Socialist Party (PS)
Miscellaneous left (DVG)
The Republicans (LR)
The Centrists (LC)
Miscellaneous right (DVD)
Regionalist parties (REG)
The following is a list of current presidents of the regional councils of France and the Corsican Assembly.
The following is a list of current presidents of the regional councils of France and the Corsican Assembly.
Since 2011, the Departmental Council of Mayotte has simultaneously exercised the competencies of a regional council.
Since 2015, the Regional Council of Martinique and the Regional Council of French Guiana have been merged with their respective departmental councils to form a single territorial structure of governance.
| Party | Number of presidents | |
|---|---|---|
| Left | PLR | 1 |
| PS | 5 | |
| DVG | 1 | |
| Total left | 7 | |
| Right | LC | 1 |
| DVD | 1 | |
| LR | 6 | |
| Total right | 8 | |
| Regionalist | Péyi G | 1 |
| PPM | 1 | |
| GUSR | 1 | |
| FaC | 2 | |
| Total regionalists | 5 | |
| Sex | Number of presidents |
|---|---|
| Male | 14 |
| Female | 6 |
| Party | President | In office | |
|---|---|---|---|
| LR | Laurent Wauquiez | Since 2016 | |
| Party | President | In office | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CD | René Pleven | 1974–1976 | |
| CD, UDF | André Colin | 1976–1978 | |
| UDF | Raymond Marcellin | 1978–1986 | |
| RPR | Yvon Bourges | 1986–1998 | |
| UMP | Josselin de Rohan | 1998–2004 | |
| PS | Jean-Yves Le Drian | 2004–2012 | |
| PS | Pierrick Massiot | 2012–2015 | |
| PS | Jean-Yves Le Drian | 2015–2017 | |
| PS | Loïg Chesnais-Girard | Since 2017 | |
| Party | President | In office | |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS | Marie-Guite Dufay | Since 2016 | |
| Party | President | In office | |
|---|---|---|---|
| RI | Raymond Boisdé | 1974–1976 | |
| UDF | Pierre Sudreau | 1976–1979 | |
| UDF | Jean Delaneau | 1979–1983 | |
| UDF | Daniel Bernardet | 1983–1985 | |
| UDF | Maurice Dousset | 1985–1998 | |
| UDF | Bernard Harang | 1998 | |
| RPR | Lydie Gerbaud | 1998 | |
| PS | Michel Sapin | 1998–2000 | |
| PS | Jean Germain | 2000 | |
| PS | Alain Rafesthain | 2000–2004 | |
| PS | Michel Sapin | 2004–2007 | |
| PS | Jean Germain | 2007 | |
| PS | François Bonneau | Since 2007 | |
| Party | President | In office | |
|---|---|---|---|
| LR | Philippe Richert | 2016–2017 | |
| UDI | Jean-Luc Bohl | 2017 | |
| LR | Jean Rottner | Since 2017 | |
| Party | President | In office | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FGPS | Pierre Mathieu | 1975–1980 | |
| FGPS | Robert Pentier | 1980–1981 | |
| UDF | Marcel Esdras | 1981–1982 | |
| PCG | Marcel Gargar | 1982–1983 | |
| RPR | José Moustache | 1983–1986 | |
| FGPS | Félix Proto | 1986–1992 | |
| RPR, UMP | Lucette Michaux-Chevry | 1992–2004 | |
| FGPS | Victorin Lurel | 2004–2012 | |
| FGPS | Josette Borel-Lincertin | 2012–2014 | |
| FGPS | Victorin Lurel | 2014–2015 | |
| GUSR | Ary Chalus | Since 2015 | |
| Party | President | In office | |
|---|---|---|---|
| LR | Xavier Bertrand | Since 2016 | |
| Party | President | In office | |
|---|---|---|---|
| RPR | Michel Giraud | 1976–1988 | |
| RPR | Pierre-Charles Krieg | 1988–1992 | |
| RPR | Michel Giraud | 1992–1998 | |
