Christelle Morançais

Christelle Morançais
President of the Regional Council of Pays de la Loire
Assumed office
19 October 2017
Preceded byBruno Retailleau
Personal details
Born (1975-01-28) 28 January 1975 (age 48)
Le Mans, France
Political partyThe Republicans
Children2
EducationUniversity of Clermont-Ferrand

Christelle Morançais (French pronunciation: [kʁistɛl mɔʁɑ̃sɛ]; born 28 January 1975) is a French politician of the Republicans (LR) who has been serving as the Regional Council President for the Pays de la Loire region since 2017.

Early career

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

In 2018, Morançais was appointed to the shadow cabinet of LR leader Laurent Wauquiez.[2] Since 2019, she has been serving as deputy chair of LR.[3]

In December 2021, Morançais became one of the six spokespersons for the LR candidate for the 2022 presidential election, Valérie Pécresse.[4]

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