Father of four daughters, Jean Castex however moved away geographically from his two eldest, when he became Prime Minister. Focus on the reasons why they chose not to settle in Matignon, with him.
Jean Castex Even though he is discreet about his private life, he is nonetheless a proud dad. In a relationship with a certain Sandra Ribelaygue for years, the Prime Minister is happy father of four, only girls. While the two youngest, Eugenie, aged 16 and Léa, who is 11, settled in the Hotel Matignon with their parents, the two eldest have chosen to make their lives far from the new family cocoon.
Indeed, Lise, who is 22 years old, has chooses to continue his studies in Strasbourg and the language sciences specialty, while her youngest, Pauline, aged 20, decided to stay in the South, where she grew up, visibly attached to her habits. Her ambition is to become a veterinarian. For their part, the two youngest girls in the family would have adapted well to their new Parisian life. “It’s going very well: they have girlfriends, it works well at school. It’s my great pride”, declared Jean Castex to Paris Match, December 24, 2020.
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A cuddly daddy
Visibly fulfilled in his position in government, the Prime Minister does not forget his elders. When he can, he makes the trip to see them. During the Heritage Days, organized last September, he revealed that these precious family moments were for him a “buoy, a landmark”. “I get both energy and serenity from it”, he added, tenderly. At the beginning of December, in an article in Parisian, details were revealed about those moments of happiness when his daughters came to see him at work. “He stops all ceasing business to give a hug, then he resumes”, explained our colleagues, proving that his role as a father finally comes before everything else.
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