Minister of State (Monaco)

Minister of State of the
Principality of Monaco
Minister of State of the; Principality of Monaco
Ministre d'État (French); Ministru de Statu (Monégasque)
	Coat of arms of Monaco
	Incumbent; Pierre Dartout; since 1 September 2020
Member of	Council of Government
Appointer	Prince of Monaco
Formation	February 1911
First holder	Émile Flach
Salary	€180,000/year

The Prime Minister of Monaco, literally the Minister of State (French: Ministre d'État; Monégasque: Ministru de Statu), is the head of government of Monaco, appointed by and subordinate to the Prince of Monaco.

During their term of office, the officeholder is responsible for directing the work of the government and in charge of foreign relations. As the monarch's representative, the prime minister also presides (with voting powers) over the Council of Government, directs the executive services and commands the police and military.

Since 1 September 2020, Pierre Dartout has been prime minister.^[2]

History of the office

The office was created in 1911 with the adoption of Monaco's constitution. Until the 2002 constitutional revision, the prime minister had to be a French citizen, selected from several senior civil servants proposed by the Government of France. Since 2002, the prime minister can be either French or Monegasque and is chosen and appointed by the monarch, after consultation with the Government of France.^[3] It remains the Government of France's prerogative to propose an appointee.

List of officeholders

No.	Portrait	Name (born–died)	Term of office			Party		Prince
No.	Portrait	Name (born–died)	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Party		Prince
1		Émile Flach (1853–1926)	February 1911	December 1917	6 years, 10 months		Independent	Albert I
—		Georges Jaloustre (1875–1951) acting	January 1918	February 1919	1 year, 1 month
2		Raymond Le Bourdon (1861–1937)	19 February 1919	11 August 1923	4 years, 173 days
								Louis II
3		Maurice Piette (1871–1953)	11 August 1923	February 1932	8 years, 5 months
—		Henry Mauran (1899–1983) acting	January 1932	June 1932	4 months
4		Maurice Bouilloux-Lafont (1875–1937)	June 1932	June 1937	5 years
—		Henry Mauran (1899–1983) acting	June 1937	August 1937	2 months
5		Émile Roblot (1886–1963)	15 September 1937	29 September 1944	7 years, 14 days
—		Pierre Blanchy (1897–1981) acting	29 September 1944	13 October 1944	14 days
6		Pierre de Witasse (1878–1956)	13 October 1944	December 1948	4 years, 1 month
—		Pierre Blanchy acting	4 January 1949	12 July 1949	189 days
—		Pierre Blanchy acting	4 January 1949	12 July 1949	189 days			Rainier III
7		Jacques Rueff (1896–1978)	12 July 1949	1 August 1950	1 year, 20 days
8		Pierre Voizard (1896–1982)	1 August 1950	2 September 1953	3 years, 32 days
9		Henry Soum (1899–1983)	15 November 1953	12 February 1959	5 years, 89 days
10		Émile Pelletier (1898–1975)	12 February 1959	23 January 1962	2 years, 345 days
—		Pierre Blanchy acting	23 January 1962	16 August 1963	1 year, 205 days
11		Jean Reymond (1912–1992)	16 August 1963	28 December 1966	3 years, 134 days
12		Paul Demange (1906–1970)	28 December 1966	1 April 1969	2 years, 94 days
13		François-Didier Gregh (1906–1992)	1 April 1969	24 May 1972	3 years, 53 days
14		André Saint-Mleux (1920–2012)	24 May 1972	July 1981	9 years, 1 month
15		Jean Herly (1920–1998)	July 1981	16 September 1985	4 years, 2 months
16		Jean Ausseil (1925–2001)	16 September 1985	16 February 1991	6 years, 0 days
17		Jacques Dupont (1929–2002)	16 February 1991	2 December 1994	3 years, 77 days
18		Paul Dijoud (born 1938)	2 December 1994	3 February 1997	2 years, 63 days
19		Michel Lévêque (born 1933)	3 February 1997	5 January 2000	2 years, 336 days
20		Patrick Leclercq (born 1938)	5 January 2000	1 May 2005	5 years, 116 days
20		Patrick Leclercq (born 1938)	5 January 2000	1 May 2005	5 years, 116 days			Albert II
21		Jean-Paul Proust (1940–2010)	1 May 2005	29 March 2010	4 years, 332 days
22		Michel Roger (born 1949)	29 March 2010	16 December 2015	5 years, 262 days
—		Gilles Tonelli (born 1957) acting	16 December 2015	1 February 2016	47 days
23		Serge Telle (born 1955)	1 February 2016	31 August 2020	4 years, 212 days
24		Pierre Dartout (born 1954)	1 September 2020	Incumbent	3 years, 339 days