The Departmental Council of Ain (French: Conseil départemental de l'Ain, Arpitan: Consèly Dèpartamentâla de En) is the deliberative assembly of the Ain department in the region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. It consists of 46 members (departmental councilors) from 23 cantons[1][2] and its headquarters are in Bourg-en-Bresse, capital of the department.
Departmental council of Ain Conseil départemental de l'Ain | |
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 Logo of the Council | |
| Leadership | |
Jean Deguerry, LR since 7 October 2017 | |
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Political groups | L'Ain de toutes nos forces political group L'Ain pour tous - écologie et solidarité political group |
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| Hôtel de préfecture de l'Ain, Bourg-en-Bresse | |
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The president of the departmental council is Jean Deguerry.[3][4]
Vice-Presidents
The president of the departmental council is assisted by 11 vice-presidents chosen from among the departmental advisers. Each of them has a delegation of authority.
| Order | Name | Party | Canton (constituency) | Delegation | |
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| 1st | Martine Stool | UCD | Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne | Medical demography and autonomy (elderly and disabled) | |
| 2nd | Jean-Yves Flochon | UD | Ceyzériat | Agriculture, preservation of biodiversity and resources (water, air, soil, forest) and the environment | |
| 3rd | Véronique Baude | UCD | Gex | Youth, colleges, education and higher education | |
| 4th | Pierre Lurin | UCD | Bourg-en-Bresse-2 | Finances, buildings and general means | |
| 5th | Hélène Bertrand-Maréchal | UCD | Bourg-en-Bresse-1 | Childhood and family | |
| 6th | Gerard Paoli | UCD | Gex | Economy, SME pact, cross-border and European affairs | |
| 7th | Helene Cedileau | UCD | Bourg-en-Bresse-2 | Human resources and sports | |
| 8th | Guy Billoudet | UD | Replonges | Roads and mobility | |
| 9th | Clotilde Fournier | UCD | Attignat | Integration, employment, habitat and housing | |
| 10th | Romain Daubié | LR | Meximieux | Contractualization and land use planning | |
| 11th | Marie-Christine Chapel | UCD | Pont-d'Ain | Tourism, heritage and culture | |
Budget
In 2021, the departmental council of Ain had a budget of 618.2 million euros[6] compared to 572 million euros in 2015.[7]