The president of the Franche-Comté Regional Council prepares and supervises the spending of the budget and the decisions voted by the regional councillors. She is in charge of financial management and is head of the regional administration. It is also her role to ensure the direction of the patrimony (for example the secondary schools) and to represent the institution with the national and European organisms.
She 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 regional council is assisted by 10 vice-presidents entrusted with different missions. Together they form the bureau which decides the main outlines of regional policy and ensures their implementation.
List of presidents of the Franche-Comté Regional Council
President Party Took office Left office Notes 1 Edgar Faure UDR RPR 1974 1981 • Prime Minister of France • President of the National Assembly of France 2Jean-Pierre Chevènement PS 1981 1982 • Minister of Defence • Minister of the Interior • Minister of Education 3 Edgar Faure DL 1982 1988 • Prime Minister of France • President of the National Assembly of France 4 Pierre Chantelat UDF-PR 1988 1998 • Member of French National Assembly 5 Jean-François Humbert UDF UMP 1998 2004 • Member of French Senate 6Raymond Forni PS 2004 2008 • President of the National Assembly of France • Died in office 7Marie-Marguerite Dufay PS 2008 Incumbent • First Women President
See also
Franche-Comté Regional Council
External links Franche-Comté Regional Council official website