Regional Council of Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Conseil régional de Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Type
Type
Leadership
President
Alain Rousset, PS
since 1 January 2016
Structure
Political groups
Majority (101)
  •   Socialist Party (86)
  •   French Communist Party (10)
  •   Radical Party of the Left (5)

Opposition (82)

Elections
Two-round proportional voting
Website
https://www.nouvelle-aquitaine.fr/

The Regional Council of Nouvelle-Aquitaine is the deliberative assembly of the French region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. The regional council is made up of 183 regional councilors elected for 6 years and is chaired by Alain Rousset.

History

The Nouvelle-Aquitaine regional council, created by the law relating to the delimitation of regions, regional and departmental elections and modifying the electoral calendar of January 16, 2015 with effect from 1 January 2016, is the result of the merger of the regional councils of Aquitaine, Limousin and Poitou-Charentes, which respectively include 85, 43 and 55 elected officials (183 combined regional councilors).

Article 5 of the law of January 16, 2015 establishes the number of regional councilors at 183; it distributes the number of candidates by departmental section for the 2015 elections:[1]

This number of candidates per departmental section includes two substitute candidates (article 3 of the law of January 16, 2016).[1] Thus, the exact number of elected officials per department sitting on the Regional Council will be 11 for Charente, 20 for Charente-Maritime, 8 for Corrèze, 4 for Creuse etc.

Current composition

President

Alain Rousset was elected first president of the Regional Council by the 2021 Nouvelle-Aquitaine regional election.

2021 Regional elections in Nouvelle-Aquitaine[2]
Candidate List First round Second round Seats
Votes % Votes %
Alain Rousset * PS-PRG-PCF 430,659 28.83 598,193 39.51 101
Edwige Diaz RN-LDP 271,771 18.20 289,258 19.11 26
Nicolas Florian LR 186,348 13.71 214,859 14.19 19
Nicolas Thierry EÉLV-G.s-CÉ-GÉ-GRS 180,551 12.09 214,767 14.19 19
Geneviève Darrieussecq MoDem-LREM-Agir-UDI 204,467 13.71 196,894 13.01 18
Eddie Puyjalon LMR-RES 108,882 7.29
Clémence Guetté LFI 84,630 5.67
Guillaume Perchet LO 26,012 1.74
Valid votes 1,493,620 95.43 1,513,971 95.10
Blank ballots 39,346 2.51 42,396 2.66
Null Ballots 32,216 2.06 35,641 2.24
Turnout 1,565,182 35.96 1,592,008 36.57 183
Abstentions 2,787,124 64.04 2,760,872 63.43
Registered voters 4,352,306 100 4,352,880 100

Vice-Presidents

Vice-presidents of the Regional Council[3][4]
Order Regional advisor Delegation Election Department
1st Andrea Brouille Economic development, innovation and support for corporate social responsibility Haute-Vienne
2nd Jean-Louis Nembrini Guidance and education Deux-Sèvres
3rd Karine Desroses Vocational training and apprenticeship Vienna
4th Guillaume Riou Ecological, environmental and biodiversity transition Charente
5th Françoise Jeanson Health Pyrenees-Atlantiques
6th Philippe Nauche Tourism and territorial economy Corrèze
7th Sandrine Derville Finances and general administration Gironde
8th Renaud Lagrave Mobility Pyrenees-Atlantiques
9th Laurence Rouède Spatial planning and contractual policies Charente Maritime
10th Gérard Blanchard Higher education and research Gironde
11th Catherine La Dune Disability and the fight against discrimination Dordogne
12th Jean-Pierre Raynaud Agriculture and agroecological transition Gironde
13th Maud Caruhel Social and solidarity economy Landes
14th Philippe Lafrique Sport and community life Creuse
15th Charline Claveau Culture and regional languages Gironde

Competences

The law of August 7, 2015 on the new territorial organization of the Republic (NOTRe) specifies the competences of the region:[5]

The regional council is competent to promote: the economic, social, health, cultural and scientific development of the region, support for access to housing and the improvement of housing, support for city policy and urban renewal and support for education policies and the development and equality of its territories, as well as to ensure the preservation of its identity and the promotion of regional languages, while respecting the integrity, 'autonomy and attributions of departments and municipalities. ”The regions have managed the European funds dedicated to the regions since the Maptam law of 2014.

— Article L4221-1 of the Code of local authorities

Transport

Management of ports and airports, Regional Express Trains (TER), interurban and school road transport, roads, public bus stations, etc. The regions have become full-fledged transport organizing authorities.[6]

High schools

Construction, maintenance and operation of general education high schools and agricultural schools and establishments.[7]

Vocational training

Integration of young people in difficulty, training of job seekers, management of apprenticeship and work-study training, etc. All of the training competence has been transferred to the regions (regional public service for vocational guidance and training, use of authorizations, training of specific audiences, etc.).

Spatial planning and the environment

The region is also in charge of the regional planning, Schéma Régional d’Aménagement, de Développement Durable et d’Égalité des Territoires (SRADDET or transl. Regional planning, sustainable development and equality of territories) plan. It sets the objectives in terms of territorial balance and equality, the establishment of various infrastructures of regional interest, the opening up of rural areas, housing, economical management of space, intermodality and development of transport.[8][9]

European Program management

Managing authority for European funds ERDF, EAFRD and part of the ESF. With the EAFRD, the regions become responsible for writing and properly implementing regional operational programs the regional Rural Development Programs (RDPs).[10]

References

  1. 1 2 "LOI n° 2015-29 du 16 janvier 2015 relative à la délimitation des régions, aux élections régionales et départementales et modifiant le calendrier électoral (1)" [LAW No. 2015-29 of January 16, 2015 relating to the delimitation of regions, regional and departmental elections and modifying the electoral calendar (1)]. www.legifrance.gouv.fr (in French). Retrieved 2021-07-26.
  2. ↑ "Elections régionales et des assemblées de Corse, Guyane et Martinique 2021 - Nouvelle Aquitaine" (in French). Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  3. ↑ "Les 183 élus du Conseil régional". La région Nouvelle-Aquitaine (in French). Retrieved 2021-07-23.
  4. ↑ France, Centre (2021-07-03). "Politique - Qui sont les quinze vice-présidents du conseil régional de Nouvelle-Aquitaine". www.lamontagne.fr. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
  5. ↑ "Code général des collectivités territoriales". www.legifrance.gouv.fr (in French). Retrieved 2021-07-26.
  6. ↑ "Transports, lycées, aménagement... à quoi sert le conseil régional". leparisien.fr (in French). 2021-05-29. Retrieved 2021-07-26.
  7. ↑ "La Région Nouvelle Aquitaine - Lycée Pierre Caraminot". www.lyceecaraminot.fr. Retrieved 2021-07-26.
  8. ↑ "SRADDET : quelle Nouvelle-Aquitaine en 2030 ?". La région Nouvelle-Aquitaine (in French). Retrieved 2021-07-26.
  9. ↑ "SRADDET : Quelle Nouvelle-Aquitaine en 2030 ?". audap.org (in French).
  10. ↑ "Programme de développement rural (PDR) de Nouvelle-Aquitaine". www.reseaurural.fr (in French). Retrieved 2021-07-26.
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