Catherine Quéré

Catherine Quéré
MP Catherine Quéré in Paris in 2012
Member of the Parliament
In office 20 June 2007 – 2017
Preceded by	Xavier de Roux
Succeeded by	Jean-Philippe Ardouin
Constituency	Charente-Maritime (3rd)
Vice-president of the Poitou-Charentes Regional Council
In office 28 March 2004 – 1 September 2007
Regional councillor
In office 28 March 2004 – 1 September 2007
Constituency	Charente-Maritime
Personal details
Born	(1948-03-16) 16 March 1948 (age 76) Angoulême (16)
Nationality	French
Political party	Socialist Party
Profession	Wine grower
Website	http://www.catherine-quere.fr/

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Catherine Quéré (born 16 March 1948 in Angoulême, Charente) is a French politician and a member of the Socialist Party.

A vice-president of the Poitou-Charentes Regional Council between 2004 and 2007, she was the MP for Charente-Maritime's 3rd constituency from 2007 to 2017. She was a member of the Socialist, Radical, Citizen and Miscellaneous Left parliamentary group.^[1][2]

A wine grower by profession, Catherine Quéré began her political career in the 2004 regional elections.

She figured in second position on the socialist list in Charente-Maritime^[3] and was elected as a regional councillor in Poitou-Charentes.^[4] She was a vice-president of the Poitou-Charentes Regional Council during three years (2004–2007).

On 9 July 2007, she resigned as a regional councillor in accordance with the rule of the "unique mandate" instituted within the Poitou-Charentes Regional Council.^[5]

In the 2007 legislative election, Catherine Quéré defeated Xavier de Roux, mayor of Chaniers and outgoing MP.

In the first round, she arrived in second position (31.99%, 15,446 votes) whereas Xavier de Roux came first with 39.43% (19.037 votes). In the run-off, she was elected with 52.02% (25.501 votes) as an MP of the Charente-Maritime's 3rd constituency.^[6]

In the 2012 legislative election, she was largely re-elected as an MP of the Charente-Maritime's 3rd constituency.

In the first round, she largely came first with 43.96% (20,403 votes) and in the run-off was re-elected as an MP with 59.12% (26,574 votes).^[7]

She did not contest the 2017 French legislative election.

• MP of the Charente-Maritime's 3rd constituency (20 June 2007-2017): Socialist, Radical, Citizen and Miscellaneous Left parliamentary group; secretary of the committee of the sustainable development and spatial planning, vice-president of the friendship groups of France/Macedonia and France/Malaysia.

• Vice-president of the Poitou-Charentes Regional Council : 28 March 2004 – 1 September 2007

• (in French) Official website
• (in French) Catherine Quéré's official biography, French National Assembly