local and regional authorities, the responsibilities of the President of the Departmental Council include:[1][2]

  • Chairing the departmental authorities
  • Preparing and implementing the council's decisions
  • Collection of tax revenues
  • Representing the department in legal cases

History

In 1833, a law was enacted that gave each canton (subdivision of a department) representation of a councillor (Conseiller général).[3]

As a result of the decentralisation of government (Deferre law), the election criteria were redefined in 1982 and the President of the Departmental Council took over executive powers from the centrally-appointed prefect.[4]

Women presidents

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Term Name Department References
1970–1982 Évelyne Baylet Tarn-et-Garonne [5]
1982–1985 Lucette Michaux-Chevry Guadeloupe [6]
1985–1994 Janine Bardou [fr] Lozère [7]
1991–2011 Anne d'Ornano Calvados [8]
1998–2004 Marisol Touraine Indre-et-Loire [9][10]
2004–2015 Marie-Françoise Pérol-Dumont Haute-Vienne [11][12]
2004–2017 Nassimah Dindar Réunion [13]
2008–2011 Claude Roiron [fr] Indre-et-Loire [14]
2008–2011 Josette Durrieu Hautes-Pyrénées [15]
2010–present Hermeline Malherbe-Laurent Pyrénées-Orientales [16]
2011–2015 Josette Manin Martinique [17]
2014–present Anne Hidalgo Paris [18]
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List of the presidents of the departmental councils

