Karine Berger (born 11 March 1973) is a French politician, member of the French National Assembly representing Hautes-Alpes between 2012 and 2017. She was the national secretary for the economy of the French Socialist Party.[1]

Karine Berger
Member of the National Assembly
for Hautes-Alpes's 1st constituency
In office
20 June 2012 – 20 June 2017
Preceded byHenriette Martinez
Succeeded byPascale Boyer
Personal details
Born (1973-03-11) 11 March 1973 (age 51)
Limoges, France
Political partySocialist Party
EducationLycée Louis-le-Grand
Alma materÉcole Polytechnique
ENSAE ParisTech
Sciences Po

Political career

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Berger won her seat at the 2012 parliamentary election.

Ahead of the Socialist Party's 2017 primaries, Berger endorsed Vincent Peillon as the party's candidate for the presidential election later that year.[2]

In 2017 Berger lost her seat by a landslide, coming in fifth place in the first round. Her seat was won by En Marche candidate Pascale Boyer.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Chorafas, Dimitris N. (2013). Public Debt Dynamics of Europe and the U.S. Elsevier. p. 365. ISBN 9780124200272.
  2. ^ Grégoire Poussielgue and Pierre-Alain Furbury (15 December 2016), Primaire du PS : Valls engrange les soutiens Les Échos.
  3. ^ l'Intérieur, Ministère de. "Résultats des élections législatives 2017". interieur.gouv.fr (in French). Retrieved 2020-03-12.
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