| Cathy Puchon | |
| Constituency Am11: | Windward Isles 3 |
| Assembly11: | French Polynesian |
| Term Start11: | 30 April 2023 |
| Birth Date: | [1] |
| Birth Place: | Vanuatu |
| Party: | Tāpura Huiraʻatira |
Catherine Puchon (born 1957) is a French Polynesian dancer, politician and Member of the Assembly of French Polynesia. She is a member of Tāpura Huiraʻatira.
Puchon was born in Vanuatu and is of Wallisean descent.[2] She started dancing at the age of 17 with the Temaeva troupe under Coco Hotahota.[2] She worked as a secretary,[2] and in 2014 she was elected as a municipal councillor in Punaauia.[3] In 2020 she took over as leader of 'Temaeva after Coco Hotahota's death.[2]
She was first elected to the Assembly of French Polynesia as a Tāpura candidate in the 2023 French Polynesian legislative election.[4]