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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