Following is a list of senators of French citizens living abroad, who have represented French residents of foreign countries in the
Senate of France
The Senate (french: Sénat, ) is the upper house of the French Parliament, with the lower house being the National Assembly, the two houses constituting the legislature of France. The French Senate is made up of 348 senators (''sénateurs'' a ...
since World War II (1939–45).
Fourth Republic
During the
French Fourth Republic
The French Fourth Republic (french: Quatrième république française) was the republican government of France from 27 October 1946 to 4 October 1958, governed by the fourth republican constitution. It was in many ways a revival of the Third Re ...
the 27 October 1946 constitution defined a "Council of the Republic", the name used for the Senate until 1958.
Three seats were reserved for "Councilors of the Republic" (senators) representing ''Français de l’extérieur'' (French from outside) living in Europe, the Americas and Asia-Oceania.
Special provisions applied to Africa, in which the colonies and protectorates also had elected representatives.
Elections were indirect, through an electoral college composed of representatives of expatriate organizations.
Senators of French citizens living abroad during the
French Fourth Republic
The French Fourth Republic (french: Quatrième république française) was the republican government of France from 27 October 1946 to 4 October 1958, governed by the fourth republican constitution. It was in many ways a revival of the Third Re ...
were:
Fifth Republic
During the
French Fifth Republic
The Fifth Republic (french: Cinquième République) is France's current republican system of government. It was established on 4 October 1958 by Charles de Gaulle under the Constitution of the Fifth Republic.. The Fifth Republic emerged from ...
the 28 September 1958 constitution and subsequent ordinances increased the number of senators to six, with two representing Europe and the Americas, one for Asia-Oceania, and three for Africa.
Africa was over-represented compared to Europe and America in this arrangement.
The 84-member
Conseil supérieur des Français de l'étranger (CSFE) served as the electoral college.
The first major reform of the CSFE was with the law of 7 June 1982, under which voting members of the CSFE would be directly elected, and these members would in turn elect 12 senators for nine-year terms.
The seats were divided into series A, B and C, with elections for one of the series held every three years.
1959–2004: 9-year terms
Senators of French citizens living abroad (''Français Établis Hors De France'') during the
French Fifth Republic
The Fifth Republic (french: Cinquième République) is France's current republican system of government. It was established on 4 October 1958 by Charles de Gaulle under the Constitution of the Fifth Republic.. The Fifth Republic emerged from ...
were:
2004–2010: transition from 9- to 6-year terms
In July 2003 the term was reduced to six years and the series changed to Series 1 and 2, with a transitional period until 2010.
Senators of French citizens living abroad (''Français Établis Hors De France'') elected during the transition were:
2010–present: 6-year terms
Senators of French citizens living abroad (''Français Établis Hors De France'') elected after the transition were:
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Lists of members of the Senate (France) by department