Frédéric Mitterrand, former Minister of Culture and television man, has died. The 76-year-old died Thursday after a battle of "several months against an aggressive cancer" He was a deeply cultured and delicate man, a special being, sensitive and endearing, an unclassifiable personality so far from partisan life.

In 2005, he told the story of his sexual and paid wanderings in Thailand and the Maghreb. His book sparked controversy, forcing him to defend himself from any relationship with minors.