President of the general council

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President of the general council

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France

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, the President of the General Council (French

French language

French is a Romance language spoken around the world by around 80 million people as first language, by 190 million as second language, and by about another 200 million people as an acquired tongue, with significant speakers in 54 countries....
: Président du conseil général) is the locally-elected head of the General Council, the assembly governing a departments in France. The position is elected by the general councillors from among their number. If there is a tie, the senior Councillor is elected.

The President of the General Council wields police powers. Responsibilities include:

871, a law

LAW

LAW may refer to:* Anti-tank warfare, e.g. the US Army M72 LAW or the British Army LAW 80*Palestinian Society for the Protection of Human Rights ...
was enacted that gave each canton (subdivision of a department) representation of a councillor

Councillor

A councillor or councilor is a member of a local government council, such as a city council. Often in the United States, the title is councilman or councilwoman....
(Conseiller général).

As a result of the decentralization of government

Government

Government is the body within any organization that has the authority to make and the power to enforce laws, regulations, or rules. Typically, the government refers to a civil government -- local, provincial, or national -- but commercial, academic, religious, or other formal organizations are also administered by governing bodies....
the election

Election

An election is a decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual to hold formal office. This is the usual mechanism by which modern Representative democracy fills offices in the legislature, sometimes in the executive and judiciary, and for regional government and local government....
criteria were redefined in 1982, and in 1985 the President of the General Council took over executive powers from the centrally-appointed prefect.

situation in the overseas territories is different than that in metropolitan France

Metropolitan France

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Chairing the departmental authorities
Preparing and implementing the council's decisions
Collecting and spending monies
Representing the département in legal cases

History

In 1871, a law

LAW

Councillor

Government

Election

Women Presidents

1970-1982: Evelyne Baylet, Tarn-et-Garonne
Tarn-et-Garonne

Tarn-et-Garonne is a French departments of France in the southwest of France....
1982-1985: Luchette Michaux-Cheruy, Guadeloupe
Guadeloupe

Guadeloupe is an island group or archipelago located in the eastern Caribbean Sea at , with a land area of 1,628 square kilometres . It is an overseas department of France....
1992-1998: Janine Bardou, Lozère
Lozère

Loz?re , is a departments of France in southeast France near the Massif Central, named after Mont Loz?re....
1990-Present: Anne d'Ornano
Anne d'Ornano

Anne D'Ornano is the current President of General Council of the French Department of Calvados. She has been President of the department since 1991. She is a member of the UMP....
, Calvados
Calvados

The France departments of France of Calvados forms part of the regions of France of Basse-Normandie in Normandy. It takes its name from a cluster of rocks off the coast....
2004-Present: Marie-Françoise Pérol-Dumont
Marie-Françoise Pérol-Dumont

Marie-Fran?oise P?rol-Dumont is President of the General Council of the French department of Haute-Vienne.She was previously the Vice-President of the Grand Council from 1992-2001 and Secretary of the National Assembly from 1998-2004....
, Haute-Vienne
Haute-Vienne

Haute-Vienne is a France departments of France named after the Vienne River. It is one of three departments which together, constitute the French Regions of France of Limousin ....
2004-Present: Nassimah Mangrolia Dindar, Réunion
Reunion

Reunion may refer to:...

Overseas territories

The situation in the overseas territories is different than that in metropolitan France

Metropolitan France

Metropolitan France is the part of France located in Europe, including Corsica. By contrast, French overseas departments and territories is the collective name for the French overseas departments , overseas territories , and overseas collectivity ....
. Generally, these territories are simultaneously departments and regions. The President of the general council may also serve concurrently as President of the Regional Council

President of the regional council

In France, the President of the Regional Council is the elected official who heads the conseil r?gional of a R?gion in France, a state-level territory....
.

