Karine Daniel

Karine Daniel, born 22 June 1974 in Nantes, is a French politician and economist. She was the deputy for Loire-Atlantique's 3rd constituency in the National Assembly of France from 2016 to 2017.

Biography

Born to a farming family from Guémené-Penfao, she spent her youth in rural areas.

She studied at the Guy-Mocquet high school in Châteaubriant, obtained a general university studies diploma (DEUG) at the University of Nantes, then a licentiate and master's degree in Montpellier. She also holds a diploma of in-depth studies in the economics of the food system and the environment, a doctorate in economics and completed a university year in Iowa in the United States. She was a teacher-researcher at the Higher School of Agriculture in Angers and was accredited to supervise research.

Married, she has two daughters and lives in the Bellevue district, located between Nantes and Saint-Herblain.

Daniel joined the Nantes-Ouest section of the Socialist Party in 2000. In 2008, she was elected from the Bellevue - Chantenay - Sainte-Anne district and as a deputy mayor of Nantes in charge of higher education, research, Europe and international relations. She was also vice-president of Nantes Metropolis responsible for international relations, Europe, higher education and research from 2012.
At the 77th congress of the Socialist Party :fr:Congrès de Poitiers|, she proposed Motion D, La Fabrique socialiste.
On 11 February 2016, Jean-Marc Ayrault was appointed Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs. His substitute, Jean-Pierre Fougerat, having died, a by-election for Loire-Atlantique's 3rd constituency was held on 24 April. This was won by Karine Daniel with 55.44% of the vote against Mathieu Annereau. This victory was obtained with 75% of voters abstaining, and 12% of blank or null votes.
To avoid 'cumulation of mandates', she then resigned her municipal and metropolitan positions.
In the 2017 election, she was eliminated in the first round, behind the second round winner, Anne-France Brunet of LREM and also Martine Gourdon of La France Insoumise.

Karine Daniel and Lionel Fontagné Politique agricole et localisation des activités dans l'Union européenne : une analyse en économie géographique, Paris, Université Panthéon-Sorbonne, 2001, 247 pages
Karine Daniel, Localisation et dynamiques spatiales des activités agricoles et agro-alimentaires en France et en Europe : effets des politiques publiques', Angers, University of Angers, 2013, 57 pages