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Isabelle Le Callennec | |
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 Le Callennec in 2024 | |
| Member of the European Parliament | |
| Assumed office 16 July 2024 | |
| Constituency | France |
| Member of theNational Assembly forIlle-et-Vilaine's5th constituency | |
| In office 20 June 2012 – 20 June 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Pierre Méhaignerie |
| Succeeded by | Christine Cloarec |
| Mayor ofVitré | |
| In office 25 May 2020 – 3 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Pierre Méhaignerie |
| Succeeded by | Pierre Léonardi |
| Member of theRegional Council of Brittany | |
| Assumed office 2 July 2021 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1966-10-14)14 October 1966 (age 58) Nantes,France |
| Political party | Union for French Democracy (until 2002) Union for a Popular Movement (2002–2015) The Republicans (2015–present) |
| Alma mater | École supérieure de commerce d'Amiens CELSA Paris |
Isabelle Le Callennec (French pronunciation:[izabɛlləkalenɛk]; born 14 October 1966) is a French politician who has served as aMember of the European Parliament (MEP) since2024.[1] A member ofThe Republicans (LR), she previously represented the5th constituency ofIlle-et-Vilaine in theNational Assembly from2012 to2017.[2]
Locally, Le Callennec was first amunicipal councillor ofVitré (2008–2012) and ageneral councillor ofIlle-et-Vilaine for thecanton of Vitré-Est (2008–2015). When the General Council of Ille-et-Vilaine was renamedDepartmental Council of Ille-et-Vilaine as part of the 2015 French cantonal reorganisation, she was elected for the newly-createdcanton of Vitré for one term (until 2021). She later served as Mayor of Vitré from2020 until her election as an MEP, presided overVitré Communauté (2020–2024) and was elected to theRegional Council of Brittany in2021.
In the2016 The Republicans presidential primary, she supportedFrançois Fillon.[3]
In the European Parliament, Le Callenec has been serving on theCommittee on Regional Development and theCommittee 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 endorsedLaurent Wauquiez to succeedÉric Ciotti as the party's new chair and joined his campaign team.[6]
As adeputy in 2013, Le Callennec opposed the legalisation ofsame-sex marriage in France.[7] In 2014, she co-signed an amendment in the National Assembly proposing that abortion procedures no longer be reimbursed bySocial security.[8][9]
