Catherine Quéré

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

Catherine Quéré
MP Catherine Quéré in Paris in 2012
Member of the Parliament
In office
20 June 2007 – 2017
Preceded byXavier de Roux
Succeeded byJean-Philippe Ardouin
ConstituencyCharente-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
ConstituencyCharente-Maritime
Personal details
Born (1948-03-16) 16 March 1948
Angoulême (16)
NationalityFrench
Political partySocialist Party
ProfessionWine grower
Websitehttp://www.catherine-quere.fr/

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]

Political career

Poitou-Charentes Regional Council (2004−2007)

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]

MP of Saintes (2007−present)

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.

Political mandates

National mandate
  • MP of the Charente-Maritime's 3rd constituency (since 20 June 2007): 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.

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

References
  1. "Catherine Quéré: MP of the Charente-Maritime's 3rd constituency (XIII legislature: 2007−2012)" (in French). National Assembly of France. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
  2. "Catherine Quéré: MP of the Charente-Maritime's 3rd constituency (XIV legislature: 2012−2017)" (in French). National Assembly of France. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
  3. "2004 French regional elections: list of candidates of the miscellaneous left" (in French). Minister of the Interior (France). Retrieved 1 July 2011.
  4. "2004 French regional elections: list of the miscellaneous left representatives in the Poitou-Charentes Regional Council" (in French). Minister of the Interior (France). Retrieved 1 July 2011.
  5. "Standing committee on 9 July 2007: the new vice-presidencies" (in French). Poitou-Charentes Regional Council. 9 July 2007. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
  6. "2007 French legislative elections: Charente-Maritime's 3rd constituency (first round and run-off)" (in French). Minister of the Interior (France). Retrieved 1 July 2011.
  7. "2012 French legislative elections: Charente-Maritime's 3rd constituency (first round and run-off)" (in French). Minister of the Interior (France). Retrieved 24 June 2012.
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