Christelle Morançais (; 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 Pays de la Loire (; ; br, Broioù al Liger) is one of the 18 regions of France, in the west of the mainland. It was created in the 1950s to serve as a zone of influence for its capital, Nantes, one of a handful of "balancing metropolises" (). ...

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.

Political career

In 2018, Morançais was appointed to the shadow cabinet of LR leader

Laurent Wauquiez Laurent Timothée Marie Wauquiez (; born 12 April 1975) is a French politician who has presided over the Regional Council of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes since 2016. He is a member of The Republicans (LR), which he led from 2017 to 2019 following the ...

. Since 2019, she has been serving as deputy chair of LR. In December 2021, Morançais became one of the six spokespersons for the LR candidate for the 2022 presidential election,

Valérie Pécresse Valérie Pécresse (; born Roux, 14 July 1967) is a French politician who has served as President of the Regional Council of Île-de-France since 2015. A member of The Republicans (LR), she previously served as Minister of Higher Education and ...

.Pierre-Alain Furbury (4 January 2022)
Présidentielle 2022 : comment Valérie Pécresse veut faire campagne
'' Les Echos''.

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1975 births Living people Presidents of the Regional Council of Pays de la Loire The Republicans (France) politicians Politicians from Pays de la Loire People from Le Mans Presidents of French regions and overseas collectivities 21st-century French women politicians {{France-politician-stub