Departmental Council of Ariège

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

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.

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.