Isabelle Valentin (; born 20 January 1962) is a French market gardener and politician who represented the 1st constituency of

Haute-Loire Haute-Loire (; or ''Naut Leir''; English: Upper Loire) is a landlocked department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of south-central France. Named after the Loire River, it is surrounded by the departments of Loire, Ardèche, Lozère, Canta ...

in the

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from

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. She is a member of The Republicans (LR).

Political career

Valentin was elected a member of the

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and of the

Regional Council of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes The Regional Council of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes () is the deliberative assembly of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in southeast-central France. In 2016, the Regional Council of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes succeeded the Regional Council of Auvergne and ...

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. She was first elected to the

in the 2017 legislative election in the 1st constituency of

, with 58.7% of the second-round vote. In Parliament, Valentin was a member of the Committee on Social Affairs. She was reelected in the 2022 election with 70.2% of the second-round vote. She stood down at the 2024 election, when her seat was won by Regional Council President

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, 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

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Political positions

In The Republicans 2017 leadership election, Valentin endorsed

for the party chairmanship. In the run-up to The Republicans' 2022 convention, she supported

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as new chairman.Ludovic Vigogne (18 October 2022)
Présidence de LR: qui soutient Ciotti, Pradié et Retailleau chez les députés
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References

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