Regional Council of Pays de la Loire

Regional Council of Pays de la Loire

Conseil régional des Pays de la Loire
Logo of the Pays de la Loire region
Type
Type
Unicameral
Leadership
President
Christelle Morançais, LR
since 19 October 2017
Structure
Seats93
Political groups
Majority (57)   The Republicans (43)
  •   Union of Democrats and Independents (14)

    • Opposition (36)

    •   Europe Ecology-The Greens - La France Insoumise (12)
    •   Socialist Party - French Communist Party (12)
    •   National Rally (7)
    •   Ensemble Citoyens (5)
    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

    The current council was elected in June 2021 for a term of office until 2028.

    Composition

    Distribution of seats in the council (by list)[2][3]
    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

    List of vice-presidents[5]
    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

    Former compositions[6]

    Presidents

    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

    The president of the regional council was Olivier Guichard (RPR).

    From 1992 to 1998

    The president of the regional council was Olivier Guichard (UPF).

    From 1998 to 2004

    • 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

    • 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

    • 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

    • 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

    1. ^ "Le Conseil régional des Pays-de-la-Loire". www.ecouflant.fr (in French). Retrieved 2021-07-27.
    2. ^ "Pays de la Loire. Ils sont élus au conseil régional, et maintenant?". Ouest France (in French). 28 June 2021.
    3. ^ "Élections régionales en Pays de la Loire : Christelle Morançais l'emporte largement". France Bleu (in French). 2021-06-27. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
    4. ^ "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.
    5. ^ "Pays de la Loire. Les quinze vice-présidents du conseil régional sont élus". Ouest France (in French). 2 July 2021.
    6. ^ "Élections régionales Pays de la Loire". www.france-politique.fr. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
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