Chantal Berthelot

Chantal Berthelot
Chantal Berthelot in 2013
Member of the National Assembly for French Guiana's 2nd constituency
In office 20 June 2007 – 20 June 2017
Preceded by	Juliana Rimane
Succeeded by	Lénaïck Adam
Member of the Regional Council of French Guiana
In office 16 March 1998 – 18 December 2015
President	Antoine Karam Rodolphe Alexandre
Personal details
Born	(1958-09-12) 12 September 1958 (age 66) Mana, French Guiana, France
Political party	DVG
Profession	Farmer

Chantal Berthelot (French: [bɛʁtəlo]; born 12 September 1958) is a French politician, former member of the French National Assembly representing department of French Guiana.^[1]

Biography

Early life

In 1993, Chantal Berthelot founded an agricultural union, the Regional Farmers Group of Guyana (GRAG). Permanent expert on the board of directors of the Office for the Development of Agricultural Economics of the Overseas Departments (1990–1997), she is president of the Center for Management and Rural Economy of Guyana from 1985 to 1998.

Political career

Elected regional councilor in 1998 and 2004 on the list of the Guianese Socialist Party, she is the first vice-president of the Regional Council of French Guiana. In 2010, she is head of the list in the regional elections French Guiana.^[2]

Member of the National Assembly

Chantal Berthelot was elected to the French National Assembly on 17 June 2007, representing the 2nd constituency of French Guiana with the support of the Guianese Socialist Party and the Socialist Party.^[3] She was re-elected in 2012.^[4]

On June 10, 2017, she was eliminated in the first round with 19.48% of the votes cast, ahead of Lénaïck Adam, the REM candidate and a candidate published the protest movement of March 2017, Davy Rimane.^[5] Following her elimination, she resumed full-time work as a farmer in Macouria.^[6]

See also

• 2007 French legislative election
• 2012 French legislative election
• French Guiana's 2nd constituency

References

1. "Mme Chantal Berthelot". National Assembly (in French). Retrieved 10 April 2018.
2. "RÉSULTATS RÉGIONALES 2010 - GUYANE" (in French). Le Monde. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
3. "Outre-Mer GUYANE (2)" (in French). zigzagprod.fr. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
4. "Première réaction de Chantal BERTHELOT Députée réélue de la seconde circonscription" (in French). 97320.com. Retrieved 11 April 2018.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
5. "Guyane : la députée apparentée PS Chantal Berthelot éliminée" (in French). Le Point. 11 June 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
6. "Maire, senateur, menuisier, agriculteur, Que sont devenus vos anciens deputes ?" (in French). Le Point. 11 June 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2018.