Regional Council of Pays de la Loire
Regional Council of Pays de la Loire Conseil régional des Pays de la Loire | |
|---|---|
.svg) Logo of the Pays de la Loire region | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
| Leadership | |
President | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 93 |
 | |
Political groups | Majority (57)
Opposition (36) |
| Meeting place | |
 | |
| Hôtel de Région, Nantes | |
The Regional Council of Pays de la Loire is the deliberative assembly of the French region of Pays de la Loire. The regional council is made up of 93 regional councilors elected for a period of six years by direct universal suffrage and chaired by Christelle Morançais (LR) since 2017. It sits in Nantes, at the Hôtel de Région.
The seats in this region are divided by department:[1]
- 35 councillors for Loire-Atlantique
- 19 councillors for Maine-et-Loire
- 17 councillors for the Vendée
- 15 councillors for Sarthe
- 7 councillors for Mayenne
Current Regional Council
[edit]The current council was elected in June 2021 for a term of office until 2028.
Composition
[edit]| Party | List | Led by | Seats obtained | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LR | Union of the right and the center | Christelle Morançais | 57 | |
| LC | ||||
| UDI | ||||
| DVD | ||||
| PS | Union of Ecologists and the Left | Matthieu Orphelin | 24 | |
| PCF | ||||
| PP | ||||
| EELV | ||||
| LFI | ||||
| DVG | ||||
| EXD | National Rally and allies | Hervé Juvin | 7 | |
| RN | ||||
| LREM | Union of Centre | François de Rugy | 5 | |
| MoDem | ||||
Following the installation session of the July 2, 2021, the regional council is chaired by Christelle Morançais.[4]
Vice-presidents
[edit]| Order | Name |
|---|---|
| 1st | Antoine Chéreau |
| 2nd | Franck Louvrier |
| 3rd | Lydie Bernard |
| 4th | Isabelle Leroy |
| 5th | André Martin |
| 6th | Laurent Dejoie |
| 7th | Roch Brancour |
| 8th | Philippe Henry |
| 9th | Sandra Impériale |
| 10th | Eric Grelier |
| 11th | Claire Hugues |
| 12th | Jean-Luc Catanzaro |
| 13th | Constance Nebbula |
| 14th | Samia Soultani-Vigneron |
| 15th | Barbara Nourry |
Presidents
[edit]| President | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vincent Ansquer | RPR | 1974 | |
| Olivier Guichard | RPR | 1974 - 1998 | |
| Francois Fillon | RPR | 1998 - 2002 | |
| Jean-Luc Harousseau | UMP | 2002 - 2004 | |
| Jacques Auxiette | PS | 2004 - 2015 | |
| Bruno Retailleau | LR | 2015 - 2017 | |
| Christelle Morançais | LR | 2017- | |
From 1986 to 1992
[edit]The president of the regional council was Olivier Guichard (RPR).
From 1992 to 1998
[edit]- 48 of the UPF
- 18 of the MRG - PS
- 8 of the RN
- 7 of the Verts
- 7 of the Ecology Generation
- 4 of the Far-Left
- 1 of the CPNT
The president of the regional council was Olivier Guichard (UPF).
From 1998 to 2004
[edit]- 50 of the Union of the Right
- 32 of the Union of the Left
- 7 of the Extreme Right
- 3 of the CPNT
- 1 of the Extreme Left
The president of the regional council was François Fillon (RPR) until 2002 (resigned following his appointment to the government), then Jean-Luc Harousseau (UMP).
From 2004 to 2010
[edit]- Group of Socialists and Radical and Miscellaneous Left: 39 elected
- Group of the Union of Loire Valley: 26 elected
- Group of The Greens: 13 elected
- Group of Communists: 8 elected
- Group of Centrists: 7 elected
The president was Jacques Auxiette (PS).
From 2010 to 2015
[edit]- Group of Socialists and Radical and Miscellaneous Left: 38 elected
- Group of Union of Pays de la Loire: 19 elected
- Group of The Greens: 17 elected
- Group of Communists: 5 elected
- Centrist Alliance Group: 4 elected
- Group Movement for France: 4 elected
- Ecology Solidarity Group: 3 elected
- New Center Group: 3 elected
The president was Jacques Auxiette.
From 2015 to 2021
[edit]- Group of Republicans and Related: 37 elected
- Socialist, Ecologist, Radical and Republican Group: 17 elected
- Union of the Group of Centrists: 17 elected
- National Front Group - Navy Blue Rally: 8 elected (13 at the start of their term of office)
- Ecologist and Citizen Group: 6 elected
- Alliance Group for the Pays de la Loire: 5 elected
- LREM: 3 elected
The president of the Council was Bruno Retailleau.
References
[edit]- ^ "Le Conseil régional des Pays-de-la-Loire". www.ecouflant.fr (in French). Retrieved 2021-07-27.
- ^ "Pays de la Loire. Ils sont élus au conseil régional, et maintenant?". Ouest France (in French). 28 June 2021.
- ^ "Élections régionales en Pays de la Loire : Christelle Morançais l'emporte largement". France Bleu (in French). 2021-06-27. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
- ^ "Christelle Morançais réélue Présidente de la Région des Pays de la Loire | Région Pays de la Loire". www.paysdelaloire.fr (in French). Retrieved 2021-07-27.
- ^ "Pays de la Loire. Les quinze vice-présidents du conseil régional sont élus". Ouest France (in French). 2 July 2021.
- ^ "Élections régionales Pays de la Loire". www.france-politique.fr. Retrieved 2021-07-27.