Chantal Berthelot

Chantal Berthelot (; born 12 September 1958) is a French politician who served in the National Assembly representing French Guiana's 2nd constituency from 2007 to 2017, and was aligned with the Miscellaneous left. Prior to her tenure in the National Assembly she was a member of the Regional Council of Guyana.

Early life Chantal Berthelot was born in Mana, French Guiana, on 12 September 1958. She works as a cattle breeder and was a founding member of the Regional Group of Farmers of Guyana agricultural union in 1993. She is the mother of three children.

Career From 1998 to 2010, Berthelot was a member of the Regional Council of Guyana, during which she was 4th vice president from 1998 to 2004, and 1st vice president from 2004 to 2010. In the 2007 election she was elected to the National Assembly representing French Guiana's 2nd constituency and was reelected in 2012. She was listed as part of the Miscellaneous left. She was eliminated during the first round of voting in the 2017 election.

During Berthelot's tenure in the National Assembly she was a member of the Sustainable Development and Regional Planning, Foreign Affairs, Economic Affairs, Social Affairs, and National Defence and Armed Forces committees. She was a member of a group supporting France's bid for the Expo 2025 and president of the French Parliamentary Space Group. She was vice president of the Overseas Delegation to the National Assembly.

In 2023, Berthelot was elected president of Société d'Aménagement Foncier et d'Établissement Rural de Guyane (SAFER).