Presidents of the Regional Council
1974 - 1976 André Bord (b. 1922)
1976 - 1980 Pierre Schiélé (b. 1925)
1980 - 23 Mar 1996 Marcel Rudloff (b. 1923 - d. 1996)
23 Mar 1996 - 10 Apr 1996 Hubert Haenel (acting) (b. 1942)
10 Apr 1996 - 22 Aug 2009 Adrien Zeller (b. 1940 - d. 2009)
29 Jul 2009 - 14 Sep 2009 Bernard Stoessel (b. 1954)
(acting [for Zeller to 22 Aug 2009])
14 Sep 2009 - 26 Mar 2010 André Reichardt (b. 1949)
26 Mar 2010 - Philippe Richert (b. 1953)
Presidents of the Regional Council
1974 - 1979 Jacques Chaban-Delmas (1st time) (b. 1915 - d. 2000)
1979 - 1981 André Labarrère (b. 1928 - d. 2006)
1981 - 1985 Philippe Madrelle (b. 1937)
1985 - 17 Jun 1988 Jacques Chaban-Delmas (2nd time) (s.a.)
17 Jun 1988 - 11 Jul 1988 Jean François-Poncet (acting) (b. 1928)
11 Jul 1988 - 27 Mar 1992 Jean Tavernier (b. 1928)
27 Mar 1992 - 20 Mar 1998 Jacques Valade (b. 1930)
20 Mar 1998 - Alain Rousset (b. 1951)
Presidents of the Regional Council
1974 - 1977 Jean Morellon (b. 1921)
1977 - 1986 Maurice Pourchon (b. 1936)
21 Mar 1986 - 2 Apr 2004 Valéry Giscard d'Estaing (b. 1926)
2 Apr 2004 - 18 Jan 2006 Pierre-Joël Bonté (b. 1946 - d. 2006)
18 Jan 2006 - René Souchon (b. 1943)
(acting to 13 Feb 2006)
Presidents of the Regional Council
1974 Michel d'Ornano (1st time) (b. 1924 - d. 1991)
1974 - 1978 Léon Jozeau-Marigné (1st time) (b. 1909 - d. 2003)
1978 - 1982 Paul German (b. 1915 - d. 1993)
1982 - 1983 Léon Jozeau-Marigné (2nd time) (s.a.)
1983 - 1986 Michel d'Ornano (2nd time) (s.a.)
21 Mar 1986 - 2 Apr 2004 René Garrec (b. 1934)
2 Apr 2004 - 3 Apr 2008 Philippe Duron (b. 1947)
3 Apr 2008 - Laurent Beauvais (b. 1952)
Presidents of the Regional Council
1974 - 1978 Jean Chamant (b. 1913)
1978 - 1979 Marcel Lucotte (1st time) (b. 1922 - d. 2000)
1979 - 1982 Pierre Joxe (b. 1934)
1982 - 1983 André Billardon (b. 1940)
1983 - 1985 Frédéric Lescure (b. 1904 - d. 1993)
1985 - 1986 Marcel Lucotte (2nd time) (s.a.)
21 Mar 1986 - 27 Mar 1992 Raymond Janot (b. 1917 - d. 2000)
27 Mar 1992 - 13 Apr 1993 Jean-Pierre Soisson (1st time) (b. 1934)
13 Apr 1993 - 20 Mar 1998 Jean-François Bazin (b. 1942)
20 Mar 1998 - 2 Apr 2004 Jean-Pierre Soisson (2nd time) (s.a.)
2 Apr 2004 - François Patriat (b. 1943)
Presidents of the Regional Council
1974 - 1976 René Pleven (b. 1901 - d. 1993)
1976 - 1978 André Colin (b. 1910 - d. 1978)
1978 - 1986 Raymond Marcellin (b. 1914 - d. 2004)
21 Mar 1986 - 20 Mar 1998 Yvon Bourges (b. 1921 - d. 2009)
20 Mar 1998 - 2 Apr 2004 Josselin de Rohan (b. 1938)
2 Apr 2004 - Jean-Yves Le Drian (b. 1947)
Presidents of the Regional Council
1974 - 1976 Raymond Boisdé (b. 1899 - d. 1981)
1976 - 1979 Pierre Sudreau (b. 1919)
1979 - 1983 Jean Delaneau (b. 1933)
1983 - 1985 Daniel Bernardet (b. 1927 - d. 2007)
1985 - 20 Mar 1998 Maurice Dousset (b. 1930 - d. 2007)
20 Mar 1998 - 6 Apr 1998 Bernard Harang (b. 1947)
6 Apr 1998 - 14 Apr 2000 Michel Sapin (1st time) (b. 1952)
14 Apr 2000 - 21 Apr 2000 Jean Germain (1st time) (acting) (b. 1947)
21 Apr 2000 - 2 Apr 2004 Alain Rafesthain (b. 1942)
2 Apr 2004 - 12 Aug 2007 Michel Sapin (2nd time) (s.a.)
12 Aug 2007 - 7 Sep 2007 Jean Germain (2nd time) (acting) (s.a.)
7 Sep 2007 - François Bonneau (b. 1953)
Presidents of the Regional Council
1974 - 1981 Jacques Sourdille (b. 1922 - d. 1996)
1981 - 12 Jul 1988 Bernard Stasi (b. 1930)
12 Jul 1988 - 20 Mar 1998 Jean Kaltenbach (b. 1927)
20 Mar 1998 - 2 Apr 2004 Jean-Claude Étienne (b. 1941)
2 Apr 2004 - Jean-Paul Bachy (b. 1947)
9 Jan 1970 region established (previously part of
Provence-Côte d'Azur-Corse)
2 Mar 1982 special status region with directly elected
Regional Assembly
13 May 1991 collectivité territoriale, with a directly
elected Corsican Assembly and an Executive Council
Presidents of the Regional Council
1974 - 1979 François Giacobbi (b. 1919 - d. 1997)
1979 - 1982 Jean Filippi (b. 1905 - d. 1993)
Presidents of the Regional Assembly (from 1991, Corsican Assembly)
20 Aug 1982 - 24 Aug 1984 Prosper Alfonsi (b. 1921 - d. 1991)
24 Aug 1984 - 26 Mar 1998 Jean-Paul de Rocca Serra (b. 1911 - d. 1998)
26 Mar 1998 - 1 Apr 2004 José Rossi (b. 1944)
1 Apr 2004 - 25 Mar 2010 Camille de Rocca Serra (b. 1954)
25 Mar 2010 - Dominique Bucchini (b. 1943)
Presidents of the Executive Council
2 Apr 1992 - 4 Apr 2004 Jean Baggioni (b. 1939)
4 Apr 2004 - 25 Mar 2010 Ange Santini (b. 1959)
25 Mar 2010 - Paul Giacobbi (b. 1957)
Presidents of the Regional Council
1974 - 1981 Edgar Faure (1st time) (b. 1908 - d. 1988)
1981 - 1982 Jean-Pierre Chevènement (b. 1939)
1982 - 30 Mar 1988 Edgar Faure (2nd time) (s.a.)
14 Apr 1988 - 20 Mar 1998 Pierre Chantelat (b. 1925)
20 Mar 1998 - 2 Apr 2004 Jean-François Humbert (b. 1952)
2 Apr 2004 - 5 Jan 2008 Raymond Forni (b. 1941 - d. 2008)
5 Jan 2008 - Marie-Guite Dufay (f) (b. 1949)
(acting to 24 Jan 2008)
Presidents of the Regional Council 11 Jan 1974 - 30 Sep 1974 Jean Lecanuet (b. 1920 - d. 1993) 30 Sep 1974 - 6 Jul 1981 André Bettencourt (b. 1919 - d. 2007) 6 Jul 1981 - 9 Feb 1982 Laurent Fabius (b. 1946) 9 Feb 1982 - 6 Apr 1982 Tony Larue (b. 1904 - d. 1995) 6 Apr 1982 - 30 Mar 1992 Roger Fossé (b. 1920 - d. 1996) 30 Mar 1992 - 23 Mar 1998 Antoine Rufenacht (b. 1939) 23 Mar 1998 - 30 Mar 1998 Jean-Paul Gauzès (b. 1947) 30 Mar 1998 - Alain Le Vern (b. 1948)
May 1976 region established (previously it was seen as the
District de la Région Parisienne)
Presidents of the Regional Council
1 Jul 1976 - 27 Sep 1988 Michel Giraud (1st time) (b. 1929)
1988 - 27 Mar 1992 Pierre-Charles Krieg (b. 1922 - d. 1998)
