Bourdin graduated from the faculty of letters at the
University of Tours before entering politics as a municipal councillor in
Beaugency. He was elected to the
Regional Council of Centre in
1986 and the
General Council of Loiret in
1988. He joined the
National Assembly in 1991 when
Jean-Pierre Sueur joined the government of
Prime Minister Édith Cresson, serving until
1993. Outside of politics, he was a painter, holding expositions in
Orléans after his retirement. Bourdin died on 1 October 2025, at the age of 82. ==References==