French Education Minister Amelie Oudea-Castera has been fired after weeks at the center of a public scandal after she said she decided to send her children to a private school because of staff shortages in the public system.

Former Minister of Education of France, Amelie Udaya-CasteraPhoto: STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN / AFP / Profimedia

Amelie Oudea-Castera was appointed on January 12, 2024. The public scandal surrounding the statements of the former dignitary arose only three days after he headed the Ministry of Education.

The former minister said he decided to send his children to a private school because the public system lacked staff. In response to her statements, the French demanded the resignation of the head of the Ministry of Education, writes Euronews.

Who is the new French Minister of Education?

The new Minister of Education of France is Nicole Belloube, who in the past, in the period of 2017-2020, was the Minister of Justice, writes edupedu.ro.

Belloube takes over the education portfolio in a context in which 20% of French teachers have gone on strike in recent days in France after Prime Minister Gabriel Attal announced an education reform, unhappy with the results of the PISA 2022 tests.