The Territorial Council () is the legislative branch of the government of the French territory of

Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saint Pierre and Miquelon ( ), officially the Territorial Collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon (), is a self-governing territorial overseas collectivity of France in the northwestern Atlantic Ocean, located near the Canada, Canadian prov ...

. 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

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. 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 Stéphane Artano. 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 Stéphane Artano (; born 9 March 1973) is a French politician who served as Senate (France), Senator for Saint Pierre and Miquelon from 2017 to 2023. Career A member of Archipelago Tomorrow, Artano was elected to the president of the Territoria ...

* 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

* 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

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