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.

Born to a farming family from Guémené-Penfao,^[1] she spent her youth in rural areas.

Daniel joined the Nantes-Ouest section of the Socialist Party (PS) in 2000.^[4] 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], she proposed Motion D, La Fabrique socialiste.^[4]

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.^[5]

To avoid 'cumulation of mandates', she then resigned her municipal and metropolitan positions.^[6]

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.^[7]

• Karine Daniel and Lionel Fontagné (dir.) Politique agricole et localisation des activités dans l'Union européenne : une analyse en économie géographique (doctoral thesis in economic science), Paris, Université Panthéon-Sorbonne, 2001, 247 pages OCLC 492111967
• Karine Daniel, Localisation et dynamiques spatiales des activités agricoles et agro-alimentaires en France et en Europe : effets des politiques publiques' (mémoire d'habilitation à diriger des recherches en sciences économiques), Angers, University of Angers, 2013, 57 pages Available online