Socialist Group (French Senate)

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The Socialist Group (French: Groupe socialiste, SOC) is a social-democratic parliamentary group representing the Socialist tradition in the French Senate.

History of the group under the Fifth Republic

Years	Workforce	+/−	%	Rank	Presidents of the group	Group status
2011	131 ^[1]	10	38 %	2nd	François Rebsamen (2011-present)	Majority Group
2011	141	25	41 %	1st	François Rebsamen (2011-present)	Majority Group
2008	116	19	34 %	2nd	Jean-Pierre Bel (2004-2011)	Opposition Group
2004	97	14	29 %	2nd	Jean-Pierre Bel (2004-2011)
2001	83	5	26 %	2nd	Claude Estier (1988-2004)
1998	78	3	24 %	2nd
1995	75	5	23 %	2nd
1992	70	4	22 %	2nd
1989	66	2	21 %	3rd
1986	64	6	20 %	3rd	André Méric (1980-1988)
1983	70	1	22 %	2nd
1980	69	7	23 %	1st
1977	62	11	21 %	1st	Marcel Champeix (1974-1980)
1974	51	2	18 %	3rd	Marcel Champeix (1974-1980)
1971	49	3	17 %	2nd	Antoine Courrière (1959-1974)
1968	52	0	18 %	2nd
1965	52	0	19 %	2nd
1962	52	9	23 %	2nd
1959	61		20 %	3rd

Groups in the Senate of France

Current	Union for a Popular Movement (143) Socialist (112) Union of Democrats and Independents - UC (43) Communist, Republican and Citizen (18) European Democratic and Social Rally (13) Europe Ecology – The Greens (10) Administrative Meeting for Senators not on the list of another Group (9)

Historic	Independent Republicans Rally for the Republic Union for the New Republic Union of Democrats for the Republic Democratic Left Centrist Union of Progressive Democrats

Senate of France

Leadership	President Vice Presidents Secretaries Questors Committee Chairs

Opposition	Leader of the Opposition

Standing Committees	Foreign Affairs, Defence and Armed Forces Social Affairs Culture, Education and Communication Economy, Sustainable Development and Spatial Planning Finance Laws

Elections & members	1959 (m) 1962 1965 1968 1971 1974 1977 1980 1983 1986 1989 1992 1995 1998 2001 2004 (m) 2008 (m) 2011 (m) 2014 (m)

See also	Demographics Political Groups Congress

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