Departmental Council of Alpes-Maritimes
{{Short description|Departmental legislature in France}}
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The Departmental Council of Alpes-Maritimes ({{Langx|fr|Conseil départemental des Alpes-Maritimes}}) is the deliberative assembly of the French department of Alpes-Maritimes. Its headquarters are in Nice.
Executive
= Presidents =
The president of the departmental council of Alpes-Maritimes is Charles Ange Ginésy (LR) since 2017.{{Cite web |last=Sanchez |first=Kevin |date=2017-09-15 |title=Charles-Ange Ginésy élu à la tête du conseil départemental des Alpes-Maritimes |url=https://www.nicepremium.fr/politique/charles-ange-ginesy-elu-a-la-tete-du-conseil-departemental-des-alpes-maritimes22129/ |access-date=2024-05-31 |website=Nice Premium |language=fr-FR}}{{Cite web |date=2017-09-15 |title=Charles-Ange Ginésy est le nouveau président du conseil départemental des Alpes-Maritimes |url=https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/provence-alpes-cote-d-azur/alpes-maritimes/nice/charles-ange-ginesy-est-nouveau-president-du-conseil-departemental-alpes-maritimes-1328555.html |access-date=2024-05-31 |website=France 3 Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |language=fr-FR}}
| class="wikitable"
|+List of successive presidents ! colspan="2" |Period !Name ! colspan="2" |Party |
| 1945
|1947 |{{Party color cell|French Communist Party}} |PCF |
| 1947
|1951 |André Botton |{{Party color cell|French Section of the Workers' International}} |SFIO |
| 1951
|1961 |{{Party color cell|Independent Radicals}} |RI |
| 1961
|1964 |Francis Palmero |{{Party color cell|Miscellaneous left}} |CG |
| 1964
|1967 |Joseph Raybaud |{{Party color cell|Miscellaneous centre}} |DVC |
| 1967
|1973 |Francis Palmero |{{Party color cell|Miscellaneous right}} |CD |
| 1973
|1990 |{{Party color cell|National Centre of Independents and Peasants}} |CNIP |
| 1990
|2003 |Charles Ginésy |{{Party color cell|Union for a Popular Movement}} |
| 2003
|2008 |{{Party color cell|Union for a Popular Movement}} |UMP |
| 2008
|2017 |{{Party color cell|Union for a Popular Movement}} |
| 2017
|In progress |{{Party color cell|The Republicans (France)}} |LR |
= Vice-presidents =
The president of the departmental council is assisted by 16 vice-presidents chosen from among the departmental councillors. Each of them has a delegation of authority.
| class="wikitable"
|+List of vice-presidents of the departmental council of Alpes-Maritimes (as of 2021){{Cite web |date=2021-07-01 |title=Alpes-Maritimes. Voici la liste des nouveaux vice-présidents du département |url=https://actu.fr/politique/elections-departementales/alpes-maritimes-voici-la-liste-des-nouveaux-vice-presidents-du-departement_43131338.html |access-date=2024-05-30 |website=actu.fr |language=fr}} !Order !Name !Canton (constituency) !Delegation |
| 1st
|Xavier Beck |General administration and evaluation of public policies |
|---|
| 2nd
|Anne Sattonnet |Natural risks and departmental heritage |
| 3rd
|David Lisnard |Tourism |
| 4th
|Gaëlle Frontoni |Cultural heritage and veterans |
| 5th
|Auguste Verola |Children and culture |
| 6th
|Marie Benassayag |Sea and transport |
| 7th
|Jérôme Viaud |Green Deal, environment and green growth |
| 8th
|Valérie Sergi |Disability |
| 9th
|Patrick Cesari |Infrastructure, road mobility and relations with Monaco |
| 10th
|Michèle Paganin |Rurality and agricultural policies |
| 11th
|Bernard Chaix |Integration, employment and trade |
| 12th
|Joëlle Arini |Education and colleges |
| 13th
|Jacques Gente |Health and the elderly |
| 14th
|Carine Papy |Youth and sports |
| 15th
|David Konopnicki |Smart deal, technology and innovation |
Composition
The departmental council includes 54 departmental councilors from the 27 cantons of Alpes-Maritimes. The absolute majority is historically on the right.
| class="wikitable"
!Party ! colspan="2" |Acronym !Seats !Group |
| colspan="5" |Majority (52 seats) |
|---|
| The Republicans
|{{Party color cell|The Republicans (France)}} |LR |35 | rowspan="2" |Les Républicains et Divers droite |
| Miscellaneous right
|{{Party color cell|Miscellaneous right}} |DVD |2 |
| The Republicans
|{{Party color cell|The Republicans (France)}} |LR |10 | rowspan="2" |Notre département d'abord |
| Union of Democrats and Independents
|{{Party color cell|Union of Democrats and Independents}} |UDI |5 |
| colspan="5" |Opposition (2 seats) |
| Socialist Party
|{{Party color cell|Socialist Party (France)}} |PS |1 | rowspan="2" |Environnement et Solidarités |
| Europe Ecology-The Greens
|{{Party color cell|The Ecologists (France)}} |EELV |1 |
References
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