Frédéric Mitterrand, Minister of Culture from 2009 to 2012, died at the age of 76 on Thursday March 21, his family said. He had been battling cancer for a year.
The politician Frédéric Mitterrand, Minister of Culture under Nicolas Sarkozy, died on Thursday March 21, at the age of 76, his family announced to AFP. Filmmaker, producer, journalist, writer, he had been fighting cancer for more than a year, says Le Figaro. A man of letters and television, Frédéric Mitterrand, nephew of the former president, was elected to the Academy of Fine Arts in 2019.
In a tweet, Jack Lang reacted to the death of Frédéric Mitterrand. “A friendship of more than 60 years linked us with unalterable affection. Throughout his life, he served the arts with passion, erudition and love. Our common loyalty to François Mitterrand united us deeply,” he said. writing.
During one of his last invitations to a TV set, Frédéric Mitterrand reacted, in January 2024, to the reshuffle of Gabriel Attal and in particular to the appointment of Rachida Dati to the Ministry of Culture, a position he held from 2009 to 2012. He assured that his successor would “learn very quickly”.