Regional Council of Pays de la Loire

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

Following the installation session of the July 2, 2021, the regional council is chaired by Christelle Morançais.^[4]

Vice-presidents

Former compositions[6]

Presidents

From 1986 to 1992

• 49 of the RPR - UDF
• 31 of the PS
• 5 of the PCF
• 3 of the DVG
• 3 of the RN
• 2 of the DVD

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

From 1992 to 1998

• 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

• 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.