The Regional Council of Lorraine (French: Conseil régional de Lorraine, German: Regionalrat von Lothringen) was the deliberative assembly of the former French region of Lorraine until December 31, 2015, following the region's incorporation with Champagne-Ardenne and Alsace to form the new Grand Est region.
Regional Council of Lorraine | |
|---|---|
 Logo of the Council | |
| History | |
| Disbanded | 31 December 2015 |
| Succeeded by | Regional Council of Grand Est |
| Leadership | |
| Meeting place | |
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| Place Gabriel Hocquard, 57000 Metz | |
| Website | |
| www.lorraine.eu | |
It has 73 members and sits in the former abbey of Saint-Clément, in the Pontiffroy district of Metz. The Hôtel de Région is one of the many sites occupied by the Regional Council: boulevard de Trèves (recently renovated military buildings), Sainte-Barbe and Blida for Metz (there is also a site in Nancy).
Its last president was Jean-Pierre Masseret (PS), elected on March 28, 2004.[1][2]
The Regional Council of Lorraine was also a member of the cross-border inter-regional cooperation called Grande Région, or "SaarLorLux".[3]
Presidents of the regional council
edit| Period | Name | Party | Other mandates | References | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1877 | 1890 | Édouard von Jaunez | Alsace-Lorraine | Mayor of Sarreguemines | [4] |
| 1974 | 1976 | John Vilmain | CNIP | President of the departmental council of Vosges | [5] |
| 1976 | 1978 | Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber | PR | Deputy | [6] |
| 1978 | 1979 | Pierre Messmer | RPR | Former Prime Minister, deputy, mayor of Sarrebourg | [7][8] |
| 1979 | 1982 | André Madoux | RPR | President of the departmental council of Meuse | [9] |
| 1982 | 1992 | Jean-Marie Rausch | DVD then DVG | Minister, senator, mayor of Metz, departmental councillor | [10] |
| 1992 | 2004 | Gérard Longuet | UDF / UMP | President of SaarLorLux, minister, deputy, senator, general councillor | [11] |
| 2004 | 2015 | Jean-Pierre Masseret | PS | Former minister, senator | [12] |
Vice-presidents
editThe President of the Regional Council is assisted by vice-presidents chosen from among the regional councillors. Each of them has a delegation of authority.
Following the list of vice-presidents of the Council from 2010 to 2015:[13]
- 1st Vice-Phairman: Jean-Yves Le Deaut
- 2nd Vice-President: Laurence Demonet
- 3rd Vice-President: Daniel Beguin
- 4th Vice-President: Lovely Chretien
- 5th Vice-President: Patrick Abate
- 6th Vice-President: Paola Zanetti
- 7th Vice-President: Jean-Pierre Liouville
- 8th Vice-President: Jacqueline Fontaine
- 9th Vice-President: Christian Franqueville
- 10th Vice-President: Rachel Thomas
- 11th Vice-President: Patrick Hatzig
- 12th Vice-President: Josiane Madelaine
- 13th Vice-President: Michel Obiegala
- 14th Vice-President: Angèle Dufflo
- 15th Vice-President: Thibaut Villemin
Composition
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| Majority (46 seats) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Group name | Elected | |
| Socialist Party (PS) | Socialist | 32 | |
| Europe Ecology (EE) | Europe Ecologie Lorraine | 9 | |
| French Communist Party (PCF) | Communist | 5 | |
| Opposition (27 seats) | |||
| Union for a Popular Movement (UMP) | Majorité présidentielle-nouveau centre | 17 | |
| National Front (FN) | National Front | 6 | |
| Independent (not affiliated) | Je suis Lorrain | 3 | |
References
edit- ^ "Lorraine: Masseret réélu président du Conseil Régional". www.estrepublicain.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 2022-07-15. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
- ^ "Régionales 2010 – Jean-Pierre Masseret repart pour quatre ans". www.lessentiel.lu (in French). 2010-03-21. Archived from the original on 2022-07-15. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
- ^ "SAAR-LOR-LUX: renforcement des coopérations transfrontalières". Les Echos (in French). 1992-09-15. Archived from the original on 2022-07-15. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
- ^ "Saarland Biografien".
- ^ "Le "Savez-vous" du jour. Savez-vous qui était le premier président du conseil régional de Lorraine ?". Vosges Matin (in French). Archived from the original on 2021-07-20. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
- ^ Election de Jean Jacques Servan-Schreiber, président du conseil régional | INA (in French), archived from the original on 2021-11-26, retrieved 2022-07-13
- ^ Election de Pierre Messmer à la présidence du conseil régional de Lorraine | INA (in French), archived from the original on 2021-11-26, retrieved 2022-07-13
- ^ "L'élection de M. Messmer à la présidence du conseil régional de Lorraine traduit un resserrement de l'unité de la majorité". Le Monde.fr (in French). 1978-01-11. Archived from the original on 2021-04-14. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
- ^ "M. ANDRÉ MADOUX (U.D.F.) RÉÉLU PRÉSIDENT DU CONSEIL RÉGIONAL DE LORRAINE". Le Monde.fr (in French). 1981-01-22. Archived from the original on 2020-09-22. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
- ^ "Jean Marie Rausch". TOUT METZ (in French). Archived from the original on 2016-04-09. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
- ^ "M. Gérard Longuet, sénateur de la Meuse (Grand Est) - Sénat". www.senat.fr. Archived from the original on 2022-05-09. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
- ^ "Jean-Pierre Masseret : Biographie et articles – Le Point". Le Point.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 2022-07-06. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
- ^ S, Frédéric (2010-03-23). "Liste des conseillers régionaux en Lorraine - élections régionales 2010". TOUT METZ (in French). Archived from the original on 2018-08-13. Retrieved 2022-07-10.
- ^ Maires, Le Courrier des (2012-01-26). "Régionales 2010 - Résultats commentés par régions". Le Courrier des Maires (in French). Archived from the original on 2022-07-15. Retrieved 2024-06-05.