| PS | Jean-Paul Huchon | 1998–2015 | |
| LR-SL | Valérie Pécresse | Since 2015 | |
| Party | President | In office | |
|---|---|---|---|
| LC | Hervé Morin | Since 2016 | |
| Party | President | In office | |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS | Alain Rousset | Since 2016 | |
| Party | President | In office | |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS | Carole Delga | Since 2016 | |
| Party | President | In office | |
|---|---|---|---|
| RPR | Vincent Ansquer | 1974 | |
| RPR | Olivier Guichard | 1974–1998 | |
| RPR | François Fillon | 1998–2002 | |
| UMP | Jean-Luc Harousseau | 2002–2004 | |
| PS | Jacques Auxiette | 2004–2015 | |
| LR | Bruno Retailleau | 2015–2017 | |
| LR | Christelle Morançais | Since 2017 | |
| Party | President | In office | |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS | Gaston Defferre | 1974–1981 | |
| PS | Michel Pezet | 1981–1986 | |
| UDF | Jean-Claude Gaudin | 1986–1998 | |
| PS | Michel Vauzelle | 1998–2015 | |
| LR | Christian Estrosi | 2015–2017 | |
| LR, DVD | Renaud Muselier | Since 2017 | |
| Party | President | In office | |
|---|---|---|---|
| UDF | Marcel Cerneau | 1973–1978 | |
| RPR | Yves Barau | 1978–1983 | |
| PCR | Mario Hoarau | 1983–1986 | |
| UDF | Pierre Lagourgue | 1986–1992 | |
| Free Dom | Camille Sudre | 1992–1993 | |
| Free Dom | Margie Sudre | 1993–1998 | |
| PCR | Paul Vergès | 1998–2010 | |
| UMP, LR, OR | Didier Robert | 2010–2021 | |
| PLR | Huguette Bello | Since 2021 | |
| Party | President | In office | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | François Giacobbi | 1974–1979 | |
| Radical | Jean Filippi | 1979–1982 | |
| Party | President | In office | |
|---|---|---|---|
| MRG | Prosper Alfonsi | 1982–1984 | |
| RPR | Jean-Paul de Rocca Serra | 1984–1998 | |
| UDF | José Rossi | 1998–2004 | |
| UMP | Camille de Rocca Serra | 2004–2010 | |
| PCF | Dominique Bucchini | 2010–2015 | |
| CL | Jean-Guy Talamoni | 2015–2021 | |
| FaC | Marie-Antoinette Maupertuis | Since 2021 | |
| Party | President | In office | |
|---|---|---|---|
| DVD | Jean Baggioni | 1992–2004 | |
| UMP | Ange Santini | 2004–2010 | |
| DVG | Paul Giacobbi | 2010–2015 | |
| FaC | Gilles Simeoni | Since 2015 | |
| Party | President | In office | |
|---|---|---|---|
| UDF | Serge Patient | 1974–1980 | |
| PSG | Jacques Lony | 1980–1982 | |
| PS | Georges Othily | 1982–1992 | |
| PSG | Antoine Karam | 1992–2010 | |
| DVG | Rodolphe Alexandre | 2010–2015 | |
| Party | President | In office | |
|---|---|---|---|
| DVG | Rodolphe Alexandre | Since 2015 | |
| Party | President | In office | |
|---|---|---|---|
| RPR | Camille Petit | 1974–1983 | |
| PPM | Aimé Césaire | 1983–1986 | |
| PPM | Camille Darsières | 1986–1992 | |
| PCM | Émile Capgras | 1992–1998 | |
| MIM | Alfred Marie-Jeanne | 1998–2010 | |
| PPM | Serge Letchimy | 2010–2015 | |
| Party | President | In office | |
|---|---|---|---|
| RDM | Claude Lise | 2015–2021 | |
| DVG | Lucien Saliber | Since 2021 | |
| Party | President | In office | |
|---|---|---|---|
| MIM | Alfred Marie-Jeanne | 2015–2021 | |
| PPM | Serge Letchimy | Since 2021 | |
| Party | President | In office | |
