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President of the general council

In France, the president of the general council is the locally-elected head of the Conseil Général, the assembly governing a département, a county-level territory.

Past Women Presidents

1970-1982 President of the General Council Evelyne Baylet, Torn-et-Garonne

1982-1985 President of the General Council Luchette Michaux-Cheruy, Guadeloupe 1993-2004 President of the General Council

1990- President of the General Council Comtesse Anne d'Ornano, Calvados

1992-1998 President of the General Council Janine Bardou, Department of Lozère

1999-2004 President of the General Council Anne-Marie Comparini, the Department of Rhône-Alpes

2004- President of the General Council Marie-Françoise Pérol-Dumont, the Department of Haute-Vienne

2004- President of the General Council Nassimah Magnolia Dindar, Réunion