List of the Presidents of the General councils

Number	Départment (or collectivity)	Président	Party	Since
01	Ain Ain Ain is a Departments of France named after the Ain River on the eastern edge of France. Being part of the region Rh?ne-Alpes and bordered by the rivers Sa?ne and Rh?ne, the department of Ain enjoys a privileged geographic situation....	Rachel Mazuir Rachel Mazuir Rachel Mazuir is a member of the Senate of France, representing the Ain department. He is a member of the Socialist Party .References...	Socialist Party Socialist Party (France) The Socialist Party is the largest left-wing politics political party in France. It replaced the French Section of the Workers' International in 1969....	2008
02	Aisne Aisne Aisne is a departments of France in the northern part of France named after the Aisne River....	Yves Daudigny Yves Daudigny Yves Daudigny is a a member of the Senate of France. He represents the Aisne dpeartment , in the Picardie region, and is a member of the Socialist Party ....	Socialist Party Socialist Party (France) The Socialist Party is the largest left-wing politics political party in France. It replaced the French Section of the Workers' International in 1969....	2001
03	Allier Allier Allier is a departments of France in south-central France named after the Allier River....	Jean-Paul Dufregne	French Communist Party French Communist Party The French Communist Party is a political party in France which advocates the principles of communism. Although its electoral support has greatly declined in recent decades, it remains the largest party in France advocating communist views, and retains a large membership and considerable influence in French politics....	2008
04	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence Alpes-de-Haute-Provence Alpes-de-Haute-Provence is a French departments of France in the south of France, it was formerly part of the Provinces of France of Provence....	Jean-Louis Bianco Jean-Louis Bianco Jean-Louis Bianco is a member of the National Assembly of France. He represents the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department, and is a member of the Socialiste, radical, citoyen et divers gauche....	Socialist Party Socialist Party (France) The Socialist Party is the largest left-wing politics political party in France. It replaced the French Section of the Workers' International in 1969....	1998
05	Hautes-Alpes Hautes-Alpes Hautes-Alpes is a departments of France in southeastern France named after the Alps mountain range....	Jean-Yves Dusserre	Union for a Popular Movement Union for a Popular Movement The Union for a Popular Movement is a centre-right List of political parties in France.Founded in 2002, the party has an absolute majority in the French National Assembly and a plurality in the French Senate....	2008
06	Alpes-Maritimes Alpes-Maritimes Alpes-Maritimes is a departments of France in the extreme southeast corner of France....	Éric Ciotti Éric Ciotti ?ric Ciotti is a member of the National Assembly of France. He represents the Alpes-Maritimes department, and is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement....	Union for a Popular Movement Union for a Popular Movement The Union for a Popular Movement is a centre-right List of political parties in France.Founded in 2002, the party has an absolute majority in the French National Assembly and a plurality in the French Senate....	2008
07	Ardèche Ardèche Ard?che is a departments of France in south-central France named after the Ard?che River....	Pascal Terrasse Pascal Terrasse Pascal Terrasse is a member of the National Assembly of France. He represents the Ard?che department, and is a member of the Socialiste, radical, citoyen et divers gauche....	Socialist Party Socialist Party (France) The Socialist Party is the largest left-wing politics political party in France. It replaced the French Section of the Workers' International in 1969....	2006
08	Ardennes Ardennes The Ardennes is a region of extensive forests, rolling hills and old mountains formed on the Givetian Ardennes mountains, primarily in Belgium and Luxembourg, but stretching into France , and geologically into the Eifel....	Benoît Huré Benoît Huré Beno?t Hur? is a France politician and a member of the Senate of France. He represents the Ardennes department and is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement Party....	Union for a Popular Movement Union for a Popular Movement The Union for a Popular Movement is a centre-right List of political parties in France.Founded in 2002, the party has an absolute majority in the French National Assembly and a plurality in the French Senate....	2004
09	Ariège Ariège Ari?ge is a departments of France in southwestern France named after the Ari?ge River....	Augustin Bonrepaux	Socialist Party Socialist Party (France) The Socialist Party is the largest left-wing politics political party in France. It replaced the French Section of the Workers' International in 1969....	2001
10	Aube Aube Aube is a departments of France in the northeastern part of France named after the Aube River. In 1995, its population was 293,100 inhabitants....	Philippe Adnot Philippe Adnot Philippe Adnot is a member of the Senate of France. He was first elected in 1989, and represents the Aube department. A farmer by profession, he serves as an Independent , and also serves as the head of the General Council of Aube, to which he was elected to represent the Canton of M?ry-sur-Seine in 1980....	Liberal and Moderate Movement Miscellaneous Right Miscellaneous Right in France refers to right-wing candidates that are not member of any large party. They either include small right-wing parties or dissidents expelled from their parties for running against their party's candidate....	1990
11	Aude Aude Aude is a departments of France in south-central France named after the Aude River. The local council also calls the department "Cathar Country"....	Marcel Rainaud Marcel Rainaud Marcel Rainaud is a member of the Senate of France, representing the Aude department. He is a member of the Socialist Party .He entered the Senate in August 2006, following the death of Raymond Courri?re....	Socialist Party Socialist Party (France) The Socialist Party is the largest left-wing politics political party in France. It replaced the French Section of the Workers' International in 1969....	1998
12	Aveyron Aveyron Aveyron is a departments of France in southern France named after the Aveyron River....	Jean-Claude Luche	Union for a Popular Movement Union for a Popular Movement The Union for a Popular Movement is a centre-right List of political parties in France.Founded in 2002, the party has an absolute majority in the French National Assembly and a plurality in the French Senate....	2008
13	Bouches-du-Rhône Bouches-du-Rhône Bouches-du-Rh?ne is a departments of France in the south of France named after the mouth of the Rh?ne River....	Jean-Noël Guérini Jean-Noël Guérini Jean-No?l Gu?rini is a member of the Senate of France, representing the Bouches-du-Rh?ne department since 1998. He is the president of the General councils of Bouches-du-Rh?ne since 1998 and member of the municipal council of Marseille since 1977....	Socialist Party Socialist Party (France) The Socialist Party is the largest left-wing politics political party in France. It replaced the French Section of the Workers' International in 1969....	1998
