Julie Lechanteux
{{short description|French politician (born 1977)}}
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| office1 = Member of the European Parliament
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| party = National Rally (2013–present)
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Julie Lechanteux ({{IPA|fr|ʒyli ləʃɑ̃tø}}; born 22 December 1977) is a French politician who has represented the 5th constituency of the Var department in the National Assembly since 2022. A member of the National Rally (RN), she previously served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 2019 until 2022.
Biography
Julie Lechanteux was born on 22 December 1977 in Annecy.{{cite web|title=Julie Lechanteux|url=https://www.var.fr/au-coeur-des-cantons/canton-n-5-frejus|website=var.fr|language=fr}} She is the daughter of a hairdresser and a perfumery saleswoman; she moved with her family to Saint-Raphaël at age 8. She joined the National Rally, then called the National Front, in 2013.{{cite web|title=J'ai acquis une grande expérience|url=http://www.leparisien.fr/espace-premium/actu/j-ai-acquis-une-grande-experience-26-03-2015-4637773.php|website=leparisien.fr|language=fr|date=26 March 2015}}
On 5 April 2014, she became Deputy Mayor of Fréjus under Mayor David Rachline following the 2014 municipal election, a position she retained until 2 July 2019, when she became an MEP. Lechanteux also held a seat in the Departmental Council of Var from 2 April 2015 to 1 July 2021 for the canton of Fréjus following the 2015 departmental election.{{cite web|title=Plusieurs élus du Var et de la Côte d'Azur sur la liste du RN pour les élections européennes|url=https://www.nicematin.com/politique/plusieurs-elus-du-var-et-de-la-cote-dazur-sur-la-liste-du-rn-pour-les-elections-europeennes-377877|website=nicematin.com|language=fr|date=25 April 2019}}
In the 2022 legislative election, she was elected to the National Assembly in the 5th constituency of Var, which includes Fréjus on the Mediterranean coast. She resigned as an MEP on 28 July 2022; she was succeeded by Patricia Chagnon the day after.
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Category:21st-century French women politicians
Category:Members of Parliament for Var
Category:National Rally politicians
Category:MEPs for France 2019–2024
Category:Deputies of the 16th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic