# Regional Council of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

The Regional Council of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (French: Conseil régional de Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Occitan: Conselh regional de Provença-Aups-Còsta d'Azur) is the deliberative assembly of the French region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. The regional council is made up of 123 regional councillors elected for 6 years by direct universal suffrage. It has been chaired by Renaud Muselier, formerly of The Republicans, since 2017.
The Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region is a founding member of the Alps–Mediterranean Euroregion, created on 10 October 2007.

## Headquarters

The Regional Council of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur sits at the Hôtel de Région located in Marseille, 27 Place Jules-Guesde, near the Belsunce district. The Hôtel de Région is served by the Colbert – Hôtel de Région Marseille Metro station.

## Presidents

| Period | President | Party |
| 1974–1981 | Gaston Defferre | Socialist Party |
| 1981–1986 | Michel Pezet | Socialist Party |
| 1986–1998 | Jean-Claude Gaudin | Union for French Democracy |
| 1998–2015 | Michel Vauzelle | Socialist Party |
| 2015–2017 | Christian Estrosi | The Republicans |
| 2017–present | Renaud Muselier | The Republicans (formerly) |

## Vice-presidents

List of vice-presidents :
| Position | Last name | Delegation |
| 1st Vice-President | Christian Estrosi | Major Events, International Relations and La Francophonie |
| 2nd Vice-President | Chantal Eymeoud | Mountain Plan and European Affairs |
| 3rd Vice-President | François De Canson | Economic development, attractiveness, tourism and prevention of major risks |
| 4th Vice President | Sophie Joissains | Culture |
| 5th Vice President | David Gehant | Regional planning, assistance to communes and intercommunalities |
| 6th Vice President | Bénédicte Martin | Agriculture, viticulture, rurality and terroir |
| 7th Vice President | Jean-Pierre Colin | Finance and cooperation partnerships |
| 8th Vice President | Véronique Borre | Security, defense, support for law enforcement and innovation for a peaceful region |
| 9th Vice President | Nicolas Isnard | Vocational training and employment policy |
| 10th Vice President | Marie-Florence Bulteau-Rambaud | Education, high schools, guidance and learning |
| 11th Vice President | Serge Amar | Crafts, trade and VSE-PME |
| 12th Vice President | Virginie Pin | Art of living in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, heritage and traditions |
| 13th Vice President | Jean-Pierre Serrus | Transport and sustainable mobility |
| 14th Vice President | Jacqueline Bouyac | Democratic renewal, citizen participation and strengthening of public services |
| 15th Vice President | Ludovic Perney | Youth, sports and student life |

## Distribution

The 123 seats of the Council are distributed by department: as follows:
* 4 advisers for the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
* 4 advisers for the Hautes-Alpes
* 28 advisers for the Alpes-Maritimes
* 47 advisers for the Bouches-du-Rhône
* 27 advisers for the Var
* 13 advisers for Vaucluse

## Sash

The regional advisers of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur wear a two-tone sash, red and gold. Unlike the tricolor sash of parliamentarians and municipal elected officials, the wearing of the regional sash is not sanctioned by an official text.

## Regional Youth Parliament

The regional youth parliament was created in 2017 by the president of the regional council, Renaud Muselier. Its aim is to contribute to regional public policies on themes that directly or indirectly concern young people in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. It allows young parliamentarians to discover the functioning of the regional authority, within the framework of an active citizenship and to bring out projects carried out by young people.
Parliament meets in the form of plenary assemblies, factories and workshops. It has an operating council. It can also meet ad hoc working groups on an ad hoc basis. In July 2017, an autonomy budget was allocated to the Regional Youth Parliament so that it could carry out its projects.
The young parliamentarians, numbering 80, represent the region with regard to the demographic weight of their training sector in the regional territory (public / private high schools, CFA of the region and students in health and social facilities), as well as with respect of the principle of parity between women and men and of territorial balance. The term of office is one year, renewable once.