14	Calvados Calvados The France departments of France of Calvados forms part of the regions of France of Basse-Normandie in Normandy. It takes its name from a cluster of rocks off the coast....	Anne d'Ornano Anne d'Ornano Anne D'Ornano is the current President of General Council of the French Department of Calvados. She has been President of the department since 1991. She is a member of the UMP....	Miscellaneous Right Miscellaneous Right Miscellaneous Right in France refers to right-wing candidates that are not member of any large party. They either include small right-wing parties or dissidents expelled from their parties for running against their party's candidate....	1991
15	Cantal Cantal Cantal is a departments of France in south-central France. It is named after the Cantal mountain range, a group of extinct, eroded volcanic peaks, which covers much of the department....	Vincent Descœur Vincent Descoeur Vincent Descoeur is a member of the National Assembly of France. He represents the Cantal department, and is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement....	Union for a Popular Movement Union for a Popular Movement The Union for a Popular Movement is a centre-right List of political parties in France.Founded in 2002, the party has an absolute majority in the French National Assembly and a plurality in the French Senate....	2001
16	Charente Charente Charente is a departments of France in western France named after the Charente River....	Michel Boutant Michel Boutant Michel Boutant is a member of the Senate of France, representing the Charente department. He is a member of the Socialist Party ....	Socialist Party Socialist Party (France) The Socialist Party is the largest left-wing politics political party in France. It replaced the French Section of the Workers' International in 1969....	2004
17	Charente-Maritime Charente-Maritime Charente-Maritime is a departments of France on the west coast of France named after the Charente River....	Dominique Bussereau Dominique Bussereau Dominique Bussereau is a French politican, currently the Secretary of State for Transport within the government of Fran?ois Fillon. Appointed to the post on 18 May 2007, he was previously Minister of Agriculture , Minister-Delegate for Aviation and Maritime Affairs and Minister-Delegate for Budgets ....	Union for a Popular Movement Union for a Popular Movement The Union for a Popular Movement is a centre-right List of political parties in France.Founded in 2002, the party has an absolute majority in the French National Assembly and a plurality in the French Senate....	2008
18	Cher Cher Cher is an American pop music singer-songwriter, actor, film director and recording industry. She has won an Academy Award, a Grammy Award, an Emmy Award, three Golden Globe Awards and was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame....	Alain Rafesthain	Socialist Party Socialist Party (France) The Socialist Party is the largest left-wing politics political party in France. It replaced the French Section of the Workers' International in 1969....	2004
19	Corrèze Corrèze Corr?ze is a departments of France in south central France, named after the Corr?ze River....	François Hollande François Hollande Fran?ois Hollande is a French politician. From 1997 to 2008, he was the First Secretary of the French Socialist Party. He is also a Chamber of Deputies from the d?partement in France of Corr?ze and the mayor of Tulle....	Socialist Party Socialist Party (France) The Socialist Party is the largest left-wing politics political party in France. It replaced the French Section of the Workers' International in 1969....	2008
2A	Corse-du-Sud Corse-du-Sud Corse-du-Sud is a France Departments of France. It is composed of the southern part of the island of Corsica....	Jean-Jacques Panunzi	Union for a Popular Movement Union for a Popular Movement The Union for a Popular Movement is a centre-right List of political parties in France.Founded in 2002, the party has an absolute majority in the French National Assembly and a plurality in the French Senate....	2006
2B	Haute-Corse Haute-Corse Haute-Corse is a France Departments of France. It constitutes the northern part of the island of Corsica....	Paul Giacobbi Paul Giacobbi Paul Giacobbi is a member of the National Assembly of France. He represents the Haute-Corse department, and is a member of the Socialiste, radical, citoyen et divers gauche....	Left Radical Party Left Radical Party The Radical Party of the Left is a minor Social liberalism and social democracy list of political parties in France.The PRG retains some support among middle-class voters and in traditional Radical areas in the South-West, but it only gains parliamentary representation by courtesy of the Socialist Party , with which it has been in close al...	1998
21	Côte-d'Or Côte-d'Or C?te-d'Or is a departments of France in the eastern part of France....	François Sauvadet François Sauvadet Fran?ois Sauvadet is the president of the C?te-d'Or department and the parliamentary leader of the New Centre. He is a member of the New Centre....	New Centre New Centre New Centre , also known as the European Social Liberal Party is a political party in France, formed by the members of the Union for French Democracy ? including a majority of former parliamentarians ? who did not agree with Fran?ois Bayrou's decision to found the Democratic Movement and wanted to support the newly elected president...	2008
22	Côtes-d'Armor Côtes-d'Armor C?tes-d'Armor is a departments of France in the north of Brittany, in northwestern France....	Claudy Lebreton	Socialist Party Socialist Party (France) The Socialist Party is the largest left-wing politics political party in France. It replaced the French Section of the Workers' International in 1969....	1997
23	Creuse Creuse Creuse is a departments of France in central France named after the Creuse River....	Jean-Jacques Lozach Jean-Jacques Lozach Jean-Jacques Lozach is a member of the Senate of France, representing the Creuze department. He is a member of the Socialist Party ....	Socialist Party Socialist Party (France) The Socialist Party is the largest left-wing politics political party in France. It replaced the French Section of the Workers' International in 1969....	2001
24	Dordogne Dordogne Dordogne is a departments of France in central France named after the Dordogne River....	Bernard Cazeau Bernard Cazeau Bernard Cazeau is a member of the Senate of France, representing the Dordogne department. He is a member of the Socialist Party ....	Socialist Party Socialist Party (France) The Socialist Party is the largest left-wing politics political party in France. It replaced the French Section of the Workers' International in 1969....	1994
25	Doubs Doubs Doubs is a departments of France in eastern France named after the Doubs River. Its French pronunciation is /du/ ....	Claude Jeannerot Claude Jeannerot Claude Jeannerot is a member of the Senate of France, representing the Doubs department. He is a member of the Socialist Party ....	Socialist Party Socialist Party (France) The Socialist Party is the largest left-wing politics political party in France. It replaced the French Section of the Workers' International in 1969....	2004
26	Drôme Drôme Dr?me is a Departments of France in southeastern France named after the Dr?me River....	Didier Guillaume Didier Guillaume Didier Guillaume is a member of the Senate of France, representing the Dr?me department. He is a member of the Socialist Party ....	Socialist Party Socialist Party (France) The Socialist Party is the largest left-wing politics political party in France. It replaced the French Section of the Workers' International in 1969....	2004
