Catherine Pégard

| birth_place = Le Havre, France | alma_mater = Sciences Po | occupation = Journalist }}

Catherine Jacqueline Alice Pégard (; born 5 August 1954) is a French politician and former journalist. She was appointed Minister of Culture by President Emmanuel Macron on 26 February 2026.

Pégard spent most of her career at ''Le Point'' where she was editor-in-chief from 1995 to 2007. In May 2007, she was appointed adviser to President Nicolas Sarkozy, and was in charge of the "political centre" at the Élysée from March 2008. From 2011 to 2024, she headed the Public Establishment of the Palace, Museum and National Estate of Versailles which administers the Palace of Versailles. Provided by Wikipedia