27 Mar 1992 - 24 Mar 1998 Michel Giraud (2nd time) (s.a.)
24 Mar 1998 - Jean-Paul Huchon (b. 1946)
President of the Regional Council
1974 - 27 Jun 1974 Francis Vals (b. 1910 - d. 1974)
1974 - 1983 Edgar Tailhadès (b. 1904 - d. 1986)
1983 - 1986 Robert Capdeville (b. 1919 - d. 2001)
21 Mar 1986 - 2 Apr 2004 Jacques Blanc (b. 1939)
2 Apr 2004 - Georges Frêche (b. 1938)
Presidents of the Regional Council
1974 - 1981 André Chandernagor (b. 1921)
1981 - 1986 Louis Longequeue (b. 1914 - d. 1990)
21 Mar 1986 - 2 Apr 2004 Robert Savy (b. 1931)
2 Apr 2004 - Jean-Paul Denanot (b. 1944)
Presidents of the Regional Council
1974 - 1976 Jean Vilmain (b. 1932 - d. 1995)
6 Jan 1976 - 1978 Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber (b. 1924 - d. 2006)
1978 - 1979 Pierre Messmer (b. 1916 - d. 2007)
1979 - 1982 André Madoux (b. 1909 - d. 1986)
1982 - 4 Apr 1992 Jean-Marie Rausch (b. 1929)
4 Apr 1992 - 2 Apr 2004 Gérard Longuet (b. 1946)
2 Apr 2004 - Jean-Pierre Masseret (b. 1944)
Presidents of the Regional Council Dec 1973 - Jun 1981 Alain Savary (b. 1918 - d. 1988) Jul 1981 - Mar 1986 Alex Raymond (b. 1916 - d. 2008) 21 Mar 1986 - 4 Jul 1988 Dominique Baudis (b. 1947) 4 Jul 1988 - 7 Apr 1998 Marc Censi (b. 1936) 7 Apr 1998 - Martin Malvy (b. 1936)
Presidents of the Regional Council
1974 - 1981 Pierre Mauroy (b. 1928)
1981 - 31 Mar 1992 Noël Josèphe (b. 1920 - d. 2006)
31 Mar 1992 - 20 Mar 1998 Marie-Christine Blandin (f) (b. 1952)
20 Mar 1998 - 13 Apr 2001 Michel Delebarre (b. 1946)
13 Apr 2001 - Daniel Percheron (b. 1942)
Presidents of the Regional Council
Jan 1974 - Oct 1974 Vincent Ansquer (b. 1925 - d. 1987)
Oct 1974 - 20 Mar 1998 Olivier Guichard (b. 1920 - d. 2004)
20 Mar 1998 - 16 May 2002 François Fillon (b. 1954)
16 May 2002 - 2 Apr 2004 Jean-Luc Harousseau (b. 1948)
(acting to 28 Jun 2002)
2 Apr 2004 - Jacques Auxiette (b. 1940)
Presidents of the Regional Council
1974 - 1976 Jean Legendre (b. 1906 - d. 1994)
1976 - 1978 Charles Baur (1st time) (b. 1929)
1978 - 1979 Max Lejeune (b. 1909 - d. 1995)
1979 - Jan 1980 Jacques Mossion (b. 1927 - d. 1996)
Jan 1980 - 1981 Raymond Maillet (b. 1934 - d. 1984)
1981 - 1983 René Dosière (b. 1941)
1983 - 1985 Walter Amsallem (b. 1931)
1985 - 2 Apr 2004 Charles Baur (2nd time) (s.a.)
