She will remain in the history of the Fifth Republic the Minister of National Education with the shortest mandate. After only one month spent at the Ministry of National Education, Amélie Oudéa-Castéra has already been firedreplaced by Nicole Belloubet, who marks her big return to the Macron clan after having been Keeper of the Seals between 2017 and 2020. If Amélie Oudéa-Castéra retains leadership of the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games and continues to be Minister of Sports, polemicthat she triggered by clumsily attacking public schools never empty. But can she count on the support of her family, like that of Michel Cymes, in this storm?
Indeed, Amélie Oudéa-Castéra has a well-known family, since she is the daughter of Richard Castéra and Dominique Duhamel. The latter is none other than the sister of the doctor Jean-François Duhamel and the political journalists Alain Duhamel and Patrice Duhamel. She is therefore, de facto, the cousin of the journalist Benjamin Duhamel, as well as the niece by marriage of the political journalist Nathalie Saint-Cricq. On France 2 this Saturday, February 10, 2024, Léa Salamé and Christophe Dechavanne received the journalist Patrice Duhamel, who, logically, responded to questions experiencing the shocks that her niece is experiencing head-onsince its controversial release on public schools.
If Patrice Duhamel recognizes his niece “blunders and errors”he nevertheless wanted to publicly declare his love for her, and will continue to defend her against all: “As she is my niece, I love her very much. Which does not prevent me from saying anything when she makes mistakes and says stupid things.” did he declare. Amélie Oudéa-Castéra’s uncle wanted to recall that the work accomplished by his niece at the Ministry of Sports was praised by President Emmanuel Macron, and that she succeeded in developing many sports, such as football, rugby and tennis. An opinion shared by host Jean-Luc Reichmann: “When she arrived at Sports, she cleaned up.”
“Born a millionaire, it’s totally absurd”
But today, Patrice Duhamel seems worried about his niece and wonders about her future in politics. He also wanted to question him on this subject: “After twenty months in government, do you think you will pursue a political career?” Patrice Duhamel loves his niece deeply, and finds the criticism aimed at her, and the false rumors which overwhelm her and suggest that she was born with a silver spoon in her mouth, all the more unfair: “She made mistakes, and at the same time, she is going through very difficult times. The total fantasy in the press… Born a millionaire, which is completely absurd; grew up in the nicest neighborhoods, which is completely absurd. She’s my niece, I know where she grew up, in Perreux-sur-Marne, in Val-de-Marne !” And to conclude, more loving and protective than ever: “I know his qualities, his courage and his tenacity.”