| Catherine Quéré | |
| Office1: | Member of the Parliament |
| Constituency1: | Charente-Maritime (3rd) |
| Term Start1: | 20 June 2007 |
| Term End1: | 2017 |
| Predecessor1: | Xavier de Roux |
| Successor1: | Jean-Philippe Ardouin |
| Office2: | Vice-president of the Poitou-Charentes Regional Council |
| Term Start2: | 28 March 2004 |
| Term End2: | 1 September 2007 |
| Office3: | Regional councillor |
| Constituency3: | Charente-Maritime |
| Term Start3: | 28 March 2004 |
| Term End3: | 1 September 2007 |
| Birth Date: | 16 March 1948 |
| Birth Place: | Angoulême (16) |
| Nationality: | French |
| Party: | Socialist Party |
| Profession: | Wine grower |
| Website: | http://www.catherine-quere.fr/ |
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.