|---|---|---|---|
| UDF | Younoussa Bamana | 1977–1991 | |
| DIV | Hamissi Assani | 1991 | |
| UDF | Younoussa Bamana | 1991–2004 | |
| NÉMA | Saïd Omar Oili | 2004–2008 | |
| UMP | Ahmed Attoumani Douchina | 2008–2011 | |
| MDM | Daniel Zaïdani | 2011–2015 | |
| UMP, LR | Soibahadine Ibrahim Ramadani | 2015–2021 | |
| LR | Ben Issa Ousséni | Since 2021 | |
| Party | President | In office | |
|---|---|---|---|
| UDR | André Bord | 1973–1977 | |
| UDF | Pierre Schielé | 1977–1980 | |
| UDF | Marcel Rudloff | 1980–1996 | |
| UMP | Adrien Zeller | 1996–2009 | |
| UMP | André Reichardt | 2009–2010 | |
| UMP | Philippe Richert | 2010–2015 | |
| Party | President | In office | |
|---|---|---|---|
| UDF | Jean Morellon | 1974–1977 | |
| RPR | Augustin Chauvet | 1977 | |
| PS | Maurice Pourchon | 1977–1986 | |
| UDF | Valéry Giscard d'Estaing | 1986–2004 | |
| PS | Pierre-Joël Bonté | 2004–2006 | |
| PS | René Souchon | 2006–2015 | |
| Party | President | In office | |
|---|---|---|---|
| RPR | Jacques Chaban-Delmas | 1974–1979 | |
| PS | André Labarrère | 1979–1981 | |
| PS | Philippe Madrelle | 1981–1985 | |
| RPR | Jacques Chaban-Delmas | 1985–1988 | |
| UDF | Jean François-Poncet | 1988 | |
| UDF | Jean Tavernier | 1988–1992 | |
| RPR | Jacques Valade | 1992–1998 | |
| PS | Alain Rousset | 1998–2015 | |
| Party | President | In office | |
|---|---|---|---|
| RI | Jean Chamant | 1974–1978 | |
| UDF | Marcel Lucotte | 1978–1979 | |
| PS | Pierre Joxe | 1979–1982 | |
| PS | André Billardon | 1982–1983 | |
| CDS | Frédéric Lescure | 1983–1985 | |
| UDF | Marcel Lucotte | 1985–1989 | |
| UDF | Raymond Janot | 1989–1992 | |
| UDF | Jean-Pierre Soisson | 1992–1993 | |
| RPR | Jean-François Bazin | 1993–1998 | |
| UDF | Jean-Pierre Soisson | 1998–2004 | |
| PS | François Patriat | 2004–2015 | |
| Party | President | In office | |
|---|---|---|---|
| RPR | Jacques Sourdille | 1974–1981 | |
| UDF | Bernard Stasi | 1981–1988 | |
| RPR | Jean Kaltenbach | 1988–1998 | |
| UDF | Jean-Claude Étienne | 1998–2004 | |
| PS | Jean-Paul Bachy | 2004–2015 | |
| Party | President | In office | |
|---|---|---|---|
| UDR | Edgar Faure | 1974–1981 | |
| PS | Jean-Pierre Chevènement | 1981–1982 | |
| GD | Edgar Faure | 1982–1988 | |
| RPR | Pierre Chantelat | 1988–1998 | |
| UDF | Jean-François Humbert | 1998–2004 | |
| PS | Raymond Forni | 2004–2008 | |
| PS | Marie-Guite Dufay | 2008–2015 | |
| Party | President | In office | |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS | Francis Vals | 1974 | |
| PS | Edgar Tailhades | 1974–1983 | |
| PS | Robert Capdeville | 1983–1986 | |
| UDF | Jacques Blanc | 1986–2004 | |
| PS | Georges Frêche | 2004–2010 | |
| PS | Christian Bourquin | 2010–2014 | |
| PS | Damien Alary | 2014–2015 | |
| Party | President | In office | |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS | André Chandernagor | 1974–1981 | |
| PS | Louis Longequeue | 1981–1986 | |
| PS | Robert Savy | 1986–2004 | |
| PS | Jean-Paul Denanot | 2004–2014 | |
| PS | Gérard Vandenbroucke | 2014–2015 | |
| Party | President | In office | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNIP, FNRI | Jean Vilmain | 1974–1976 | |
