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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.
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 | Le Mans, France | 28 January 1975
Political party | UMP (2002-2015) LR (2015-2022) Horizons (since 2024) |
Children | 2 |
Education | University of Clermont-Ferrand |
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]
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]
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