René Temeharo is a French Polynesian civil servant, politician, and former Cabinet Minister who served in the government of Édouard Fritch.

He first entered the Assembly of French Polynesia in April 2008, replacing Armelle Merceron who had been appointed a Minister.

[12] In October 2015 he resigned from the executive and returned to the ranks of the Assembly to strengthen Fritch's majority, his substitute being a supporter of Gaston Flosse.

[17] In September 2020 he was given the Major projects portfolio in a cabinet reshuffle following the resignation of Teva Rohfritsch.

[18] In October 2022 he served as the French Polynesian government's delegate to the annual meeting of the United Nations Special Committee on Decolonization.