The French Association for Administrative Law (AFDA) was incorporated on May 15, 2006 by the founding members listed below [1].
| AFDA’s founding members | |
|---|---|
| Mr Grégoire Bigot | Professor at Nantes University |
| Mr Stéphane Braconnier | Professor at Panthéon-Assas University (Paris II) |
| Mrs Pascale Gonod | Professor at Panthéon-Sorbonne University (Paris I) |
| Mr Fabrice Melleray | Professor at Montesquieu University (Bordeaux IV) |
| Mrs Sophie Nicinski | Professor at Lumière University (Lyon II) |
| Mr Jacques Petit | Professor at Panthéon-Assas University (Paris II) |
| Mr Benoît Plessix | Professor at Nancy II University |
| Mrs Catherine Ribot | Professor at Montpellier I University |
| Mr Bertrand Seiller | Professor at Panthéon-Assas University (Paris II) |
| Mr Philippe Yolka | Professor at Pierre-Mendès-France University (Grenoble II) |
Bertrand Seiller was the first president of the association and was made "Honorary President" by the General Meeting of June 23rd, 2011.