Edouard Geffray

Education Minister

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Office: French Education Minister

Born: October 2, 1978, Épinay-sur-Seine

Education: Paris Institute of Political Studies, École nationale d'administration, Paris-Sorbonne University - Paris IV

Previous offices: private secretary of the minister of Justice, general secretary

Last updated Nov 9, 2026

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France closes up to 500 schools as student protests spread

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Presented the government's first school measures on Oct. 26; the Education Ministry counted 31 blocked high schools on Nov. 9, down from 400 to 500 at the peak.

France's school protest movement widened into a national labor dispute in early November. A Nov. 5 general strike drew more than 600,000 marchers, the AP reported; the CGT claimed nearly 1.6 million, and the Interior Ministry counted 146,000 at Nov. 7 protests.

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