Isabelle Le Callennec

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Isabelle Le Callennec
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Le Callennec in 2024
Member of the European Parliament
Incumbent
Assumed office
16 July 2024
ConstituencyFrance
Member of the National Assembly
for Ille-et-Vilaine's 5th constituency
In office
20 June 2012 – 20 June 2017
Preceded byPierre Méhaignerie
Succeeded byChristine Cloarec
Mayor of Vitré
In office
25 May 2020 – 3 July 2024
Preceded byPierre Méhaignerie
Succeeded byPierre Léonardi
Member of the Regional Council of Brittany
Incumbent
Assumed office
2 July 2021
Personal details
Born (1966-10-14) 14 October 1966 (age 59)
Nantes, France
PartyUnion for French Democracy
(until 2002)
Union for a Popular Movement
(2002–2015)
The Republicans
(2015–present)
Alma materÉcole supérieure de commerce d'Amiens
CELSA Paris

Isabelle Le Callennec (French pronunciation: [izabɛl lə kalenɛk]; born 14 October 1966) is a French politician who has served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) since 2024.[1] A member of The Republicans (LR), she previously represented the 5th constituency of Ille-et-Vilaine in the National Assembly from 2012 to 2017.[2]

Political career

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Career in regional politics

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Locally, Le Callennec was first a municipal councillor of Vitré (2008–2012) and a general councillor of Ille-et-Vilaine for the canton of Vitré-Est (2008–2015). When the General Council of Ille-et-Vilaine was renamed Departmental Council of Ille-et-Vilaine as part of the 2015 French cantonal reorganisation, she was elected for the newly-created canton of Vitré for one term (until 2021). She later served as Mayor of Vitré from 2020 until her election as an MEP, presided over Vitré Communauté (2020–2024) and was elected to the Regional Council of Brittany in 2021.

In the 2016 The Republicans presidential primary, she supported François Fillon.[3]

Member of the European Parliament, 2024–present

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In the European Parliament, Le Callenec has been serving on the Committee on Regional Development and the Committee on Fisheries.[4] In addition to her committee assignments, she is a member of the parliament's delegation to the EU-UK Parliamentary Partnership Assembly.[5]

In the Republicans' 2025 leadership election, Le Callennec endorsed Laurent Wauquiez to succeed Éric Ciotti as the party's new chair and joined his campaign team.[6]

Political positions

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As a deputy in 2013, Le Callennec opposed the legalisation of same-sex marriage in France.[7] In 2014, she co-signed an amendment in the National Assembly proposing that abortion procedures no longer be reimbursed by Social security.[8][9]

References

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  3. ^ Ludovic Vigogne, « Primaire à droite: la liste des premiers soutiens parlementaires », L'Opinion (in French). 20 April 2016.
  4. ^ Isabelle Le Callennec European Parliament.
  5. ^ Isabelle Le Callennec European Parliament.
  6. ^ Emmanuel Galiero (11 March 2025), Présidencew des Républicains : Laurent Wauquiez dévoile son équipe et sa stratégie Le Figaro.
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