Amélie Oudéa-Castéra is part of an extraordinary family. The former Minister of National Education, who now devotes herself entirely to the Ministry of Sports and the Olympic Games, is part of the Duhamel family. Patrice and Alain Duhamel are his uncles, Benjamin Duhamel is his cousin and Nathalie Saint-Cricq is his aunt by marriage. Amélie Oudéa-Castéra took advantage of an interview with the Journal du Dimanche to share her family memories. She remembered “ Sunday lunches at Perreux-sur-Marne », at his grandparents’ house. His two uncles, Patrice and Alain Duhamel were there.
Sunday was punctuated by political discussions, explained the minister. “ The whole family talked about politics, debriefed L’Heure de vérité, broadcast at that time at noon, just before sitting down to eat », reported our colleagues from JDD. Years later, Amélie Oudéa-Castéra became part of the government. However, Patrice and Alain Duhamel do not give him “ never advice “, said the 46-year-old woman. She appreciates their kindness and their delicacy, because the two men never speak of her publicly, “ but often check on (her) news and especially that of (her) children “.
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Patrice Duhamel and Amélie Oudéa-Castéra: “ It’s his niece… », discomfort on the set of What an era!
A sequence which created unease. Last February, Patrice Duhamel was a guest on the show What an era!, broadcast on France 2. But while the political journalist was asked to speak about different personalities, Léa Salamé questioned him about the former Minister of National Education, Amélie Oudéa-Castéra. Which did not fail to make the public react, creating unease on the set. “ I’m just going to tell the public who reacted that it’s Mr. Duhamel’s niece », recalled the presenter. If Patrice Duhamel emphasized that he loved her very much, he is also aware that she committed “ huge blunders ”, not hiding that “ when she made mistakes or said stupid things » he told her. However, the political journalist also indicated that she lived “ very difficult times “, citing false information relayed by the press, such as the fact that she was born a millionaire or about where she grew up.
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