2 Apr 2004 - Claude Gewerc (b. 1947)
Presidents of the Regional Council
1974 - 1976 Lucien Grand (b. 1904 - d. 1978)
1976 - 1978 Jacques Fouchier (b. 1913 - d. 1994)
1978 - 1980 Francis Hardy (b. 1923)
1980 - 1981 Fernand Chaussebourg (b. 1921 - d. 2004)
1981 - 1982 Michel Boucher (b. 1912 - d. 1982)
1982 Jacques Santrot (acting) (b. 1938)
1982 - 1985 Raoul Cartraud (b. 1934)
Mar 1985 - 21 Mar 1986 René Monory (b. 1923 - d. 2009)
21 Mar 1986 - 19 Dec 1988 Louis Fruchard (b. 1921 - d. 2004)
19 Dec 1988 - 8 May 2002 Jean-Pierre Raffarin (b. 1948)
8 May 2002 - 28 Jun 2002 Dominique de la Martinière (b. 1927 - d. 2002)
(acting)
28 Jun 2002 - 2 Apr 2004 Elisabeth Morin (f) (b. 1947)
2 Apr 2004 - Ségolène Royal (f) (b. 1953)
Presidents of the Regional Council
1974 - 1981 Gaston Defferre (b. 1910 - d. 1986)
1981 - 1986 Michel Pezet (b. 1942)
21 Mar 1986 - 23 Mar 1998 Jean-Claude Gaudin (b. 1939)
23 Mar 1998 - Michel Vauzelle (b. 1944)
Presidents of the Regional Council
1974 - 1980 Paul Ribeyre (b. 1906 - d. 1988)
1980 - 1981 Michel Durafour (b. 1920)
1981 - 16 Oct 1988 Charles Béraudier (b. 1920 - d. 1988)
27 Oct 1988 - 9 Jan 1999 Charles Millon (b. 1945)
9 Jan 1999 - 2 Apr 2004 Anne-Marie Comparini (f) (b. 1947)
2 Apr 2004 - Jean-Jack Queyranne (b. 1945)
Presidents of the Regional Council
1974 - 1980 Pierre Mathieu
1980 - 1981 Robert Pentier
1981 - 1982 Marcel Esdras (b. 1927 - d. 1988)
1982 - 1983 Marcel Gargar (b. 1911 - d. 2004)
Feb 1983 - Mar 1986 José Moustache (b. 1932)
Mar 1986 - 29 Mar 1992 Félix Proto
29 Mar 1992 - 2 Apr 2004 Lucette Michaux-Chevry (f) (b. 1929)
2 Apr 2004 - Victorin Lurel (b. 1951)
Presidents of the Regional Council
1974 - 28 Jan 1980 Serge Patient (b. 1934)
28 Jan 1980 - 1982 Jacques Lony (b. 1908? - d. ...)
1982 - 29 Mar 1992 Georges Othily (b. 1944)
29 Mar 1992 - 26 Mar 2010 Antoine Karam (b. 1950)
26 Mar 2010 - Rodolphe Alexandre (b. 1953)
Presidents of the Regional Council
1974 - 1983 Camille Petit (b. 1912 - d. 1993)
Feb 1983 - Jun 1988 Aimé Césaire (b. 1913 - d. 2008)
Jun 1988 - 29 Mar 1992 Camille Darsières (b. 1932 - d. 2006)
29 Mar 1992 - 20 Mar 1998 Émile Capgras (b. 1926)
20 Mar 1998 - 26 Mar 2010 Alfred Marie-Jeanne (b. 1936)
26 Mar 2010 - Serge Letchimy (b. 1953)
Presidents of the Regional Council 15 Dec 1973 - 3 Jan 1978 Marcel Cerneau (b. 1905 - d. 1990) 3 Jan 1978 - 28 Feb 1983 Yves Barau 28 Feb 1983 - Mar 1986 Mario Hoarau (b. 1914 - d. 1993?) Mar 1986 - 27 Mar 1992 Pierre Lagourgue (b. 1921 - d. 1998) 27 Mar 1992 - 25 Jun 1993 Camille Sudre (b. 1948) 25 Jun 1993 - 23 Mar 1998 Margie Sudre (f) (b. 1943) 23 Mar 1998 - 26 Mar 2010 Paul Vergès (b. 1925) 26 Mar 2010 - Didier Robert (b. 1964)