The Regional Council of Centre-Val de Loire (French: conseil régional du Centre-Val de Loire) is a deliberative assembly composed of 77 councillors, elected to six-year terms. As a whole, the body represents the region of Centre-Val de Loire, France. The current president of the council is François Bonneau of the Socialist Party (PS). A position he has held since 7 September 2007 and the resignation of fellow party member Michel Sapin. The regional council meets at the hôtel de région in Orléans, Loiret department. The building is located at 9, rue Saint-Pierre Lentin.
Composition
Allocation of seats Council seats are allocated by department, as follows:
19 councillors for Loiret 18 councillors for Indre-et-Loire 12 councillors for Eure-et-Loir 10 councillors for Cher 10 councillors for Loir-et-Cher 8 councillors for Indre
Political groups The current council is composed of six political groups:
The Socialists, radicals, citizens (PS - PRG) (24) The Union of the right, the centre and the independents (LR - UDI) (13) The National Rally and allies (RN) (13) Ecology and solidarity (EÉLV - FI) (12) Center, Democrat, Republican and Citizen (MoDem - REM) (9) Communist and republican (PCF) (6)
Executive
Presidents The current council president is François Bonneau of the Socialist Party (PS), first elected to the position in 2007. +List of previous council presidentsPresidentPartyTerm startTerm endNotesRegion Centre (1974—2015)Raymond BoisdéFNRI19741976Pierre SudreauMR19761979Changed political affiliation while in office.UDFJean DelaneauUDF-PR19791983Daniel BernardetUDF198317 March 1985Maurice DoussetUDF-PR17 March 198515 March 1998Bernard HarangUDF-DL15 March 1998Resigned after being elected with support of the Front NationalLydie GerbaudRPR15 March 1998Acting as doyenne d'âgeMichel SapinPS15 March 199827 March 2000Resigned upon entry into government.Jean GermainPS27 March 2000Acting as 1st Vice-President.Alain RafesthainPS27 March 20002 April 2004Michel SapinPS2 April 20047 September 2007Resigned upon being elected to the National Assembly.Jean GermainPS7 September 2007Acting as 1st Vice-President.François BonneauPS7 September 200717 January 2015Region Centre-Val de Loire (2015—)François BonneauPS17 January 2015Present
Vice-presidents Currently, the regional council executive is also composed of 13 vice presidents. +TitleNamePartyDelegate forOther mandatesDepartment1st vice presidentMarc GricourtPSFinance, European funds, and personnelMayor of BloisLoir-et-Cher2nd vice presidentCathy Munsch-MassetPSEducation and apprentenshipIndre-et-Loire3rd vice presidentBenoît FaucheuxEÉLVEnvironment and energy transitionIndre-et-Loire4th vice presidentIsabelle GaudronPSProfessional development, insertion, and orientation1st deputy mayor of AmboiseIndre-et-Loire5th vice presidentHarold HuwartPRGEconomic development, social and solidarity economic and agricultureMunicipal councillor of Nogent-le-RotrouEure-et-Loir6th vice presidentAnne LeclercqPSHealth & social training and health1st deputy mayor of Ouzouer-sur-TrézéeLoiret7th vice presidentDominique RoulletPSRegional planning and digital governance1st deputy mayor of IssoudunIndre8th vice presidentAgnès SinsoulierPSCultureCher9th vice presidentPhilippe FourniéPSTransportation and intermodalityDeputy mayor of VierzonCher10th vice presidentAnne BesnierPSHigher education and researchVice president of the Communauté de communes des Loges, municipal councillor of Fay-aux-Loges, deputy senator for Jean-Pierre SueurLoiret11th vice presidentCharles FournierEÉLVDemocracy, citizen initiatives, rural development, cooperation, and equalityLoir-et-Cher12th vice presidentChristelle de CrémiersEÉLVTourism, terroirs, and foodOpposition municipal councillor of GienLoiret13th vice presidentMohamed MoulayPSSportsMunicipal councillor of Joué-lès-ToursIndre-et-Loire
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