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.
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:
- 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).
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.
Women presidents
| Term | Name | Department | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970–1982 | Évelyne Baylet | Tarn-et-Garonne | |
| 1982–1985 | Lucette Michaux-Chevry | Guadeloupe | |
| 1985–1994 | Janine Bardou | Lozère | |
| 1991–2011 | Anne d'Ornano | Calvados | |
| 1998–2004 | Marisol Touraine | Indre-et-Loire | |
| 2004–2015 | Marie-Françoise Pérol-Dumont | Haute-Vienne | |
| 2004–2017 | Nassimah Dindar | Réunion | |
| 2008–2011 | Claude Roiron | Indre-et-Loire | |
| 2008–2011 | Josette Durrieu | Hautes-Pyrénées | |
| 2010–present | Hermeline Malherbe-Laurent | Pyrénées-Orientales | |
| 2011–2015 | Josette Manin | Martinique | |
| 2014–present | Anne Hidalgo | Paris |
List of the presidents of the departmental councils
| # | Département (or collectivity) | President | Party | Since | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Ain | Jean Deguerry | The Republicans | 2017 | |
| 02 | Aisne | Nicolas Fricoteaux | Union of Democrats and Independents | 2015 | |
| 03 | Allier | Claude Riboulet | Union of Democrats and Independents | 2017 | |
| 04 | Alpes-de-Haute-Provence | Éliane Barreille | The Republicans | 2021 | |
| 05 | Hautes-Alpes | Jean-Marie Bernard | The Republicans | 2015 | |
| 06 | Alpes-Maritimes | Charles-Ange Ginésy | The Republicans | 2017 | |
| 07 | Ardèche | Olivier Amrane | The Republicans | 2021 | |
| 08 | Ardennes | Noël Bourgeois | The Republicans | 2017 | |
| 09 | Ariège | Christine Téqui | Socialist Party | 2021 | |
| 10 | Aube | Philippe Pichery | Miscellaneous Right | 2017 | |
| 11 | Aude | Hélène Sandragné | Socialist Party | 2021 | |
| 12 | Aveyron | Arnaud Viala | The Republicans | 2017 | |
| 13 | Bouches-du-Rhône | Martine Vassal | The Republicans | 2015 | |
| 14 | Calvados | Jean-Léonce Dupont | Union of Democrats and Independents | 2011 | |
| 15 | Cantal | Bruno Faure | The Republicans | 2017 | |
| 16 | Charente | Philippe Bouty | Miscellaneous Right | 2015 | |
| 17 | Charente-Maritime | Sylvie Marcilly | Miscellaneous Right | 2021 | |
| 18 | Cher | Jacques Fleury | The Republicans | 2021 | |
| 19 | Corrèze | Pascal Coste | The Republicans | 2015 | |
| 21 | Côte-d'Or | François Sauvadet | Union of Democrats and Independents | 2008 | |
| 22 | Côtes-d'Armor | Christian Coail | The Republicans | 2015 | |
| 23 | Creuse | Valérie Simonet | The Republicans | 2015 | |
| 24 | Dordogne | Germinal Peiro | Socialist Party | 2015 | |
| 25 | Doubs | Christine Bouquin | Miscellaneous Right | 2015 | |
| 26 | Drôme | Marie-Pierre Mouton | The Republicans | 2017 | |
| 27 | Eure | Alexandre Rassaërt | Miscellaneous right | 2022 | |
| 28 | Eure-et-Loir | Christophe Le Dorven | The Republicans | 2021 | |
| 29 | Finistère | Maël de Calan | Union of the Centre and Right | 2021 | |
| 30 | Gard | Françoise Laurent-Perrigot | Socialist Party | 2021 | |
| 31 | Haute-Garonne | Sébastien Vincini | Socialist Party | 2022 | |
| 32 | Gers | Philippe Dupouy | Socialist Party | 2022 | |
| 33 | Gironde | Jean-Luc Gleyze | Socialist Party | 2015 | |
| 34 | Hérault | Kléber Mesquida | Socialist Party | 2015 | |
| 35 | Ille-et-Vilaine | Jean-Luc Chenut | Socialist Party | 2015 | |
| 36 | Indre | Marc Fleuret | The Republicans | 2021 | |
| 37 | Indre-et-Loire | Jean-Gérard Paumier | Union of the Centre and Right | 2016 | |
| 38 | Isère | Jean-Pierre Barbier | The Republicans | 2015 | |
| 39 | Jura | Clément Pernot | Miscellaneous Right | 2015 | |
| 40 | Landes | Xavier Fortinon | Socialist Party | 2017 | |
| 41 | Loir-et-Cher | Philippe Gouet | Union of Democrats and Independents | 2021 | |
| 42 | Loire | George Ziegler | The Republicans | 2021 | |
| 43 | Haute-Loire | Marie-Agnès Petit | The Republicans | 2014 | |
| 44 | Loire-Atlantique | Michel Ménard | Socialist Party | 2021 | |
| 45 | Loiret | Marc Gaudet | Miscellaneous right | 2017 | |
