Departmental Council of Réunion

Departmental Council of Réunion

Conseil départemental de La Réunion
Logo
Logo of the Council
Leadership
Cyrille Melchior, LR
Structure
Seats
50
Meeting place
The hôtel du département, commonly called the Palace of La Source (French: Palais de La Source.
Website
www.departement974.fr
Politics of Réunion

The Departmental Council of Réunion (French: Conseil départemental de La Réunion) is the deliberative assembly of the French overseas department of Réunion. It is made up of 50 departmental councillors, elected from the 25 cantons of Réunion.

The current president of the Réunion departmental council is Cyrille Melchior, who succeeded Nassimah Dindar (UDI) in December 2017, after her election to the Senate.[1][2]

The departmental council sits at the Hôtel du département, nicknamed the Palais de la Source in Saint-Denis.

Vice-presidents

List of vice-presidents of the Réunion Departmental Council (as of 2021)
Order Name[3][4] Canton[5][6] Delegation[5]
1st Serge Hoareau Saint-Pierre-3 Agricultural, European and institutional Affairs
2nd Laurence Mondon Le Tampon-1 Territorial development and ecological and solidarity transition
3rd Jean-Marie Virapoullé Saint-André-2 Coordination of social action and prevention and social inclusion strategy, territorial solidarity agreements, health prevention and reform of social assistance systems
4th Béatrice Sigismeau Saint-Pierre-2 Cultural Affairs and integration through the market economy, purchasing and public order
5th Rémy Lagourgue Sainte-Marie Integration through the social and solidarity economy and innovative sectors
6th Flora Augustine Etcheverry Saint-Louis-1 Prevention of intra-family violence
7th Bruno Domen Saint-Leu Tourism and rural development
8th Sophie Arzal Saint-Benoît-1 Development of youth, innovation and modernization of the action of the department
9th Jeannick Atchapa Saint-André-3 General Affairs, finance and housing
10th Augustine Romano Le Tampon-2 Maternal and child protection
11th Eric Ferrère L'Etang-Salé Construction works and heritage
12th Camille Clain Saint-Louis-2 Environment and sustainable development
13th Gilles Hubert La Possession Water management and hydraulic developments and citizen participation
14th Thérèse Ferde Saint-Pierre-1 Accompaniment of the elderly
15th Philippe Potin Saint-Pierre-2 Development of Sport and well-being

References

  1. ^ "À 26 voix contre 24 : Cyrille Melchior élu président du Département". Imaz Press Réunion : l'actualité de la Réunion en photos (in French). 2017-12-18. Retrieved 2022-07-29.
  2. ^ "Cyrille Melchior réélu à la présidence du département de La Réunion". Les Echos (in French). 2021-07-01. Retrieved 2022-07-29.
  3. ^ "Département : voici la liste des nouveaux vice-présidents". Linfo.re. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
  4. ^ "Le président sortant, Cyrille Melchior, à nouveau élu à la tête du Département". Réunion la 1ère (in French). Retrieved 2022-07-28.
  5. ^ a b "Liste elu | Département de La Réunion". www.departement974.fr. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
  6. ^ "Elections départementales 2021 : la carte interactive des candidats par canton à La Réunion". Réunion la 1ère (in French). Retrieved 2022-07-28.
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