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Minister of State of the
Principality of Monaco
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Incumbent
Isabelle Berro-Amadeï

since 10 January 2025
Member of Council of Government
Appointer Prince of Monaco
Formation February 1911
First holder Émile Flach
Salary €180,000/year


The Minister of State (in French: Ministre d'État; in Monégasque: Ministru de Statu) is like the prime minister or chief executive of Monaco. This important person is chosen by the Prince of Monaco and works under his direction.

The Minister of State is in charge of running the government and handling Monaco's relationships with other countries. They also lead the Council of Government, manage the government's daily tasks, and are in command of the police and military.

History of the Minister of State Role

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The official home of the Minister of State

The role of Minister of State was created in 1911. This happened when Monaco adopted its first constitution. For many years, the person holding this job had to be a French citizen. They were chosen from a list of senior government workers suggested by the French government.

However, things changed in 2002. After a new update to the constitution, the Minister of State can now be either French or Monégasque. The Prince of Monaco chooses and appoints this person. Even with this change, the French government still suggests who should be appointed.

Who Has Been Minister of State?

This table shows the people who have served as Minister of State in Monaco.

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Time in Office Political Party Prince
(Reign)
Started Ended Length of Time
1 Émile Flach by Georges Prade. 1911 (cropped).jpg Émile Flach
(1853–1926)
February 1911 December 1917 6 years, 10 months Independent Albert I
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(1889–1922)
Georges Jaloustre
(1875–1951)
acting
January 1918 February 1919 1 year, 1 month Independent
2 Raymond Le Bourdon
(1861–1937)
19 February 1919 11 August 1923 4 years, 173 days Independent
Louis II
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(1922–1949)
3 Maurice Piette
(1871–1953)
11 August 1923 February 1932 8 years, 5 months Independent
Henry Mauran
(1899–1983)
acting
January 1932 June 1932 4 months Independent
4 Maurice Bouilloux-Lafont (1875-1937).jpg Maurice Bouilloux-Lafont
(1875–1937)
June 1932 June 1937 5 years Independent
Henry Mauran
(1899–1983)
acting
June 1937 August 1937 2 months Independent
5 Portrait d'Emile Roblot - Archives de Strasbourg.jpg Émile Roblot
(1886–1963)
15 September 1937 29 September 1944 7 years, 14 days Independent
Pierre Blanchy
(1897–1981)
acting
29 September 1944 13 October 1944 14 days Independent
6 Pierre de Witasse
(1878–1956)
13 October 1944 December 1948 4 years, 1 month Independent
Pierre Blanchy
(1897–1981)
acting
4 January 1949 12 July 1949 189 days Independent
Rainier III
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(1949–2005)
7 Jacques Rueff 1938.png Jacques Rueff
(1896–1978)
12 July 1949 1 August 1950 1 year, 20 days Independent
8 Pierre Voizard 1953.jpg Pierre Voizard
(1896–1982)
1 August 1950 2 September 1953 3 years, 32 days Independent
9 Henry Soum
(1899–1983)
15 November 1953 12 February 1959 5 years, 89 days Independent
10 Portrait ministre de l'Intérieur Pelletier - Archives nationales (France).png Émile Pelletier
(1898–1975)
12 February 1959 23 January 1962 2 years, 345 days Independent
Pierre Blanchy
(1897–1981)
acting
23 January 1962 16 August 1963 1 year, 205 days Independent
11 Jean Reymond
(1912–1992)
16 August 1963 28 December 1966 3 years, 134 days Independent
12 Paul Demange
(1906–1970)
28 December 1966 1 April 1969 2 years, 94 days Independent
13 Didier Gregh - DPLA - 948b56378e6af617a8f53982a574ce78.jpg François-Didier Gregh
(1906–1992)
1 April 1969 24 May 1972 3 years, 53 days Independent
14 André Saint-Mleux
(1920–2012)
24 May 1972 July 1981 9 years, 1 month Independent
15 Jean Herly, French Ambassador in Tel Aviv (FL45794918) (cropped).jpg Jean Herly
(1920–1998)
July 1981 16 September 1985 4 years, 2 months Independent
16 Jean Ausseil
(1925–2001)
16 September 1985 16 February 1991 6 years, 0 days Independent
17 French Ambassador in Israel (FL63043000) (cropped).jpg Jacques Dupont
(1929–2002)
16 February 1991 2 December 1994 3 years, 77 days Independent
18 Paul Dijoud
(born 1938)
2 December 1994 3 February 1997 2 years, 63 days Independent
19 Michel Lévêque
(born 1933)
3 February 1997 5 January 2000 2 years, 336 days Independent
20 Patrick Leclercq
(born 1938)
5 January 2000 1 May 2005 5 years, 116 days Independent
Albert II
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(2005–present)
21 Jean-Paul PROUST deux.jpg Jean-Paul Proust
(1940–2010)
1 May 2005 29 March 2010 4 years, 332 days Independent
22 Michel Roger 2015.jpg Michel Roger
(born 1949)
29 March 2010 16 December 2015 5 years, 262 days Independent
Gilles Tonelli
(born 1957)
acting
16 December 2015 1 February 2016 47 days Independent
23 Serge Telle.jpg Serge Telle
(born 1955)
1 February 2016 31 August 2020 4 years, 212 days Independent
24 Pierre Dartout 2017.jpg Pierre Dartout
(born 1954)
1 September 2020 2 September 2024 4 years, 2 days Independent
25 Offdg (cropped).jpg Didier Guillaume
(1959–2025)
2 September 2024 17 January 2025 137 days Independent
Isabelle BERRO-AMADEÏ 6-3-2020 (cropped).jpg Isabelle Berro-Amadeï
(born 1965)
10 January 2025 Incumbent 197 days Independent

Timeline of Ministers of State

Isabelle Berro-Amadeï Didier Guillaume Pierre Dartout Serge Telle Gilles Tonelli Michel Roger Jean-Paul Proust Patrick Leclercq Michel Lévêque Paul Dijoud Jacques Dupont (politician) Jean Ausseil Jean Herly André Saint-Mleux François-Didier Gregh Paul Demange (politician) Jean Reymond Émile Pelletier Henry Soum Pierre Voizard Jacques Rueff Pierre de Witasse Pierre Blanchy Émile Roblot Maurice Bouilloux-Lafont Henry Mauran Maurice Piette Raymond Le Bourdon Georges Jaloustre Émile Flach

See also

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