title: Departmental Council of Réunion
text: # Departmental Council of Réunion
  
  The Departmental Council of Réunion (French: Conseil départemental de La Réunion) is the deliberative assembly of the French overseas department of Réunion. It is made up of 50 departmental councillors, elected from the 25 cantons of Réunion.
  
  The current president of the Réunion departmental council is Cyrille Melchior, who succeeded Nassimah Dindar (UDI) in December 2017, after her election to the Senate.
  
  The departmental council sits at the Hôtel du département, nicknamed the Palais de la Source in Saint-Denis.
  
  ## Vice-presidents
  
  List of vice-presidents of the Réunion Departmental Council (as of 2021) :
  
  | Order | Name | Canton | Delegation |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1st | Serge Hoareau | Saint-Pierre-3 | Agricultural, European and institutional Affairs |
  | 2nd | Laurence Mondon | Le Tampon-1 | Territorial development and ecological and solidarity transition |
  | 3rd | Jean-Marie Virapoullé | Saint-André-2 | Coordination of social action and prevention and social inclusion strategy, territorial solidarity agreements, health prevention and reform of social assistance systems |
  | 4th | Béatrice Sigismeau | Saint-Pierre-2 | Cultural Affairs and integration through the market economy, purchasing and public order |
  | 5th | Rémy Lagourgue | Sainte-Marie | Integration through the social and solidarity economy and innovative sectors |
  | 6th | Flora Augustine Etcheverry | Saint-Louis-1 | Prevention of intra-family violence |
  | 7th | Bruno Domen | Saint-Leu | Tourism and rural development |
  | 8th | Sophie Arzal | Saint-Benoît-1 | Development of youth, innovation and modernization of the action of the department |
  | 9th | Jeannick Atchapa | Saint-André-3 | General Affairs, finance and housing |
  | 10th | Augustine Romano | Le Tampon-2 | Maternal and child protection |
  | 11th | Eric Ferrère | L'Etang-Salé | Construction works and heritage |
  | 12th | Camille Clain | Saint-Louis-2 | Environment and sustainable development |
  | 13th | Gilles Hubert | La Possession | Water management and hydraulic developments and citizen participation |
  | 14th | Thérèse Ferde | Saint-Pierre-1 | Accompaniment of the elderly |
  | 15th | Philippe Potin | Saint-Pierre-2 | Development of Sport and well-being |
  