27	Eure Eure Eure is a departments of France in the north of France named after the Eure River....	Jean-Louis Destans	Socialist Party Socialist Party (France) The Socialist Party is the largest left-wing politics political party in France. It replaced the French Section of the Workers' International in 1969....	2001
28	Eure-et-Loir Eure-et-Loir Eure-et-Loir is a France departments of France, named after the Eure River and Loir River rivers....	Albéric de Montgolfier Albéric de Montgolfier Alb?ric de Montgolfier is a member of the Senate of France, representing the Eure-et-Loir department. He is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement....	Union for a Popular Movement Union for a Popular Movement The Union for a Popular Movement is a centre-right List of political parties in France.Founded in 2002, the party has an absolute majority in the French National Assembly and a plurality in the French Senate....	2001
29	Finistère Finistère Finist?re is a Departments of France of France, located in Bretagne ....	Pierre Maille Pierre Maille Pierre Maille is a French politician.Former Mayor of Brest, France from 1982 to 1983, then from 1989 to 2001. He has succeeded to Francis Le Bl? who died during his mandate....	Socialist Party Socialist Party (France) The Socialist Party is the largest left-wing politics political party in France. It replaced the French Section of the Workers' International in 1969....	1998
30	Gard Gard Gard is a departments of France located in Southern France France in the Languedoc-Roussillon Regions of France. It is named after the river Gardon ....	Damien Alary	Socialist Party Socialist Party (France) The Socialist Party is the largest left-wing politics political party in France. It replaced the French Section of the Workers' International in 1969....	2001
31	Haute-Garonne Haute-Garonne Haute-Garonne is a departments of France in the southwest of France named after the Garonne river. Its main city is Toulouse....	Pierre Izard	Socialist Party Socialist Party (France) The Socialist Party is the largest left-wing politics political party in France. It replaced the French Section of the Workers' International in 1969....	1988
32	Gers Gers The Gers is a departments of France in the Midi-Pyr?n?es Regions of France in the South West France named after the Gers River....	Philippe Martin Philippe Martin Philippe Martin may refer to:Philippe Martin , a French politicianPhilippe-Armand Martin, another French politician*Philippe Martin , a French economist...	Socialist Party Socialist Party (France) The Socialist Party is the largest left-wing politics political party in France. It replaced the French Section of the Workers' International in 1969....	1998
33	Gironde Gironde Gironde is a common name for the Gironde Estuary, where the mouths of the Garonne and Dordogne rivers merge, and for a Departments of France in the Aquitaine Regions of France situated in southwest France....	Philippe Madrelle Philippe Madrelle Philippe Madrelle is a member of the Senate of France, representing the Gironde department. He is a member of the Socialist Party ....	Socialist Party Socialist Party (France) The Socialist Party is the largest left-wing politics political party in France. It replaced the French Section of the Workers' International in 1969....	1988
34	Hérault Hérault H?rault is a departments of France in the southwest of France named after the H?rault River....	André Vezinhet André Vézinhet Andr? V?zinhet is a member of the National Assembly of France. He represents the H?rault department, and is a member of the Socialiste, radical, citoyen et divers gauche....	Socialist Party Socialist Party (France) The Socialist Party is the largest left-wing politics political party in France. It replaced the French Section of the Workers' International in 1969....	1998
35	Ille-et-Vilaine Ille-et-Vilaine Ille-et-Vilaine is a departments of France of France, located in the regions of France of Bretagne in the northwest of the country....	Jean-Louis Tourenne Jean-Louis Tourenne Jean Louis Tourenne is a French politician and the current President of the general council of Ille-et-Vilaine. He is a member of the Socialist Party ....	Socialist Party Socialist Party (France) The Socialist Party is the largest left-wing politics political party in France. It replaced the French Section of the Workers' International in 1969....	2004
36	Indre Indre Indre is a departments of France in the center of France named after the Indre River.The inhabitants of the department are called Indriens....	Louis Pinton Louis Pinton Louis Pinton is a member of the Senate of France, representing the Indre department. He is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement....	Union for a Popular Movement Union for a Popular Movement The Union for a Popular Movement is a centre-right List of political parties in France.Founded in 2002, the party has an absolute majority in the French National Assembly and a plurality in the French Senate....	1998
37	Indre-et-Loire Indre-et-Loire Indre-et-Loire is a Departments of France in west-central France named after the Indre River and the River Loire rivers....	Claude Roiron	Socialist Party Socialist Party (France) The Socialist Party is the largest left-wing politics political party in France. It replaced the French Section of the Workers' International in 1969....	2008
38	Isère Isère Is?re is a departments of France, in the Rh?ne-Alpes regions of France in the east of France named after the Is?re River....	André Vallini André Vallini Andr? Vallini is a France politician. He is President of the general council for Is?re....	Socialist Party Socialist Party (France) The Socialist Party is the largest left-wing politics political party in France. It replaced the French Section of the Workers' International in 1969....	2001
39	Jura	Jean Raquin	Miscellaneous Right Miscellaneous Right Miscellaneous Right in France refers to right-wing candidates that are not member of any large party. They either include small right-wing parties or dissidents expelled from their parties for running against their party's candidate....	2008
40	Landes	Henri Emmanuelli Henri Emmanuelli Henri Emmanuelli is a French politician.A member of the Socialist Party , he has been deputy for Landes from 1978 to 1981, from 1986 to 1997 and since 2000....	Socialist Party Socialist Party (France) The Socialist Party is the largest left-wing politics political party in France. It replaced the French Section of the Workers' International in 1969....	1982
41	Loir-et-Cher Loir-et-Cher Loir-et-Cher is a departments of France in north-central France named after the rivers Loir and Cher River....	Maurice Leroy Maurice Leroy Maurice Leroy is a member of the National Assembly of France. He represents the Loir-et-Cher department, and is a member of the New Centre....	New Centre New Centre New Centre , also known as the European Social Liberal Party is a political party in France, formed by the members of the Union for French Democracy ? including a majority of former parliamentarians ? who did not agree with Fran?ois Bayrou's decision to found the Democratic Movement and wanted to support the newly elected president...	2004
