Regional Council of Lorraine
The Regional Council of Lorraine was the deliberative assembly of the former French region of Lorraine until December 31, 2015, following the region's incorporation with Champagne-Ardenne and Alsace to form the new Grand Est region.
It has 73 members and sits in the former abbey of Saint-Clément, in the Pontiffroy district of Metz. The Hôtel de Région is one of the many sites occupied by the Regional Council: boulevard de Trèves, Sainte-Barbe and Blida for Metz.
Its last president was Jean-Pierre Masseret, elected on March 28, 2004.
The Regional Council of Lorraine was also a member of the cross-border inter-regional cooperation called Grande Région, or "SaarLorLux".
Vice-presidents
The President of the Regional Council is assisted by vice-presidents chosen from among the regional councillors. Each of them has a delegation of authority.Following the list of vice-presidents of the Council from 2010 to 2015:
- 1st Vice-Phairman: Jean-Yves Le Deaut
- 2nd Vice-President: Laurence Demonet
- 3rd Vice-President: Daniel Beguin
- 4th Vice-President: Lovely Chretien
- 5th Vice-President: Patrick Abate
- 6th Vice-President: Paola Zanetti
- 7th Vice-President: Jean-Pierre Liouville
- 8th Vice-President: Jacqueline Fontaine
- 9th Vice-President: Christian Franqueville
- 10th Vice-President: Rachel Thomas
- 11th Vice-President: Patrick Hatzig
- 12th Vice-President: Josiane Madelaine
- 13th Vice-President: Michel Obiegala
- 14th Vice-President: Angèle Dufflo
- 15th Vice-President: Thibaut Villemin