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

Partyseats
Socialist Party47
Union for a Popular Movement24
The Greens20
National Front18
French Communist Party15
MoDem11
Left Radical Party7
Radical-UMP5
New Centre5
Left Party4
New Anticapitalist Party former PCF councillor1

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

Partyseats
National Front35
Socialist Party31
Union for French Democracy29
Rally for the Republic29
French Communist Party12
The Greens9
Miscellaneous Left6
Left Radical Party2
Miscellaneous Right1
Movement for France1
Citizen and Republican Movement1
Ligue savoisienne1
Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Traditions1

1992

Partyseats
Rally for the Republic-Union for French Democracy63
National Front29
Socialist Party29
French Communist Party12
Ecology Generation11
The Greens10
Ecologist2
Hunting, Fishing, Nature, Traditions1

1986

Partyseats
Rally for the Republic-Union for French Democracy76
Socialist Party48
National Front14
French Communist Party13

Past Presidents

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