The Regional Council of Burgundy (, ) was the deliberative assembly administering the Burgundy region until its merger in December 2015. The term can also, in a more restricted sense, designate the elected assembly which defined the policy of this community.The council was headquartered in the Hôtel de Région in Dijon, at 17 boulevard de la Trémouille, next to Place de la République.
On 1 January 2016, date of the creation of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region, the Burgundy Regional Council was incorporated within the Regional Council of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Composition The Burgundy Regional Council was chaired by François Patriat (PS) from 2004 until December 2015. He won by 52.65% of the votes cast in the second round of the regional election in 2010.
Presidents of the Regional Council +List of former presidents of the CouncilTermNameParty1974 - 1978Jean ChamantRI1978 - 1979Marcel LucotteUDF1979 - 1982Pierre JoxePS1982 - 1983André BillardonPS1983 - 1985Louis-Frédéric LescureUDF1985 - 1989Marcel LucotteUDF1989 - 1992Raymond JanotUDF1992 - 1993Jean-Pierre SoissonUMP1993 - 1998Jean-François BazinRPR1998 - 2004Jean-Pierre SoissonUMP2004 - 2015François PatriatPS
Vice Presidents (2010-2015) OrderRegional advisorPartyDelegation1stMichel NeugnotPSFinances, plans and evaluation, staff and police, mobility and participatory democracy2ndSafia OtokorePSInternational development and decentralized cooperation, sport and the fight against discrimination3rdFlorence OmbretPSSocial cohesion, city policy and urban renewal4thNicole EschmannEELVHigh schools5thJerome DurainPSSpatial planning and contractual policies of the countries6thFrancoise TenenbaumPSCulture7thGuy FérezPSPublic health and healthcare establishments8thFadila KhattabiPSVocational training and apprenticeship9thPhilippe HervieuEELVSocial and solidarity economy and ecological transformation of the economy10thJean-Claude LagrangePSEmployment and economic development11thDominique LapôtrePRGEnvironment, sustainable development and eco-responsibility12thJean-Paul PinaudPCFRail transport13thNisrine ZaïbiPSYouth14thJacques RebillardDVGAgriculture, forestry and agrifood industries15thSylvie MartinPSTourism and canals
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