Minister of State (Monaco)

Minister of State of the Principality of Monaco Ministre d'État  (French) Ministru de Statu  (Monégasque)
Coat of arms of Monaco
Incumbent Isabelle Berro-Lefèvre (Acting) since 10 January 2025[1]
Member of	Council of Government
Appointer	Prince of Monaco
Formation	February 1911
First holder	Émile Flach
Salary	€180,000/year[2]

The Minister of State is the head of government of Monaco, being appointed by the Prince or Princess of Monaco.

During their term of office, the holder is responsible for directing the work of the Monegasque government and is in charge of foreign relations.

List of officeholders

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Political party		Prince (Reign)
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		Émile Flach (1853–1926)	February 1911	December 1917	6 years, 10 months		Independent	Albert I (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 (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)	June 1932	June 1937	5 years		Independent
—		Henry Mauran (1899–1983) acting	June 1937	August 1937	2 months		Independent
5		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 (1949–2005)
7		Jacques Rueff (1896–1978)	12 July 1949	1 August 1950	1 year, 20 days		Independent
8		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		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		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 (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		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 (2005–present)
21		Jean-Paul Proust (1940–2010)	1 May 2005	29 March 2010	4 years, 332 days		Independent
22		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 (born 1955)	1 February 2016	31 August 2020	4 years, 212 days		Independent
24		Pierre Dartout (born 1954)	1 September 2020	2 September 2024	4 years, 2 days		Independent
25		Didier Guillaume (1959–2025)	2 September 2024	17 January 2025	137 days		Independent
—		Isabelle Berro-Amadeï (born 1965) acting	10 January 2025[3]	Incumbent	78 days		Independent

References

1. "Minister of State Didier Guillaume hospitalised for several weeks". Monaco Tribune. 13 January 2025. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
2. Laurens, Didier (May 2, 2007). Monaco, un pays ensoleillé dirigé par un prince magnifique. Hachette Littératures. ISBN 9782012387997 – via Google Books.
3. "Minister of State Didier Guillaume hospitalised for several weeks". Monaco Tribune. 13 January 2025. Retrieved 17 January 2025.