Frédérique Bredin

Frédérique Marie Denise Bredin (born 2 November 1956) is a French politician of the Socialist Party (PS) who served as president of the National Center of Cinematography and the moving image (CNC) from 2013 to 2019.

Early life and education Her father, Jean-Denis Bredin, was an attorney who was the founder of the law firm Bredin Prat.

Political career Bredin began her political career serving under Jack Lang during his time as Culture Minister of France, then in 1986 became cultural advisor to President François Mitterrand. She ran in the 1988 legislative election out of a constituency in Seine-Maritime. She won election to the National Assembly, and at 31 years of age she was the youngest member of the Assembly at that time.

In the 1994 European Parliament elections, the PS won 15 seats; Bredin was awarded one of them, and served until 1996. In 1995, she was named national secretary for the PS, with her role placing an emphasis on culture and communication; she served in that role until 2000.

In 2013, Bredin was named president of the CNC, and was reappointed to the same position in 2016.

In 2025, Bredin stood as the Socialist candidate in a National Assembly by-election in Paris's 2nd constituency, but lost the runoff election to former prime minister Michel Barnier.