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The genealogy site, Geneanet, has listed the family origins of the new ministers in office. Bruno Retailleau, distant cousin of Jean-Marc Ayrault, Didier Migaud from the same family as Michel Delpech… The family ties are astonishing.
The new government was barely installed when Geneanet, the genealogy site, had fun digging into the family trees of ministers. And surprise, this research reveals sometimes unprecedented links between our leaders and well-known personalities.
Macha Béranger, cousin of the Minister of the Economy
Jean-Noël Barrot, Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, has a family connection with Julien Bayou, former National Secretary of Europe Écologie Les Verts. Imagine family debates on European politics and ecology around a Sunday meal, it promises passionate exchanges.
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For his part, Antoine Armand’s grandfather, Minister of the Economy, Louis Armand, was a resistance fighter, academician, and president of the SNCF. But the minister does not stop there: he is also a distant cousin of Macha Béranger, a radio host well known for her nightly broadcasts.
Didier Migaud cousin of Michel Delpech
Bruno Retailleau, Minister of the Interior, is said to be distantly related in the 8th generation to… Philippe Katerine, the author of the famous “Louxor j’adore”. Bruno Retailleau would also have family ties with François Fillon, in the 12th generation, and Jean-Marc Ayrault, in the 13th generation. This is a political family where partisan differences intersect around the same table.
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Didier Migaud, Minister of Justice, also has his dose of surprising cousinhood. He would be cousin of the actor Romain Duris, in the 11th generation. Still on the artistic level, Didier Migaud would be related to Michel Delpech, a 12th generation cousin.
