Regional Council of Aquitaine

Regional Council of Aquitaine Conseil régional d'Aquitaine (French) Akitaniako Eskualde Kontseilua (Basque) Conselh regional d'Aquitània (Occitan)
Logo of the Council (as of 2015)
Type
Type	Unicameral
History
Disbanded	2015
Leadership
President	Alain Rousset, PS since 1998
Structure
Seats	85
Political groups	Radical Party of the Left/   Socialist Party (45)   Left Front (3)   Europe Ecology – The Greens (10)   Union for a Popular Movement (17)   Democratic Movement (10)
Elections
Last election	2010
Meeting place
Hôtel de région, Bordeaux
Website
aquitaine.fr

The Regional Council of Aquitaine was the regional council of the French region of Aquitaine. It included 85 members. It was replaced by the Regional Council of Nouvelle-Aquitaine in 2016.

Seats

By Department

• 36 councillors for Gironde
• 17 councillors for Pyrénées-Atlantiques
• 12 councillors for Dordogne
• 10 councillors for Lot-et-Garonne
• 10 councillors for Landes

Elections

Further information: 2004 Aquitaine regional election

2004

	Candidate	Party	Votes (Round One)	% (Round One)	Votes (Round Two)	% (Round Two)
	Alain Rousset (incumbent)	PS-PRG-Verts	516,392	38.42%	769,893	54.87%
	Xavier Darcos	UMP-CNIP	247,232	18.40%	469,386	33.46%
	Jacques Colombier	FN	153,859	11.45%	163,731	11.67%
	François Bayrou	UDF	215,796	16.06%	-	-
	Jean Saint-Josse	CPNT	96,925	7.21%	-	-
	Annie Guilhamet	PCF-MRC	58,485	4.35%	-	-
	Martine Mailfert	LCR/LO	55,215	4.11%	-	-
	Total		1,343,904	100.00%	1,403,010	100.00%

Past Regional Councils

1998

Party		Seats
	Socialist Party	28
	Union for French Democracy	15
	Rally for the Republic	13
	National Front	9
	Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Traditions	8
	French Communist Party	8
	The Greens	3
	Citizens' Movement	1

1992

Party		Seats
	Rally for the Republic-Union for French Democracy	32
	Socialist Party	20
	Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Traditions	10
	National Front	8
	Ecology Generation	7
	French Communist Party	6
	The Greens	2
	Citizens' Movement	1

1986

Party		Seats
	Rally for the Republic-Union for French Democracy	39
	Socialist Party	32
	French Communist Party	8
	National Front	4

Past Presidents

• Jacques Chaban-Delmas (1974–1979)
• André Labarrère (1979–1981)
• Philippe Madrelle (1981–1985)
• Jacques Chaban-Delmas (1985–1988)
• Jean Tavernier (1988–1992)
• Jacques Valade (1992–1998)
• Alain Rousset (1998-)