Regional Council of Nouvelle-Aquitaine

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Regional Council of Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Conseil régional de Nouvelle-Aquitaine
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Type
Type
Leadership
President
Alain Rousset, PS
since 1 January 2016
Structure
Nouvelle-Aquitaine conseil regional groupes 2021.svg
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.

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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]
CandidateListFirst roundSecond roundSeats
Votes%Votes%
Alain Rousset * PS-PRG-PCF 430,65928.83598,19339.51101
Edwige Diaz RN-LDP 271,77118.20289,25819.1126
Nicolas Florian LR 186,34813.71214,85914.1919
Nicolas Thierry EÉLV-G.s---GRS 180,55112.09214,76714.1919
Geneviève Darrieussecq MoDem-LREM-Agir-UDI 204,46713.71196,89413.0118
Eddie Puyjalon LMR-RES 108,8827.29
Clémence Guetté LFI 84,6305.67
Guillaume Perchet LO 26,0121.74
Valid votes1,493,62095.431,513,97195.10
Blank ballots39,3462.5142,3962.66
Null Ballots32,2162.0635,6412.24
Turnout1,565,18235.961,592,00836.57183
Abstentions2,787,12464.042,760,87263.43
Registered voters4,352,3061004,352,880100

Vice-Presidents

Vice-presidents of the Regional Council [3] [4]
OrderRegional advisorDelegationElection Department
1stAndrea BrouilleEconomic development, innovation and support for corporate social responsibilityHaute-Vienne
2nd Jean-Louis Nembrini Guidance and educationDeux-Sèvres
3rdKarine DesrosesVocational training and apprenticeshipVienna
4thGuillaume RiouEcological, environmental and biodiversity transitionCharente
5thFrançoise JeansonHealthPyrenees-Atlantiques
6thPhilippe NaucheTourism and territorial economyCorrèze
7thSandrine DervilleFinances and general administrationGironde
8thRenaud LagraveMobilityPyrenees-Atlantiques
9thLaurence RouèdeSpatial planning and contractual policiesCharente Maritime
10thGérard BlanchardHigher education and researchGironde
11thCatherine La DuneDisability and the fight against discriminationDordogne
12thJean-Pierre RaynaudAgriculture and agroecological transitionGironde
13thMaud CaruhelSocial and solidarity economyLandes
14thPhilippe LafriqueSport and community lifeCreuse
15thCharline ClaveauCulture and regional languagesGironde

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]

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