42	Loire Loire Loire is an departments of France in the east-central part of France occupying the River Loire's upper reaches....	Bernard Bonne	Union for a Popular Movement Union for a Popular Movement The Union for a Popular Movement is a centre-right List of political parties in France.Founded in 2002, the party has an absolute majority in the French National Assembly and a plurality in the French Senate....	2008
43	Haute-Loire Haute-Loire Haute-Loire is a departments of France in south-central France named after the Loire River....	Gérard Roche	Union for a Popular Movement Union for a Popular Movement The Union for a Popular Movement is a centre-right List of political parties in France.Founded in 2002, the party has an absolute majority in the French National Assembly and a plurality in the French Senate....	2004
44	Loire-Atlantique Loire-Atlantique Loire-Atlantique is a departments of France on the west coast of France named after the Loire River and the Atlantic Ocean....	Patrick Mareschal	Socialist Party Socialist Party (France) The Socialist Party is the largest left-wing politics political party in France. It replaced the French Section of the Workers' International in 1969....	2004
45	Loiret Loiret Loiret is a departments of France in north-central France named after the Loiret River....	Éric Doligé Eric Doligé Eric Dolig? is a France politician and a member of the Senate of France. He represents the Loiret department and is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement Party....	Union for a Popular Movement Union for a Popular Movement The Union for a Popular Movement is a centre-right List of political parties in France.Founded in 2002, the party has an absolute majority in the French National Assembly and a plurality in the French Senate....	1994
46	Lot	Gérard Miquel Gérard Miquel G?rard Miquel is a member of the Senate of France, representing the Lot department. He is a member of the Socialist Party .References...	Socialist Party Socialist Party (France) The Socialist Party is the largest left-wing politics political party in France. It replaced the French Section of the Workers' International in 1969....	2004
47	Lot-et-Garonne Lot-et-Garonne Lot-et-Garonne is a departments of France in the southwest of France named after the Lot River and Garonne rivers....	Pierre Camani	Socialist Party Socialist Party (France) The Socialist Party is the largest left-wing politics political party in France. It replaced the French Section of the Workers' International in 1969....	2008
48	Lozère Lozère Loz?re , is a departments of France in southeast France near the Massif Central, named after Mont Loz?re....	Jean-Paul Pourquier	Union for a Popular Movement Union for a Popular Movement The Union for a Popular Movement is a centre-right List of political parties in France.Founded in 2002, the party has an absolute majority in the French National Assembly and a plurality in the French Senate....	2004
49	Maine-et-Loire Maine-et-Loire Maine-et-Loire is a departments of France in west-central France....	Christophe Béchu Christophe Béchu Christophe B?chu is a French politician and President of the General Council of the Maine-et-Loire department since 2004. A former member of Liberal Democracy , he is now a member of the leading centre-right Union for a Popular Movement....	Union for a Popular Movement Union for a Popular Movement The Union for a Popular Movement is a centre-right List of political parties in France.Founded in 2002, the party has an absolute majority in the French National Assembly and a plurality in the French Senate....	2004
50	Manche Manche Manche is a France Departments of France in Normandy named after La Manche , which is the French language name for the English Channel....	Jean-François Le Grand Jean-François Le Grand Jean-Fran?ois Le Grand is a France politician and a member of the Senate of France. He represents the Manche department and is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement Party....	Union for a Popular Movement Union for a Popular Movement The Union for a Popular Movement is a centre-right List of political parties in France.Founded in 2002, the party has an absolute majority in the French National Assembly and a plurality in the French Senate....	1998
51	Marne Marne Marne is a departments of France in north-eastern France named after the Marne River which flows through the department. The prefectures in France of Marne is Ch?lons-en-Champagne ....	René-Paul Savary	Union for a Popular Movement Union for a Popular Movement The Union for a Popular Movement is a centre-right List of political parties in France.Founded in 2002, the party has an absolute majority in the French National Assembly and a plurality in the French Senate....	2003
52	Haute-Marne Haute-Marne Haute-Marne is a departments of France in the northeast of France named after the Marne River....	Bruno Sido Bruno Sido Bruno Sido is a member of the Senate of France, representing the Haute-Marne department. He is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement....	Union for a Popular Movement Union for a Popular Movement The Union for a Popular Movement is a centre-right List of political parties in France.Founded in 2002, the party has an absolute majority in the French National Assembly and a plurality in the French Senate....	1998
53	Mayenne	Jean Arthuis Jean Arthuis Jean Arthuis is a French politician. He has held various ministerial positions, especially regarding finances, and is now head of the Finance Commission of the French Senate....	Miscellaneous Centre	1992
54	Meurthe-et-Moselle Meurthe-et-Moselle Meurthe-et-Moselle is a departments of France in the northeast of France named after the Meurthe River and Moselle River rivers.History ...	Michel Dinet	Socialist Party Socialist Party (France) The Socialist Party is the largest left-wing politics political party in France. It replaced the French Section of the Workers' International in 1969....	1998
55	Meuse Meuse Meuse is a departments of France in northeast France, named after the Meuse River....	Christian Namy	Miscellaneous Right Miscellaneous Right Miscellaneous Right in France refers to right-wing candidates that are not member of any large party. They either include small right-wing parties or dissidents expelled from their parties for running against their party's candidate....	2004
56	Morbihan Morbihan Morbihan is a departments of France in the northwest of France named after the Morbihan , the enclosed sea that is the principal feature of the coastline....	Joseph-François Kerguéris	Democratic Movement Democratic Movement (France) The Democratic Movement is a Centrism, Social liberalism and pro-European France list of political parties in France that was founded by centrist politician Fran?ois Bayrou to succeed his Union for French Democracy and to contest the French legislative election, 2007, after his strong showing in the French presidential election, 2007....	2004
57	Moselle Moselle Moselle is a departments of France in the east of France named after the Moselle River....	Philippe Leroy Philippe Leroy Philippe Leroy may refer to:Philippe Leroy Philippe Leroy ...	Union for a Popular Movement Union for a Popular Movement The Union for a Popular Movement is a centre-right List of political parties in France.Founded in 2002, the party has an absolute majority in the French National Assembly and a plurality in the French Senate....	1992
