General Council of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon
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The Territorial Council (Conseil territorial) is the legislative branch of the government of the French
territory. It was previously known as General Council (Conseil général), but the name was changed into Territorial Council by the French law of February 22, 2007 which also increased the council's powers.
The Territorial Council Building is an orange two story structure located at Church Square in Saint-Pierre.
A list of Presidents of the Territorial Council (General Council before February 2007):
The current standing at the council are:
Place de l'Eglise, Saint-Pierre
F97500, Saint-Pierre et Miquelon
Tel + 508 41 01 02
Fax + 508 41 22 97
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territory. It was previously known as General Council (Conseil général), but the name was changed into Territorial Council by the French law of February 22, 2007 which also increased the council's powers.
The Territorial Council Building is an orange two story structure located at Church Square in Saint-Pierre.
Organization
The Territorial Council has 19 members, elected for a six year term in single-seat constituencies. Elections are held in two stages. The first stage (Premier tour) is open to all candidates and the majority of seats can only be given out if a political group achieves true majority at the ballot box. If no majority is attained on this ballot, a second ballot is held the following Sunday. On the second ballot (Second tour), only a relative majority is necessary to obtain 11 out of the 19 seats. The rest of the seats (save 4 for Miquelon) are distributed through a system of proportional representation.President
The President of the Territorial Council has held executive power since March 2, 1982. The current President is Stéphane Artano.A list of Presidents of the Territorial Council (General Council before February 2007):
- Jan 1947 - Feb 1952 Henri Dagort
- Feb 1952 - Nov 1956 Alfred-Léon Briand
- Nov 1956 - Nov 1964 Henri Claireaux
- Nov 1964 - Oct 1966 Albert Briand
- Oct 1966 - Jun 1968 Paul Lebailly
- Jun 1968 - 4 Oct 1984 Albert Pen
- 4 Oct 1984 - 1 Apr 1994 Marc Plantegenest
- 1 Apr 1994 - 6 Jul 1996 Gérard Grignon
- 6 Jul 1996 - 31 Mar 2000 Bernard Le Soavec
- 31 Mar 2000 - 27 Dec 2005 Marc Plantegenest
- 27 Dec 2005 - 27 Jan 2006 Paul Jaccachury
- 27 Jan 2006 - 31 Mar 2006 Charles Dodeman
- 31 Mar 2006 - Stéphane Artano
Territorial Council Members
The Territorial Council members consist of 5 vice-presidents, officers of the council and general members.The current standing at the council are:
- First Vice President (Première Vice-Présidente) - Françoise Letournel
- Second Vice President (Deuxième Vice-Président) - Gérard Briand
- Third Vice Prescient (Troisième Vice-Présidente) - Céline Gaspard
- Fourth Vice President (Quatrième Vice-Présidente) - Odile Beaupertuis
- Fifth Vice President (Cinquième Vice-Président) - Jean-Yves Desdouets
Majority Territorial Council Members
- Jean-Pierre Lebailly
- Catherine De Arburn
- Gérard Grignon
- Claude Hacala
- Nathalie Rebmann
- Sonia Urdanabia
- Alain Goupilliere
- Franck Detcheverry
- Isabelle Ozon
External links
- Archipel demain
- Cap sur l'avenir
- Saint-Pierre & Miquelon Information
- Saint-Pierre & Miquelon Community website, includes political discussions
Contact Information
Conseil Général de Saint-Pierre et MiquelonPlace de l'Eglise, Saint-Pierre
F97500, Saint-Pierre et Miquelon
Tel + 508 41 01 02
Fax + 508 41 22 97