title: Christelle Morançais
text: # Christelle Morançais
  
  Christelle Morançais (French pronunciation: ​; 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.
  
  ## Political career
  
  In 2018, Morançais was appointed to the shadow cabinet of LR leader Laurent Wauquiez. 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.
  
  