58	Nièvre Nièvre Ni?vre is a departments of France in the center of France named after the Ni?vre ....	Marcel Charmant	Socialist Party Socialist Party (France) The Socialist Party is the largest left-wing politics political party in France. It replaced the French Section of the Workers' International in 1969....	2001
59	Nord Nord Nord or NORD may refer to:Places:* Nordic countries* Nord , a department in France* Nord, Greenland* Nord Region, Burkina Faso...	Bernard Derosier Bernard Derosier Bernard Derosier is a member of the National Assembly of France. He represents the Nord department, and is a member of the Socialiste, radical, citoyen et divers gauche....	Socialist Party Socialist Party (France) The Socialist Party is the largest left-wing politics political party in France. It replaced the French Section of the Workers' International in 1969....	1998
60	Oise Oise Oise is a departments of France in the north of France named after the Oise River....	Yves Rome	Socialist Party Socialist Party (France) The Socialist Party is the largest left-wing politics political party in France. It replaced the French Section of the Workers' International in 1969....	2004
61	Orne Orne Orne is a departments of France in the northwest of France, named after the Orne River....	Alain Lambert Alain Lambert Alain Lambert is a French politician. He is a civil law notary by profession. He has been Minister of Budget between May 7, 2002 and March 30, 2004....	Union for a Popular Movement Union for a Popular Movement The Union for a Popular Movement is a centre-right List of political parties in France.Founded in 2002, the party has an absolute majority in the French National Assembly and a plurality in the French Senate....	2007
62	Pas-de-Calais Pas-de-Calais Pas-de-Calais is a Departments of France in northern France. Its name is the French language equivalent of the Strait of Dover, which it borders....	Dominique Dupilet	Socialist Party Socialist Party (France) The Socialist Party is the largest left-wing politics political party in France. It replaced the French Section of the Workers' International in 1969....	2004
63	Puy-de-Dôme Puy-de-Dôme Puy-de-D?me is a departments of France in the center of France named after the famous dormant volcano, the Puy-de-D?me ....	Jean-Yves Gouttebel	Socialist Party Socialist Party (France) The Socialist Party is the largest left-wing politics political party in France. It replaced the French Section of the Workers' International in 1969....	2004
64	Pyrénées-Atlantiques Pyrénées-Atlantiques Pyr?n?es-Atlantiques is a departments of France in the southwest of France which takes its name from the Pyrenees mountains and the Atlantic Ocean....	Jean Castaings	Union for a Popular Movement Union for a Popular Movement The Union for a Popular Movement is a centre-right List of political parties in France.Founded in 2002, the party has an absolute majority in the French National Assembly and a plurality in the French Senate....	2008
65	Hautes-Pyrénées Hautes-Pyrénées Hautes-Pyr?n?es is a departments of France in southwestern France. It is part of the Midi-Pyr?n?es region....	Josette Durrieu Josette Durrieu Josette Durrieu is a France politician and a member of the Senate of France. She represents the Hautes-Pyr?n?es department and is a member of the Socialist Party ....	Socialist Party Socialist Party (France) The Socialist Party is the largest left-wing politics political party in France. It replaced the French Section of the Workers' International in 1969....	2008
66	Pyrénées-Orientales Pyrénées-Orientales Pyr?n?es-Orientales is a departments of France of southern France adjacent to the northern Spain frontier and the Mediterranean Sea....	Christian Bourquin Christian Bourquin Christian Bourquin is a France politician, member of the Parti socialiste born October 7th 1954 at Saint-F?liu-d'Amont . He is the president of the General Council of the Pyr?n?es-Orientales since 1998....	Socialist Party Socialist Party (France) The Socialist Party is the largest left-wing politics political party in France. It replaced the French Section of the Workers' International in 1969....	1998
67	Bas-Rhin Bas-Rhin Bas-Rhin is a Departments of France of France. The name means "Lower Rhine"....	Guy-Dominique Kennel	Union for a Popular Movement Union for a Popular Movement The Union for a Popular Movement is a centre-right List of political parties in France.Founded in 2002, the party has an absolute majority in the French National Assembly and a plurality in the French Senate....	2008
68	Haut-Rhin Haut-Rhin Haut-Rhin is a Departments of France of France, named after the Rhine river. Its name means upper Rhine....	Charles Buttner	Union for a Popular Movement Union for a Popular Movement The Union for a Popular Movement is a centre-right List of political parties in France.Founded in 2002, the party has an absolute majority in the French National Assembly and a plurality in the French Senate....	2004
69	Rhône Rhône Rh?ne can refer to:* Rhone, one of the major rivers of Europe, running through Switzerland and France* Rh?ne Glacier, the source of the Rhone River and one of the primary contributors to Lake Geneva in the far eastern end of the canton of Valais in Switzerland...	Michel Mercier Michel Mercier Michel Mercier is a member of the Senate of France, representing the Rh?ne department. He is a member of the Centrist Union.References...	Miscellaneous Centre	1990
70	Haute-Saône Haute-Saône Haute-Sa?ne is a France departments of France of the Franche-Comt? R?gions in France, named after the Sa?ne River....	Yves Krattinger Yves Krattinger Yves Krattinger is a member of the Senate of France, representing the Haute-Sa?ne department. He is a member of the Socialist Party ....	Socialist Party Socialist Party (France) The Socialist Party is the largest left-wing politics political party in France. It replaced the French Section of the Workers' International in 1969....	2002
71	Saône-et-Loire Saône-et-Loire Sa?ne-et-Loire is a France departments of France, named after the Sa?ne River and the Loire River rivers between which it lies....	Arnaud Montebourg Arnaud Montebourg Arnaud Montebourg is a France politician, and a deputy of the fifth district of Saone et loire to the French National Assembly for the French Socialist Party....	Socialist Party Socialist Party (France) The Socialist Party is the largest left-wing politics political party in France. It replaced the French Section of the Workers' International in 1969....	2008
72	Sarthe Sarthe Sarthe is a France departments of France, named after the Sarthe River....	Roland du Luart Roland du Luart Roland du Luart is a member of the Senate of France, representing the Sarthe department. He is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement. Currently, he serves as one of the Senate's vice-presidents....	Union for a Popular Movement Union for a Popular Movement The Union for a Popular Movement is a centre-right List of political parties in France.Founded in 2002, the party has an absolute majority in the French National Assembly and a plurality in the French Senate....	1998
