Christelle Morançais
Christelle Morançais | |
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| President of the Regional Council of Pays de la Loire | |
| Assumed office 19 October 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Bruno Retailleau |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 January 1975 Le Mans, France |
| Political party | UMP (2002-2015) LR (2015-2022) Horizons (since 2024) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | University of Clermont-Ferrand |
Christelle Morançais (French pronunciation: [kʁistɛl mɔʁɑ̃sɛ]; born 28 January 1975) is a French politician of the Horizons party who has been serving as the Regional Council President for the Pays de la Loire region since 2017.
Early career
[edit]A graduate of a business school, Morançais worked for twenty years in real estate. Together with her husband, she eventually founded the real estate company MegAgence in 2009.[1]
Political career
[edit]Morançais was a member of the Union for a Popular Movement and later the Republicans (LR) from 2015. In 2018, she was appointed to the shadow cabinet of LR leader Laurent Wauquiez.[2] From 2019, she served as deputy chair of LR under the leadership of Christian Jacob.[3]
In December 2021, Morançais became one of the six spokespersons for the LR candidate for the 2022 presidential election, Valérie Pécresse.[4] After Pécresse dropped out of the race, Morançais endorsed Emmanuel Macron.[5]
Morançais left the Republicans in late 2022[5] and instead joined Horizons in 2024.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Yan Gauchard (20 October 2017), L’ascension fulgurante de Christelle Morançais, première présidente de la région des Pays de la Loire Le Monde.
- ^ Olivier Faye (21 November 2018), Laurent Wauquiez dévoile (enfin) son « shadow cabinet » Le Monde.
- ^ Christophe Forcari (24 October 2019), Droite: L'équipe Jacob nommée, LR en ordre de marche Libération.
- ^ Pierre-Alain Furbury (4 January 2022), Présidentielle 2022 : comment Valérie Pécresse veut faire campagne Les Echos.
- ^ a b Marion Mourgue (2 September 2022), Christelle Morançais officialise son départ des Républicains Le Figaro.
- ^ Ex-LR et présidente des Pays de la Loire, Christelle Morançais rejoint Edouard Philippe Le Figaro, 11 February 2024.
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