President of the Departmental Council of Corrèze

The president of the Departmental Council of Corrèze (French: Président du conseil départemental de la Corrèze), until 2015 the president of the General Council of Corrèze (Président du conseil général de la Corrèze), prepares and supervises the spending of the budget and the decisions voted by the departmental councillors. The officeholder, who is in charge of financial management and heads the department's administration, has been Midi Corrézien's Pascal Coste of The Republicans since 2015.

The gaullist Jacques Chirac (left) and the socialist François Hollande (right) both held the position, respectively from 1970 to 1979 and from 2008 until 2012. They also became President of France, respectively from 1995 to 2007 and from 2012 to 2017.

Tasks and duties

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The president has numerous functions: convening and chairing meetings, preparing and carrying out deliberations, signing conventions and acting as legal representative of the institution. If necessary, the president can delegate some of his functions to his vice presidents. The President of the Corrèze Departmental Council is assisted by seven vice presidents entrusted with different missions. Together they form the Bureau, which decides the main outlines of department policy and ensures their implementation.

List of officeholders

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President Party Took office Left office
Félix Lestang PCF 1945 1946
Élie Rouby SFIO, PS 1946 1970
Jacques Chirac UDR, RPR 1970 1979
Georges Debat DVD 1979 1982
Armand Boucheteil PCF 1982 1985
Charles Ceyrac RPR 1985 1992
Jean-Pierre Dupont RPR, UMP 1992 2008
François Hollande PS 2008 2012
Gérard Bonnet PS 2012 2015
Pascal Coste UMP, LR 2015 Incumbent

See also

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