73	Savoie Savoie Savoie is a France departments of France located in the Rh?ne-Alpes regions of France in the French Alps.It is one of the two departments of the region of Savoy that was annexed by France on March 24, 1860 after the Treaty of Turin, the other being Haute-Savoie....	Hervé Gaymard Hervé Gaymard Herv? Gaymard is a French politician and a member of Union for a Popular Movement conservative party. He served as the country's Minister of the Economy, Finance and Industry from 30 November 2004 until his resignation on 25 February 2005....	Union for a Popular Movement Union for a Popular Movement The Union for a Popular Movement is a centre-right List of political parties in France.Founded in 2002, the party has an absolute majority in the French National Assembly and a plurality in the French Senate....	2008
74	Haute-Savoie Haute-Savoie Haute-Savoie is a France departments of France, named for its location in the Alps mountain range....	Christian Monteil	Miscellaneous Right Miscellaneous Right Miscellaneous Right in France refers to right-wing candidates that are not member of any large party. They either include small right-wing parties or dissidents expelled from their parties for running against their party's candidate....	2008
75	Paris Paris Paris is the Capital of France and the country's largest city. It is situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the ?le-de-France Regions of France ....	Bertrand Delanoë Bertrand Delanoë Bertrand Delano? is a French politician, and has been the Paris mayors of Paris since 2001. He is from the Socialist Party . He is considered to be a potential candidate for President of the French Republic in 2012....	Socialist Party Socialist Party (France) The Socialist Party is the largest left-wing politics political party in France. It replaced the French Section of the Workers' International in 1969....	2001
76	Seine-Maritime Seine-Maritime Seine-Maritime is a France departments of France in Normandy. Before 1955 it was known as Seine-Inf?rieure....	Didier Marie	Socialist Party Socialist Party (France) The Socialist Party is the largest left-wing politics political party in France. It replaced the French Section of the Workers' International in 1969....	2004
77	Seine-et-Marne Seine-et-Marne Seine-et-Marne is a France departments of France, named after the Seine River and Marne River rivers, and located in the ?le-de-France regions of France....	Vincent Eblé	Socialist Party Socialist Party (France) The Socialist Party is the largest left-wing politics political party in France. It replaced the French Section of the Workers' International in 1969....	2004
78	Yvelines Yvelines The Yvelines are a France departments of France in the regions of France of ?le-de-France ....	Pierre Bédier Pierre Bédier Pierre B?dier is a member of the National Assembly of France. He represents the Yvelines department, and is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement....	Union for a Popular Movement Union for a Popular Movement The Union for a Popular Movement is a centre-right List of political parties in France.Founded in 2002, the party has an absolute majority in the French National Assembly and a plurality in the French Senate....	2005
79	Deux-Sèvres Deux-Sèvres Deux-S?vres is a France departments of France....	Éric Gautier	Socialist Party Socialist Party (France) The Socialist Party is the largest left-wing politics political party in France. It replaced the French Section of the Workers' International in 1969....	2008
80	Somme Somme The Somme is a departments of France of France, located in the north of the country and named after the Somme River. It is part of the Picardie regions of France....	Christian Manable	Socialist Party Socialist Party (France) The Socialist Party is the largest left-wing politics political party in France. It replaced the French Section of the Workers' International in 1969....	2008
81	Tarn	Thierry Carcenac Thierry Carcenac Thierry Carcenac is a member of the National Assembly of France. He represents the Tarn department, and is a member of the Socialiste, radical, citoyen et divers gauche....	Socialist Party Socialist Party (France) The Socialist Party is the largest left-wing politics political party in France. It replaced the French Section of the Workers' International in 1969....	1991
82	Tarn-et-Garonne Tarn-et-Garonne Tarn-et-Garonne is a French departments of France in the southwest of France....	Jean-Michel Baylet Jean-Michel Baylet Jean-Michel Baylet is a French politician, Senator, and leader of the Left Radical Party.He is a European Democratic and Social Rally Senator from the Tarn-et-Garonne department....	Left Radical Party Left Radical Party The Radical Party of the Left is a minor Social liberalism and social democracy list of political parties in France.The PRG retains some support among middle-class voters and in traditional Radical areas in the South-West, but it only gains parliamentary representation by courtesy of the Socialist Party , with which it has been in close al...	1986
83	Var	Horace Lanfranchi	Union for a Popular Movement Union for a Popular Movement The Union for a Popular Movement is a centre-right List of political parties in France.Founded in 2002, the party has an absolute majority in the French National Assembly and a plurality in the French Senate....	2002
84	Vaucluse Vaucluse The Vaucluse is a departments of France in the southeast of France, named after the famous spring, the Fontaine-de-Vaucluse....	Claude Haut Claude Haut Claude Haut is a member of the Senate of France, representing the Vaucluse department. He is a member of the Socialist Party ....	Socialist Party Socialist Party (France) The Socialist Party is the largest left-wing politics political party in France. It replaced the French Section of the Workers' International in 1969....	2001
85	Vendée Vendée The Vend?e [] is a departments of France in the Pays-de-la-Loire region in west central France, on the Atlantic Ocean. The name Vend?e is taken from the Vend?e River which runs through the south-eastern part of the department....	Philippe de Villiers Philippe de Villiers Viscount Philippe Le Jolis de Villiers de Saintignon, known as Philippe de Villiers, born on March 25, 1949) is a French politician. He was the Mouvement pour la France nominee for the French presidential election of 2007....	Movement for France Movement for France The Movement for France , or MPF, is a France Conservatism and euroscepticism political party, founded on November 20, 1994, with a marked regional stronghold in the Vend?e....	1988
86	Vienne Vienne Vienne is a d?partement of France, named after the Vienne River....	Claude Bertaud	Union for a Popular Movement Union for a Popular Movement The Union for a Popular Movement is a centre-right List of political parties in France.Founded in 2002, the party has an absolute majority in the French National Assembly and a plurality in the French Senate....	2008
87	Haute-Vienne Haute-Vienne Haute-Vienne is a France departments of France named after the Vienne River. It is one of three departments which together, constitute the French Regions of France of Limousin ....	Marie-Françoise Pérol-Dumont Marie-Françoise Pérol-Dumont Marie-Fran?oise P?rol-Dumont is President of the General Council of the French department of Haute-Vienne.She was previously the Vice-President of the Grand Council from 1992-2001 and Secretary of the National Assembly from 1998-2004....	Socialist Party Socialist Party (France) The Socialist Party is the largest left-wing politics political party in France. It replaced the French Section of the Workers' International in 1969....	2004
