The Departmental Council of Ariège (, ) is the deliberative assembly of the French department of Ariège. Its headquarters are in Foix.
Composition The departmental council of Ariège includes 26 departmental councilors elected from the 13 cantons of Ariège. +Composition by party (as of 2021)PartyAcronymSeatsGroupsMajority (21 seats)Socialist PartyPS19Ariège notre avenir en communMiscellaneous leftDVG2Opposition (5 seats)Miscellaneous rightDVD1Ariège positiveMiscellaneous leftDVG2Un projet partagéMiscellaneous rightDVD1Libres et solidairesMiscellaneous leftDVG1
Executive
President Henri Nayrou succeeded Augustin Bonrepaux (PS), who had been in office since 2001 and had resigned, as the president of the general council of Ariège on November 3, 2014. Following the departmental elections of 2015, Henri Nayrou was elected president of the new departmental council with 17 votes against 7 for Benoît Alvarez (DVG). Nayrou subsequently resigned, and Christine Téqui was elected to replace him on November 8, 2019.
Vice-presidents In addition to the president, the executive has 6 vice-presidents. +Vice-presidents of the Departmental Council of Ariège (since 2021)OrderNamePartyCanton (constituency)Delegation1stJean-Paul FerréPSVal d'AriègeEnvironmental and societal transition, economic development and integration2ndAlain NaudyHaute-AriègeInfrastructures3rdMarie-France VilaplanaPamiers-1Solidarity4thNicole QuillienMirepoixEducation5thRaymond BerdouArize-LèzeCulture, youth, sports and citizenship6thVéronique RumeauFoixAdministration and finance
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