| RAD, UDF | Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber | 1976–1978 | |
| RPR | Pierre Messmer | 1978–1979 | |
| RPR | André Madoux | 1979–1982 | |
| DVD | Jean-Marie Rausch | 1982–1992 | |
| UDF | Gérard Longuet | 1992–2004 | |
| PS | Jean-Pierre Masseret | 2004–2015 | |
| Party | President | In office | |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS | Alain Savary | 1973–1981 | |
| PS | Alex Raymond | 1981–1986 | |
| UDF | Dominique Baudis | 1986–1988 | |
| UDF | Marc Censi | 1988–1998 | |
| PS | Martin Malvy | 1998–2015 | |
| Party | President | In office | |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS | Pierre Mauroy | 1974–1981 | |
| PS | Noël Josèphe | 1981–1992 | |
| Les Verts | Marie-Christine Blandin | 1992–1998 | |
| PS | Michel Delebarre | 1998–2001 | |
| PS | Daniel Percheron | 2001–2015 | |
| Party | President | In office | |
|---|---|---|---|
| RI | Michel d'Ornano | 1974 | |
| RI | Léon Jozeau-Marigné | 1974–1978 | |
| DVD | Paul German | 1978–1982 | |
| UDF | Léon Jozeau-Marigné | 1982–1983 | |
| UDF | Michel d'Ornano | 1983–1986 | |
| UDF | René Garrec | 1986–2004 | |
| PS | Philippe Duron | 2004–2008 | |
| PS | Laurent Beauvais | 2008–2015 | |
| Party | President | In office | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CD | Jean Lecanuet | 1974 | |
| RI | André Bettencourt | 1974–1981 | |
| PS | Laurent Fabius | 1981–1982 | |
| PS | Tony Larue | 1982 | |
| RPR | Roger Fossé | 1982–1992 | |
| RPR | Antoine Rufenacht | 1992–1998 | |
| RPR | Jean-Paul Gauzès | 1998 | |
| PS | Alain Le Vern | 1998–2012 | |
| PS | Emmanuèle Jeandet-Mengual | 2012–2013 | |
| PS | Alain Le Vern | 2013 | |
| PS | Emmanuèle Jeandet-Mengual | 2013 | |
| PS | Nicolas Mayer-Rossignol | 2013–2015 | |
| Party | President | In office | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNIP | Jean Legendre | 1974–1976 | |
| UDF | Charles Baur | 1976–1978 | |
| DVG | Max Lejeune | 1978–1979 | |
| DVD | Jacques Mossion | 1979–1980 | |
| PCF | Raymond Maillet | 1980–1981 | |
| PS | René Dosière | 1981–1983 | |
| PS | Walter Amsallem | 1983–1985 | |
| UDF | Charles Baur | 1985–2004 | |
| PS | Claude Gewerc | 2004–2015 | |
| Party | President | In office | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lucien Grand | 1974–1976 | ||
| CNIP | Jacques Fouchier | 1976–1978 | |
| RPR | Francis Hardy | 1978–1980 | |
| UDF | Fernand Chaussebourg | 1980–1981 | |
| Michel Boucher | 1981–1982 | ||
| PS | Jacques Santrot | 1982 | |
| PS | Raoul Cartraud | 1982–1985 | |
| UDF | René Monory | 1985–1986 | |
| UDF | Louis Fruchard | 1986–1988 | |
| UDF | Jean-Pierre Raffarin | 1988–2002 | |
| Dominique de La Martinière | 2002 | ||
| UMP | Élisabeth Morin-Chartier | 2002–2004 | |
| PS | Ségolène Royal | 2004–2014 | |
| PS | Jean-François Macaire | 2014–2015 | |
| Party | President | In office | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FNRI, UDF | Paul Ribeyre | 1974–1980 | |
| UDF | Michel Durafour | 1980–1981 | |
| UDF | Charles Béraudier | 1981–1988 | |
| UDF | Charles Millon | 1988–1999 | |
| UDF | Anne-Marie Comparini | 1999–2004 | |
| PS | Jean-Jack Queyranne | 2004–2015 | |
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