The Territorial Council (french: Conseil territorial) is the legislative branch of the government of the
French territory of
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Saint Pierre and Miquelon (), officially the Territorial Collectivity of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon (french: link=no, Collectivité territoriale de Saint-Pierre et Miquelon ), is a self-governing territorial overseas collectivity of France in t ...
. 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
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. 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 (4 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
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* Henri I de Mont ...
* Nov 1964 – Oct 1966
Albert Briand
Albert Briand (5 August 1909 - 29 May 1966) was a French merchant and politician.
Family
Briand is the brother-in-law of senator Henri Claireaux.
Biography
He edited the weekly publication ''L'Écho des îles Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon ("Th ...
* Oct 1966 – Jun 1968
Paul Lebailly
* Jun 1968 – 4 Oct 1984
Albert Pen
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* 4 Oct 1984 – 1 Apr 1994
Marc Plantegenest Marc or MARC may refer to:
People
* Marc (given name), people with the first name
* Marc (surname), people with the family name
Acronyms
* MARC standards, a data format used for library cataloging,
* MARC Train, a regional commuter rail system o ...
* 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 Marc or MARC may refer to:
People
* Marc (given name), people with the first name
* Marc (surname), people with the family name
Acronyms
* MARC standards, a data format used for library cataloging,
* MARC Train, a regional commuter rail system o ...
* 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 5 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
See also
*
Municipal governments in Saint Pierre and Miquelon
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Territorial Council of Saint Barthélemy
External links
Archipel demainCap sur l'avenirSaint-Pierre & Miquelon InformationSaint-Pierre & Miquelon Community website, includes political discussions
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Legislatures of Overseas France
Government of Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Politics of Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Saint Pierre and Miquelon (), officially the Territorial Collectivity of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon (french: link=no, Collectivité territoriale de Saint-Pierre et Miquelon ), is a self-governing territorial overseas collectivity of France in t ...