Isabelle Le Callennec

{{infobox Politician

| name = Isabelle Le Callennec

| image = 1718282810413 20240612 LE CALLENNEC Isabelle FR 003.jpg

| caption = Le Callennec in 2024

| office = Member of the European Parliament

| term_start = 16 July 2024

| constituency = France

| office2 = Mayor of Vitré

| term_start2 = 25 May 2020

| term_end2 = 3 July 2024

| predecessor2 = Pierre Méhaignerie

| successor2 = Pierre Léonardi

| office3 = Member of the {{nobr|Regional Council of Brittany}}

| term_start3 = 2 July 2021

| president3 =

| office1 = Member of the National Assembly
for Ille-et-Vilaine's 5th constituency

| term_start1 = 20 June 2012

| term_end1 = 20 June 2017

| predecessor1 = Pierre Méhaignerie

| successor1 = Christine Cloarec

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|10|14|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Nantes, France

| 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 ({{IPA|fr|izabɛl lə kalenɛk}}; born 14 October 1966) is a French politician who has served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) since 2024.{{Cite web |date=2024-06-09 |title=Européennes 2024 : Isabelle Le Callennec élue, Vitré perd son maire |url=https://actu.fr/bretagne/vitre_35360/europeennes-2024-isabelle-le-callennec-elue-vitre-perd-son-maire_61180278.html |access-date=2024-06-19 |website=actu.fr |language=fr}} A member of The Republicans (LR), she previously represented the 5th constituency of Ille-et-Vilaine in the National Assembly from 2012 to 2017.{{Cite web|title=Mme Isabelle Le Callennec - Mandat clos - Ille-et-Vilaine (5e circonscription) - Assemblée nationale|url=http://www2.assemblee-nationale.fr/deputes/fiche/OMC_PA606693|access-date=2020-09-20|website=www2.assemblee-nationale.fr|lang=fr}}

Political career

=Career in regional politics=

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.Ludovic Vigogne, [https://www.lopinion.fr/edition/politique/primaire-a-droite-liste-premiers-soutiens-parlementaires-101334 « Primaire à droite: la liste des premiers soutiens parlementaires »], L'Opinion (in French). 20 April 2016.

=Member of the European Parliament, 2024–present=

In the European Parliament, Le Callenec has been serving on the Committee on Regional Development and the Committee on Fisheries.[https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/256920/ISABELLE_LE+CALLENNEC/home Isabelle Le Callennec] European Parliament. In addition to her committee assignments, she is a member of the parliament's delegation to the EU-UK Parliamentary Partnership Assembly.[https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/256920/ISABELLE_LE+CALLENNEC/home Isabelle Le Callennec] European Parliament.

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.Emmanuel Galiero (11 March 2025), [https://www.lefigaro.fr/politique/presidence-des-republicains-laurent-wauquiez-devoile-son-equipe-et-sa-strategie-20250311 Présidencew des Républicains : Laurent Wauquiez dévoile son équipe et sa stratégie] Le Figaro.

Political positions

As a deputy in 2013, Le Callennec opposed the legalisation of same-sex marriage in France.{{cite web|access-date=18 May 2020 |date=14 January 2013 |language=fr |title=« Manif pour tous » : le Pays de Vitré s'est mobilisé |url=https://www.ouest-france.fr/bretagne/vitre-35500/manif-pour-tous-le-pays-de-vitre-sest-mobilise-907167 |website=Ouest-France}} In 2014, she co-signed an amendment in the National Assembly proposing that abortion procedures no longer be reimbursed by Social security.{{cite web|access-date=2024-01-08 |language=fr |title=Assemblée nationale ~ EGALITÉ ENTRE LES FEMMES ET LES HOMMES(no 1663) - Amendement no 224 |url=https://www.assemblee-nationale.fr/14/amendements/1663/AN/224.asp |website=www.assemblee-nationale.fr}}{{cite web|access-date=2024-01-08 |date=2016-04-08 |language=fr |title=Droit des femmes : Isabelle Le Callennec répond au PS |url=https://actu.fr/bretagne/vitre_35360/droit-des-femmes-isabelle-le-callennec-repond-au-ps_3047859.html |website=actu.fr}}