00:00 Five years after becoming the youngest member of government, Gabriel Attal becomes France's
00:05 youngest education minister. At 34 years old, the public accounts minister will change hats.
00:12 He's set to succeed Pap Ndiaye, who will be leaving the government as expected.
00:16 Gabriel Attal is a leading star in Macron's inner circle. He was appointed in 2018 as
00:22 Secretary of State to the Minister of National Education and Youth. Government spokesman
00:26 between 2020 and 2022, Attal made a name for himself as a quick-witted and politically
00:32 astute loyalist.
00:35 Educated at the prestigious Ecole Azersienne in Paris before graduating from Sciences Po,
00:39 Gabriel Attal has always shown a keen interest in educational issues. The new education minister
00:45 faces many challenges. He'll be tasked with solving the teacher shortage. Health has also
00:50 been given a shake-up. François Brun leaves his post as health minister to Aurélien Rousseau.
00:57 Appointed to Prime Minister Elizabeth Warren's cabinet in May of 2022, the 47-year-old had
01:02 previously headed the Ile-de-France regional health agency. From a left-wing background,
01:07 Rousseau previously worked in the former Paris mayor Bertrand Delannoyer's cabinet. Praised
01:12 for his skills and work ethic, the minister will have to deal with a health care system
01:16 in crisis, suffering from a shortage of doctors and buckling under the weight of the growing
01:22 health care needs of an ageing population.
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