Territorial Council of Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Territorial Council of Saint Pierre and Miquelon Conseil territorial de Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon
Type
Type	Unicameral
Structure
Seats	19 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 (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.

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. 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

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
• Nov 1964 – Oct 1966 Albert Briand
• Oct 1966 – Jun 1968 Paul Lebailly
• Jun 1968 – 4 Oct 1984 Albert Pen
• 4 Oct 1984 – 1 Apr 1994 Marc Plantegenest
• 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
• 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 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

• 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
• Territorial Council of Saint Barthélemy

External links

• Archipel demain
• Cap sur l'avenir
• Saint-Pierre & Miquelon Information
• Saint-Pierre & Miquelon Community website, includes political discussions