On October 22, when the general public first heard the voice of the new Minister of National Education, Edouard Geffray immediately came to mind with his assessment of the school situation. “very worrying” during an interview on France Inter. “As a minister, I have an obligation to be clear”he confirmed World.
This first declaration marks a change in posture for the senior official who held the number two position in the ministry for five years (2019-2024) as director general of school education (Dgesco), jumping to number one after the arrival of Sébastien Lecornu in Matignon, on 12 October. “A civil servant does not belong to oneself. The place of practice is in the minister’s office, not the public square.”he defended.
Having taken cautious first steps in carrying out his new duties, Edouard Geffray must now chart his political line, which will be reflected in the first decisions he must take, at the end of December, to prepare for the start of the 2026 academic year. The work stretches from finalizing the budget to the future of “groups in need” in higher education, including the steps he promises to take for those higher education institutions that are in the greatest difficulties.
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