Departmental Council of Ariège

The Departmental Council of Ariège (French: Conseil départemental de l'Ariège, Occitan: Conselh departamental d'Arièja) is the deliberative assembly of the French department of Ariège. Its headquarters are in Foix.

Departmental Council of Ariège
Logo
Logo of the Council
Leadership
Christine Téqui, PS
Website
ariege.fr

Composition

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The departmental council of Ariège includes 26 departmental councilors elected from the 13 cantons of Ariège.

Composition by party (as of 2021)[1]
Party Acronym Seats Groups
Majority (21 seats)
Socialist Party PS 19 Ariège notre avenir en commun
Miscellaneous left DVG 2
Opposition (5 seats)
Miscellaneous right DVD 1 Ariège positive[2]
Miscellaneous left DVG 2 Un projet partagé
Miscellaneous right DVD 1 Libres et solidaires[3]
Miscellaneous left DVG 1

Executive

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President

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Henri Nayrou succeeded Augustin Bonrepaux (PS), who had been in office since 2001 and had resigned, as the president of the general council of Ariège on November 3, 2014.[4] Following the departmental elections of 2015, Henri Nayrou was elected president of the new departmental council with 17 votes against 7 for Benoît Alvarez (DVG).[5] Nayrou subsequently resigned, and Christine Téqui was elected to replace him on November 8, 2019.[6]

Vice-presidents

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In addition to the president, the executive has 6 vice-presidents.

Vice-presidents of the Departmental Council of Ariège (since 2021)[7]
Order Name Party Canton (constituency)[8] Delegation
1st Jean-Paul Ferré PS Val d'Ariège Environmental and societal transition, economic development and integration
2nd Alain Naudy Haute-Ariège Infrastructures
3rd Marie-France Vilaplana Pamiers-1 Solidarity
4th Nicole Quillien Mirepoix Education
5th Raymond Berdou Arize-Lèze Culture, youth, sports and citizenship
6th Véronique Rumeau Foix Administration and finance

References

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  1. ^ "Départementales 2021 en Ariège : résultats définitifs, le PS large vainqueur obtient 20 sièges sur 26 plus 4 DVG". France 3 Occitanie (in French). 2021-06-27. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
  2. ^ "La liste «Ariège positive» dévoilée". ladepeche.fr (in French). Retrieved 2024-06-24.
  3. ^ "La liste "Libres et Solidaires" en lice pour les départementales". ladepeche.fr (in French). Retrieved 2024-06-24.
  4. ^ "Henri Nayrou choisi par les militants PS pour remplacer Augustin Bonrepaux". France 3 Occitanie (in French). 2014-10-22. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
  5. ^ "Henri Nayrou élu président du conseil départemental de l'Ariège". La Gazette Ariégeoise (in French). 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
  6. ^ "A 56 ans, Christine Téqui devient la première présidente du conseil départemental de l'Ariège". La Gazette Ariégeoise (in French). 2019-11-08. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
  7. ^ "La commission permanente". ariege.fr (in French). 2023-10-25. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
  8. ^ "Les Élus du Département". ariege.fr (in French). 2023-10-25. Retrieved 2024-06-24.