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Pinned at the time of her appointment for her lack of experience in the field of education and for her advice on domestic workers in Singapore, the new tenant of rue de Grenelle does not display a clear political line.
But who is Anne Genetet? Two weeks after her appointment by Michel Barnier, she remains an enigma for many. Julien (1), a staff member at the French high school in Singapore, where the four children of the new Minister of Education were educated, does not have good memories of the character: “She is a boss who reads the world between employers and servants. She knows nothing about France in general, she is completely disconnected from reality. Franck Pajot, unionized professor at Snes in Beijing and opponent of Anne Genetet in the 2022 legislative elections under the New Popular Front label, has no more tender words: “It’s a caricature of the expatriate world of Singapore, it’s very right-wing, it’s the Manif for all, with very traditional, very Catholic, very well-off families.”
Shortly after taking office, posts were unearthed from this former doctor and medical journalist, Ensemble pour la République des Français established outside France, who became a consultant in Singapore, where she lived for several years from 2005. Founder of a training company for domestic workers of expatriate families, it distilled lunar advice on its site, explaining that paid leave is not “neither obligatory nor recommended”, you q