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#Département (or collectivity)PresidentPartySince Ref.
01 Ain Jean Deguerry The Republicans 2017 [19]
02 Aisne Nicolas Fricoteaux Union of Democrats and Independents 2015 [20]
03 Allier Claude Riboulet Union of Democrats and Independents 2017 [21]
04 Alpes-de-Haute-Provence Éliane Barreille The Republicans 2021 [22]
05 Hautes-Alpes Jean-Marie Bernard The Republicans 2015 [23]
06 Alpes-Maritimes Charles-Ange Ginésy The Republicans 2017 [24]
07 Ardèche Olivier Amrane The Republicans 2021 [25]
08 Ardennes Noël Bourgeois The Republicans 2017 [26]
09 Ariège Christine Téqui Socialist Party 2021 [27]
10 Aube Philippe Pichery Miscellaneous Right 2017 [28]
11 Aude Hélène Sandragné Socialist Party 2021 [29]
12 Aveyron Arnaud Viala The Republicans 2017 [30]
13 Bouches-du-Rhône Martine Vassal The Republicans 2015 [31]
14 Calvados Jean-Léonce Dupont Union of Democrats and Independents 2011 [32]
15 Cantal Bruno Faure The Republicans 2017 [33]
16 Charente Philippe Bouty Miscellaneous Right 2015 [34]
17 Charente-Maritime Sylvie Marcilly Miscellaneous Right 2021 [35]
18 Cher Jacques Fleury The Republicans 2021 [36]
19 Corrèze Pascal Coste The Republicans 2015 [37]
21 Côte-d'Or François Sauvadet Union of Democrats and Independents 2008 [38]
22 Côtes-d'Armor Christian Coail The Republicans 2015 [39]
23 Creuse Valérie Simonet The Republicans 2015 [40]
24 Dordogne Germinal Peiro Socialist Party 2015 [41]
25 Doubs Christine Bouquin Miscellaneous Right 2015 [42]
26 Drôme Marie-Pierre Mouton The Republicans 2017 [43]
27 Eure Sébastien Lecornu Renaissance 2021 [44]
28 Eure-et-Loir Christophe Le Dorven The Republicans 2021 [45]
29 Finistère Maël de Calan Union of the Centre and Right 2021 [46]
30 Gard Françoise Laurent-Perrigot Socialist Party 2021 [47]
31 Haute-Garonne Georges Méric Socialist Party 2015 [48]
32 Gers Philippe Dupouy Socialist Party 2022 [49]
33 Gironde Jean-Luc Gleyze Socialist Party 2015 [50]
34 Hérault Kléber Mesquida Socialist Party 2015 [51]
35 Ille-et-Vilaine Jean-Luc Chenut Socialist Party 2015 [52]
36 Indre Marc Fleuret The Republicans 2021 [53]
37 Indre-et-Loire Jean-Gérard Paumier Union of the Centre and Right 2016 [54]
38 Isère Jean-Pierre Barbier The Republicans 2015 [55]
39 Jura Clément Pernot Miscellaneous Right 2015 [56]
40 Landes Xavier Fortinon Socialist Party 2017 [57]
41 Loir-et-Cher Philippe Gouet Union of Democrats and Independents 2021 [58]
42 Loire George Ziegler The Republicans 2021 [59]
43 Haute-Loire Marie-Agnès Petit The Republicans 2014 [60]
44 Loire-Atlantique Michel Ménard Socialist Party 2021 [61]
45 Loiret Marc Gaudet Miscellaneous right 2017 [62]
46 Lot Serge Rigal Miscellaneous left 2014 [63]
47 Lot-et-Garonne Sophie Borderie Socialist Party 2015 [64]
48 Lozère Sophie Pantel Socialist Party 2015 [65]
49 Maine-et-Loire Florence Dabin Miscellaneous Right 2021 [66]
50 Manche Jean Morin Miscellaneous Right 2021 [67]
51 Marne Christian Bruyen Miscellaneous Right 2017 [68]
52 Haute-Marne Nicolas Lacroix The Republicans 2017 [69]
53 Mayenne Olivier Richefou Centrist Alliance 2014 [70]
54 Meurthe-et-Moselle Chaynesse Khirouni Socialist Party 2021 [71]
55 Meuse Jérôme Dumont Miscellaneous Right 2021 [72]
56 Morbihan David Lappartient Union of the Centre and Right 2021 [73]
57 Moselle Patrick Weiten Miscellaneous Right 2011 [74]
58 Nièvre Fabien Bazin Socialist Party 2021 [75]
59 Nord Christian Poiret Socialist Party 2015 [76]
60 Oise Nadège Lefebvre The Republicans 2017 [77]
61 Orne Christophe de Balorre The Republicans 2017 [78]
62 Pas-de-Calais Jean-Claude Leroy Socialist Party 2015 [79]
63 Puy-de-Dôme Lionel Chauvin The Republicans 2021 [80]
64 Pyrénées-Atlantiques Jean-Jacques Lasserre Democratic Movement 2015 [81]
65 Hautes-Pyrénées Michel Pélieu Radical Party of the Left 2011 [82]
66 Pyrénées-Orientales Hermeline Malherbe-Laurent Miscellaneous Left 2010 [16]
69 Rhône Christophe Guilloteau The Republicans 2015 [83]
69M Lyon Bruno Bernard Europe Ecology - The Greens 2020 [84]
70 Haute-Saône Yves Krattinger Socialist Party 2001 [85]
71 Saône-et-Loire André Accary The Republicans 2015 [86]
72 Sarthe Dominique Le Mèner The Republicans 2015 [87]
73 Savoie Hervé Gaymard The Republicans 2008 [88]
74 Haute-Savoie Martial Saddier The Republicans 2021 [89]
75 Paris Anne Hidalgo Socialist Party 2014 [18]
76 Seine-Maritime Bertrand Bellanger Renaissance 2021 [90]
77 Seine-et-Marne Jean-François Parigi The Republicans 2021 [91]
78 Yvelines Pierre Bédier The Republicans 2014 [92]
79 Deux-Sèvres Coralie Dénoues Miscellaneous Right 2021 [93]
80 Somme Stéphane Haussoulier Miscellaneous Right 2020 [94]
81 Tarn Christophe Ramond Socialist Party 2015 [95]
82 Tarn-et-Garonne Michel Weill Socialist Party 2021 [96]
83 Var Marc Giraud The Republicans 2015 [97]
84 Vaucluse Dominique Santoni The Republicans 2021 [98]
85 Vendée Alain Leboeuf The Republicans 2021 [99]
86 Vienne Alain Pichon Miscellaneous Right 2021 [100]
87 Haute-Vienne Jean-Claude Leblois Socialist Party 2015 [101]
88 Vosges François Vannson The Republicans 2015 [102]
89 Yonne Patrick Gendraud The Republicans 2017 [103]
90 Territoire de Belfort Florian Bouquet The Republicans 2015 [104]
91 Essonne François Durovray The Republicans 2015 [105]
92 Hauts-de-Seine Georges Siffredi The Republicans 2021 [106]
93 Seine-Saint-Denis Stéphane Troussel Socialist Party 2012 [107]
94 Val-de-Marne Olivier Capitanio The Republicans 2021 [108]
95 Val-d’Oise Marie-Christine Cavecchi The Republicans 2017 [109]
971 Guadeloupe Guy Losbar United Guadeloupe, Socialism and Realities 2021 [110]
972 Martinique Serge Letchimy Martinican Progressive Party 2021 [111]
973 Guyane Alain Tien-Liong Decolonization and Social Emancipation Movement 2008
974 Réunion Cyrille Melchior Miscellaneous Left 2017 [112]
975 Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon (overseas collectivity) Bernard Briand Archipelago Tomorrow 2021 [113]
976 Mayotte Ben Issa Ousseni The Republicans 2021 [114]
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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.[115]

References

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