Territorial Council of Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Territorial Council of Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Conseil territorial de Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon
Territorial Council of Saint Pierre and Miquelon ; Conseil territorial de Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon
Type
Type	Unicameral
Structure
Seats	19 members
Political groups	Archipelago Tomorrow; (LR) (15); Focus on the Future ; (PRG) (4)
Elections
Last election	20 March 2022
Meeting place
	Church Square, Saint-Pierre

The Territorial Council (French: Conseil territorial) is the legislative branch of the government of the French territory of Saint Pierre and Miquelon. It was previously known as the General Council (French: Conseil général), but the name was changed to Territorial Council by a new French law on 22 February 2007, a law which also increased the council's powers. The council has 19 members, elected to five year terms. The last election was on 20 March 2022.

The Territorial Council building is a two-story structure located at Church Square in Saint-Pierre.

Organisation

The Territorial Council has 19 members, elected for a six-year term in single-seat constituencies. Elections are held in two stages. The first stage is open to all candidates and the majority of seats can only be given out if a political group achieves true majority at the ballot box. If no majority is attained on this ballot, a second ballot is held the following Sunday. On the second ballot, only a relative majority is necessary to obtain 11 out of the 19 seats. The rest of the seats (four reserved for Miquelon) are distributed through a system of proportional representation.

President

The president of the Territorial Council has held executive power since March 2, 1982. The current president is Stéphane Artano.

A list of presidents of the Territorial Council (General Council before February 2007):

Jan 1947 – Feb 1952 Henri Dagort
Feb 1952 – Nov 1956 Alfred-Léon Briand
Nov 1956 – Nov 1964 Henri Claireaux
Nov 1964 – Oct 1966 Albert Briand
Oct 1966 – Jun 1968 Paul Lebailly
Jun 1968 – 4 Oct 1984 Albert Pen
4 Oct 1984 – 1 Apr 1994 Marc Plantegenest
1 Apr 1994 – 6 Jul 1996 Gérard Grignon
6 Jul 1996 – 31 Mar 2000 Bernard Le Soavec
31 Mar 2000 – 27 Dec 2005 Marc Plantegenest
27 Dec 2005 – 27 Jan 2006 Paul Jaccachury
27 Jan 2006 – 31 Mar 2006 Charles Dodeman
31 Mar 2006 – 24 Oct 2017 Stéphane Artano
24 Oct 2017 – 13 Oct 2020 Stéphane Lenormand
13 Oct 2020 – current Bernard Briand

Territorial Council Members

The Territorial Council members consist of five vice-presidents, officers of the council and general members.

The current standing at the council are:

First Vice President (Premier Vice-Président) - Jean-Yves Desdouets
Second Vice President (Deuxième Vice-Présidente) - Catherine Hélène
Third Vice President (Troisième Vice-Président) - Olivier Detcheverry
Fourth Vice President (Quatrième Vice-Présidente) - Catherine De Arburn
Fifth Vice President (Cinquième Vice-Président) - Claude Lemoine

Majority Territorial Council Members

Stéphane Artano
Joane Beaupertuis
Sandy Skinner
Stéphane Lenormand
Jean-Pierre Lebailly
Valérie Perrin
Jean-Louis Dagort
Carole Sérignat
Virginie Sabarots
Michel Detcheverry
Claire Vigneaux

Opposition Territorial Council Members

Matthew Reardon
Tatiana Vigneau-Urtizbéréa

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