| 46 | Lot | Serge Rigal | Miscellaneous left | 2014 | |
| 47 | Lot-et-Garonne | Sophie Borderie | Socialist Party | 2015 | |
| 48 | Lozère | Sophie Pantel | Socialist Party | 2015 | |
| 49 | Maine-et-Loire | Florence Dabin | Miscellaneous Right | 2021 | |
| 50 | Manche | Jean Morin | Miscellaneous Right | 2021 | |
| 51 | Marne | Christian Bruyen | Miscellaneous Right | 2017 | |
| 52 | Haute-Marne | Nicolas Lacroix | The Republicans | 2017 | |
| 53 | Mayenne | Olivier Richefou | Centrist Alliance | 2014 | |
| 54 | Meurthe-et-Moselle | Chaynesse Khirouni | Socialist Party | 2021 | |
| 55 | Meuse | Jérôme Dumont | Miscellaneous Right | 2021 | |
| 56 | Morbihan | David Lappartient | Union of the Centre and Right | 2021 | |
| 57 | Moselle | Patrick Weiten | Miscellaneous Right | 2011 | |
| 58 | Nièvre | Fabien Bazin | Socialist Party | 2021 | |
| 59 | Nord | Christian Poiret | Socialist Party | 2015 | |
| 60 | Oise | Nadège Lefebvre | The Republicans | 2017 | |
| 61 | Orne | Christophe de Balorre | The Republicans | 2017 | |
| 62 | Pas-de-Calais | Jean-Claude Leroy | Socialist Party | 2015 | |
| 63 | Puy-de-Dôme | Lionel Chauvin | The Republicans | 2021 | |
| 64 | Pyrénées-Atlantiques | Jean-Jacques Lasserre | Democratic Movement | 2015 | |
| 65 | Hautes-Pyrénées | Michel Pélieu | Radical Party of the Left | 2011 | |
| 66 | Pyrénées-Orientales | Hermeline Malherbe-Laurent | Miscellaneous Left | 2010 | |
| 69 | Rhône | Christophe Guilloteau | The Republicans | 2015 | |
| 69M | Lyon | Bruno Bernard | Europe Ecology - The Greens | 2020 | |
| 70 | Haute-Saône | Yves Krattinger | Socialist Party | 2001 | |
| 71 | Saône-et-Loire | André Accary | The Republicans | 2015 | |
| 72 | Sarthe | Dominique Le Mèner | The Republicans | 2015 | |
| 73 | Savoie | Hervé Gaymard | The Republicans | 2008 | |
| 74 | Haute-Savoie | Martial Saddier | The Republicans | 2021 | |
| 75 | Paris | Anne Hidalgo | Socialist Party | 2014 | |
| 76 | Seine-Maritime | Bertrand Bellanger | Renaissance | 2021 | |
| 77 | Seine-et-Marne | Jean-François Parigi | The Republicans | 2021 | |
| 78 | Yvelines | Pierre Bédier | The Republicans | 2014 | |
| 79 | Deux-Sèvres | Coralie Dénoues | Miscellaneous Right | 2021 | |
| 80 | Somme | Stéphane Haussoulier | Miscellaneous Right | 2020 | |
| 81 | Tarn | Christophe Ramond | Socialist Party | 2015 | |
| 82 | Tarn-et-Garonne | Michel Weill | Socialist Party | 2021 | |
| 83 | Var | Marc Giraud | The Republicans | 2015 | |
| 84 | Vaucluse | Dominique Santoni | The Republicans | 2021 | |
| 85 | Vendée | Alain Leboeuf | The Republicans | 2021 | |
| 86 | Vienne | Alain Pichon | Miscellaneous Right | 2021 | |
| 87 | Haute-Vienne | Jean-Claude Leblois | Socialist Party | 2015 | |
| 88 | Vosges | François Vannson | The Republicans | 2015 | |
| 89 | Yonne | Patrick Gendraud | The Republicans | 2017 | |
| 90 | Territoire de Belfort | Florian Bouquet | The Republicans | 2015 | |
| 91 | Essonne | François Durovray | The Republicans | 2015 | |
| 92 | Hauts-de-Seine | Georges Siffredi | The Republicans | 2021 | |
| 93 | Seine-Saint-Denis | Stéphane Troussel | Socialist Party | 2012 | |
| 94 | Val-de-Marne | Olivier Capitanio | The Republicans | 2021 | |
| 95 | Val-d’Oise | Marie-Christine Cavecchi | The Republicans | 2017 | |
| 971 | Guadeloupe | Guy Losbar | United Guadeloupe, Socialism and Realities | 2021 | |
| 972 | Martinique | Serge Letchimy | Martinican Progressive Party | 2021 | |
| 973 | Guyane | Alain Tien-Liong | Decolonization and Social Emancipation Movement | 2008 | |
| 974 | Réunion | Cyrille Melchior | Miscellaneous Left | 2017 | |
| 975 | Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon (overseas collectivity) | Bernard Briand | Archipelago Tomorrow | 2021 | |
| 976 | Mayotte | Ben Issa Ousseni | The Republicans | 2021 |
Allowance
The president of a department council has a maximum allowance of €5,441 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 €1,501-2,626 per month.
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