Territorial Council of Saint Pierre and Miquelon

The Territorial Council (French: Conseil territorial) is the legislative branch of the government of the French territory of Saint Pierre and Miquelon. 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.

Territorial Council of Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Conseil territorial de Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon
Type
Type
Structure
Seats19 members
Political groups
  Archipelago Tomorrow
(LR) (15)
  Focus on the Future
(PRG) (4)
Elections
Last election
20 March 2022
Meeting place
Church Square, Saint-Pierre

The Territorial Council building is a two-story structure located at Church Square in Saint-Pierre.

Organisation

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The Territorial Council has 19 members, elected for a six-year term in single-seat constituencies. 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 (four reserved for Miquelon) are distributed through a system of proportional representation.

President

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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):

Territorial Council Members

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The Territorial Council members consist of five 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

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  • 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

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  • Matthew Reardon
  • Tatiana Vigneau-Urtizbéréa

See also

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