Isabelle Valentin Explained

Isabelle Valentin
Office:Member of the National Assembly
for Haute-Loire's 1st constituency
Term Start:21 June 2017
Term End:9 June 2024
Predecessor:Laurent Wauquiez
Successor:Laurent Wauquiez
Office1:Departmental councillor of Haute-Loire
for the canton of Yssingeaux
Term Start1:1 July 2021
Predecessor1:Madeleine Dubois
Alongside1:Arthur Liogier
Birth Date:20 January 1962
Birth Place:Le Puy-en-Velay, France
Nationality:French
Occupation:Market gardener

Isabelle Valentin (pronounced as /fr/; born 20 January 1962)[1] is a French market gardener and politician who represented the 1st constituency of Haute-Loire in the National Assembly from 2017 to 2024.[2] [3] [4] She is a member of The Republicans (LR).

Political career

Valentin was elected a member of the Regional Council of Auvergne in 2010 and of the Regional Council of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in 2015.

She was first elected to the National Assembly in the 2017 legislative election in the 1st constituency of Haute-Loire, with 58.7% of the second-round vote.[5] In Parliament, Valentin was a member of the Committee on Social Affairs.[1] She was reelected in the 2022 election with 70.2% of the second-round vote.[6] She stood down at the 2024 election, when her seat was won by Regional Council President Laurent Wauquiez, her predecessor and substitute in both 2017 and 2022.

She has also held a seat in the Departmental Council of Haute-Loire for the canton of Yssingeaux since 2021.

Political positions

In The Republicans 2017 leadership election, Valentin endorsed Laurent Wauquiez for the party chairmanship.[7] In the run-up to The Republicans' 2022 convention, she supported Éric Ciotti as new chairman.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: French. Mme Isabelle Valentin. French National Assembly official website. 28 June 2017.
  2. Web site: French. Haute-Loire (43) – 1ère circonscription : Résultats de la circonscription au 2d tour. elections.interieur.gouv.fr. Ministry of the Interior. 28 June 2017.
  3. Web site: French. Législatives 2017. Isabelle Valentin (LR) élue députée de la 1ère circonscription de Haute-Loire. 18 June 2017. 28 June 2017. France 3 Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
  4. Web site: French. Législatives : qui est Isabelle Valentin, la nouvelle députée LR de la 1re circonscription de Haute-Loire ?. France Bleu. 18 June 2017. 28 June 2017.
  5. Web site: French. Isabelle Valentin élue députée de la 1re circonscription de la Haute-Loire (Le Puy/Yssingeaux). La Montagne. 18 June 2017. 28 June 2017.
  6. Web site: French. Isabelle Valentin l’emporte largement avec 70 % des suffrages. Le Progrès. 19 June 2022. 20 June 2022.
  7. Virginie Le Guay (16 November 2017), "La jeune garde de Laurent Wauquiez"Paris Match (in French).
  8. Ludovic Vigogne (18 October 2022), Présidence de LR: qui soutient Ciotti, Pradié et Retailleau chez les députés, L'Obs (in French).