The Territorial Council () is the legislative branch of the government of the French territory of Saint Pierre and Miquelon. It was previously known as the General Council (), 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 Bernard Briand.
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
Saint-Pierre & Miquelon Information Saint-Pierre & Miquelon Community website, includes political discussions