88	Vosges Vosges This article is about the department of France named Vosges. For the mountain range, see Vosges Mountains.Vosges is a France departments of France, named after the local Vosges Mountains....	Christian Poncelet Christian Poncelet Christian Poncelet is a conservative France politician. A member of President Nicolas Sarkozy Union for a Popular Movement , he was List of Presidents of the French Senate of the French Senate between 1998 and 2008....	Union for a Popular Movement Union for a Popular Movement The Union for a Popular Movement is a centre-right List of political parties in France.Founded in 2002, the party has an absolute majority in the French National Assembly and a plurality in the French Senate....	1976
89	Yonne Yonne Yonne is a France departments of France named after the Yonne River. It is one of the four constituent departments of Bourgogne in eastern France and its Prefectures in France is Auxerre....	Jean-Marie Rolland Jean-Marie Rolland Jean-Marie Rolland is a member of the National Assembly of France. He represents the Yonne department, and is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement....	Union for a Popular Movement Union for a Popular Movement The Union for a Popular Movement is a centre-right List of political parties in France.Founded in 2002, the party has an absolute majority in the French National Assembly and a plurality in the French Senate....	2008
90	Territoire de Belfort Territoire de Belfort The Territoire de Belfort is a departments of France in the Franche-Comt? regions of France of eastern France....	Yves Ackermann	Socialist Party Socialist Party (France) The Socialist Party is the largest left-wing politics political party in France. It replaced the French Section of the Workers' International in 1969....	2004
91	Essonne Essonne Essonne is a France departments of France in the regions of France of ?le-de-France . It is named after the Essonne River.It was formed on 1 January 1968 with the split of the Seine-et-Oise department....	Michel Berson	Socialist Party Socialist Party (France) The Socialist Party is the largest left-wing politics political party in France. It replaced the French Section of the Workers' International in 1969....	1998
92	Hauts-de-Seine Hauts-de-Seine Hauts-de-Seine is a Departments of France in France. It is part of the ?le-de-France region, and forms part of the western suburbs of Paris....	Patrick Devedjian Patrick Devedjian Patrick Devedjian is a France politician of the Union for a Popular Movement party. A close adviser of Nicolas Sarkozy since the 1990s, he has been Minister under the Prime Minister in charge of the Implementation of the Recovery Plan, a special ministerial post created for two years after the global financial crisis of 2008, since Decemb...	Union for a Popular Movement Union for a Popular Movement The Union for a Popular Movement is a centre-right List of political parties in France.Founded in 2002, the party has an absolute majority in the French National Assembly and a plurality in the French Senate....	2007
93	Seine-Saint-Denis Seine-Saint-Denis Seine-Saint-Denis is a France departments of France located in the ?le-de-France regions of France. In local slang, it is known as "l'neuf trois" , after the official administrative number of the department, 93....	Claude Bartolone Claude Bartolone Claude Bartolone is a member of the National Assembly of France. He represents the Seine-Saint-Denis department, and is a member of the Socialiste, radical, citoyen et divers gauche....	Socialist Party Socialist Party (France) The Socialist Party is the largest left-wing politics political party in France. It replaced the French Section of the Workers' International in 1969....	2008
94	Val-de-Marne Val-de-Marne Val-de-Marne is a France departments of France, named after the Marne River, located in the ?le-de-France regions of France. The department is situated to the southeast of the city of Paris....	Christian Favier	French Communist Party French Communist Party The French Communist Party is a political party in France which advocates the principles of communism. Although its electoral support has greatly declined in recent decades, it remains the largest party in France advocating communist views, and retains a large membership and considerable influence in French politics....	2001
95	Val-d’Oise	Didier Arnal	Socialist Party Socialist Party (France) The Socialist Party is the largest left-wing politics political party in France. It replaced the French Section of the Workers' International in 1969....	2008
971	Guadeloupe Guadeloupe Guadeloupe is an island group or archipelago located in the eastern Caribbean Sea at , with a land area of 1,628 square kilometres . It is an overseas department of France....	Jacques Gillot Jacques Gillot Jacques Gillot, b. 4 March 1948 in Gosier, on the France Caribbean island of Guadeloupe, is the President of the General Council of Guadeloupe....	United Guadeloupe, Socialism and Realities United Guadeloupe, Socialism and Realities The United Guadeloupe, Socialism and Realities is a political party in the France d?partement d'outre-mer of Guadeloupe. The party is close the Modern Left and has one Senator sitting in the European Democratic and Social Rally....	2001
972	Martinique Martinique Martinique is an island in the eastern Caribbean Sea, having a land area of 1,128 km?. It is an overseas department of France. To the northwest lies Dominica, to the south St Lucia....	Claude Lise Claude Lise Claude Lise is a French politician from Martinique. He is a Physician, and was first elected to public office on September 24, 1995. He currently represents Martinique in the French Senate....	Martinican Democratic Rally Miscellaneous Left Miscellaneous Left in France refers to left-wing candidates that are not member of any large party. They either include small left-wing parties or dissidents expelled from their parties for running against their party's candidate....	1992
973	Guyane	Alain Tien-Liong	Miscellaneous Left Miscellaneous Left Miscellaneous Left in France refers to left-wing candidates that are not member of any large party. They either include small left-wing parties or dissidents expelled from their parties for running against their party's candidate....	2008
974	Réunion Reunion Reunion may refer to:...	Nassimah Dindar	Union for a Popular Movement Union for a Popular Movement The Union for a Popular Movement is a centre-right List of political parties in France.Founded in 2002, the party has an absolute majority in the French National Assembly and a plurality in the French Senate....	2004
975	Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon (overseas collect.)	Stéphane Artano Stéphane Artano St?phane Artano is the president of the General councils of Saint Pierre and Miquelon, having been elected to that post on March 24, 2006. He is a member of the local political party Archipelago Tomorrow....	Archipelago Tomorrow Archipelago Tomorrow Archipelago Tomorrow is a right-wing political movement in the France collectivit? d'outre-mer of Saint Pierre and Miquelon. It consists of Experience and Innovation and Miquelon Objectives....	2006
976	Mayotte (overseas collect.)	Ahmed Attoumani Douchina	Union for a Popular Movement Union for a Popular Movement The Union for a Popular Movement is a centre-right List of political parties in France.Founded in 2002, the party has an absolute majority in the French National Assembly and a plurality in the French Senate....	2008

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