title: Regional Council of Rhône-Alpes
text: # Regional Council of Rhône-Alpes
  
  The Rhône-Alpes Regional Council was the Conseil régional of the former Rhône-Alpes region of France until its abolition on 1 January 2016 to form the new Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. It was chaired by Jean-Jack Queyranne (as of 2009). It included 157 members.
  
  The Regional Council of Rhône-Alpes was replaced by the new Regional Council of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes of the newly formed Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region on 1 January 2016 following the 2015 regional elections.
  
  ## Seats
  
  ### By party
  
  as of 2009
  
  | Party | Party | seats |
  | - | - | - |
  | • | Socialist Party | 47 |
  | | Union for a Popular Movement | 24 |
  | • | The Greens | 20 |
  | | National Front | 18 |
  | • | French Communist Party | 15 |
  | | MoDem | 11 |
  | • | Left Radical Party | 7 |
  | | Radical-UMP | 5 |
  | | New Centre | 5 |
  | | Left Party | 4 |
  | | New Anticapitalist Party former PCF councillor | 1 |
  
  ## Elections
  
  ### 2004
  
  | Candidate | Party | Votes (Round One) | % (Round One) | Votes (Round Two) | % (Round Two) |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Jean-Jack Queyranne | PS-PRG-PCF | 688,718 | 32.19% | 1,083,755 | 46.52% |
  | Anne-Marie Comparini | UDF-UMP-CAP21-FRS | 667,856 | 31.22% | 889,815 | 38.20% |
  | Bruno Gollnisch | FN | 389,565 | 18.21% | 355,864 | 15.28% |
  | Gérard Leras | Verts | 215,783 | 10.09% | - | - |
  | Patrick Bertrand | GRAD-Union of Radical Republicans (U2R) | 46,611 | 2.18% | - | - |
  | Norbert Chetail | MNR | 35,310 | 1.65% | - | - |
  | Roseline Vachetta | LO/LCR | 95,524 | 4.47% | - | - |
  | Total | | 2,139,367 | 100.00% | 2,329,434 | 100.00% |
  
  ## Past Regional Councils
  
  ### 1998
  
  | Party | Party | seats |
  | - | - | - |
  | | National Front | 35 |
  | | Socialist Party | 31 |
  | • | Union for French Democracy | 29 |
  | • | Rally for the Republic | 29 |
  | | French Communist Party | 12 |
  | | The Greens | 9 |
  | | Miscellaneous Left | 6 |
  | | Left Radical Party | 2 |
  | • | Miscellaneous Right | 1 |
  | • | Movement for France | 1 |
  | | Citizen and Republican Movement | 1 |
  | | Ligue savoisienne | 1 |
  | | Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Traditions | 1 |
  
  ### 1992
  
  | Party | Party | seats |
  | - | - | - |
  | • | Rally for the Republic-Union for French Democracy | 63 |
  | | National Front | 29 |
  | | Socialist Party | 29 |
  | | French Communist Party | 12 |
  | | Ecology Generation | 11 |
  | | The Greens | 10 |
  | | Ecologist | 2 |
  | | Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Traditions | 1 |
  
  ### 1986
  
  | Party | Party | seats |
  | - | - | - |
  | • | Rally for the Republic-Union for French Democracy | 76 |
  | | Socialist Party | 48 |
  | | National Front | 14 |
  | | French Communist Party | 13 |
  
  ### Past Presidents
  
  * Charles Béraudier (1986-1988)
  * Charles Millon (1988-1998)
  * Anne-Marie Comparini (1999-2004)
  * Jean-Jack Queyranne (2004-)
  