# Departmental Council of Dordogne

Departmental Council of Dordogne (French: Conseil départemental de la Dordogne) is the deliberative assembly of the French department of Dordogne. It is headquartered in Périgueux. It includes 50 departmental councilors (25 women and 25 men) from the 25 cantons of Dordogne.
It is the co-founder, in partnership with the State and the Regional Council of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, of the Pôle d'Interprétation de la Préhistoire [fr] (PIP).

## Executive
### Presidents

The president of the departmental council is Germinal Peiro (PS) since 2 April 2015.
List of successive presidents :
| Period | Period | Name | Party |
| 1928 | 1940 | Léon Sireyjol | PRV |
| 1945 | 1949 | Édouard Dupuy | SFIO |
| 1949 | 1979 | Robert Lacoste | SFIO |
| 1979 | 1982 | Michel Manet | PS |
| 1982 | 1992 | Bernard Bioulac | PS |
| 1992 | 1994 | Gérard Fayolle | RPR |
| 1994 | 2015 | Bernard Cazeau | PS |
| 2015 | Incumbent | Germinal Peiro | PS |

### Vice-presidents

Alongside President Germinal Peiro, fifteen vice-presidents were also appointed.
List of vice-presidents of the departmental council (as of 2021) :
| Order | Name | Party | Canton (constituency) | Delegation |
| 1st | Bruno Lamonerie | PS | Isle-Loue-Auvézère | General administration, finance, public order and budget |
| 2nd | Christelle Druillole | PS | Trélissac | Youth and sports |
| 3rd | Benoît Secrestat | PS | Sarlat-la-Canéda | Economic attractiveness and employment |
| 4th | Sylvie Chevallier | PS | Sud-Bergeracois | Tourism and promotion of Périgord |
| 5th | Didier Bazinet | PS | Ribérac | Agriculture, forestry and rural planning |
| 6th | Marie-Lise Marsat | PS | Lalinde | People with disabilities |
| 7th | Michel Lajugie | PS | Terrasson-Lavilledieu | Elderly people |
| 8th | Mireille Volpato | PS | Périgueux-2 | Children and families, integration, and social and solidarity economy |
| 9th | Frédéric Delmarès | PS | Bergerac-2 | Health and medical demography |
| 10th | Régine Anglard | PS | Terrasson-Lavilledieu | Culture, language and Occitan culture |
| 11th | Christian Teillac | PS | Vallée de l'Homme | Education |
| 12th | Cécile Labarthe | PS | Bergerac-2 | Territorial solidarity and local development |
| 13th | Jean-Michel Magne | PS | Vallée de l'Isle | Roads and mobility |
| 14th | Juliette Nevers | PS | Périgord Vert Nontronnais | Management of habitation |
| 15th | Pascal Bourdeau | PS | Périgord Vert Nontronnais | Ecological transition |

## Composition

Distribution of seats (as of 2021) :
| Party | Acronym | Seats |
| Majority (34 seats) ||||
| Socialist Party | PS | 25 |
| Miscellaneous left | DVG | 7 |
| French Communist Party | PCF | 2 |
| Opposition (16 seats) ||||
| Miscellaneous right | DVD | 7 |
| The Republicans | LR | 5 |
| Sans étiquette | SE | 4 |

## Notes & references

* ↑ Wanaverbecq, Christiane (2020-01-29). "Installation en Dordogne du conseil d'administration du pôle international de la Préhistoire". La Gazette des Communes (in French). Retrieved 2023-12-13.
* ↑ "Germinal Peiro réélu président du Conseil départemental de la Dordogne". Le Département de la Dordogne (in French). 2021-07-02. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
* ↑ "Dordogne : Germinal Peiro (parti socialiste) réélu à la tête du département". France 3 Nouvelle-Aquitaine (in French). 2021-06-27. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
* ↑ "Les vice-présidents". Le Département de la Dordogne : Site Internet (in French). Retrieved 2023-12-13.
* ↑ "Départementales en Dordogne : quelle opposition face à une gauche largement reconduite ?". France 3 Nouvelle-Aquitaine (in French). 2021-06-28. Retrieved 2023-12-13.