Sophie Thévenoux

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Sophie Thévenoux (née Solamito) (born 19 May 1957[1]) is a Monegasque politician and diplomat.[2]

Sophie Thévenoux
Counsellor of Finance and Economy
In office
2009–2011
MonarchAlbert II
Preceded byGilles Tonelli
Succeeded byMarco Piccinini
Personal details
Born (1975-05-19) 19 May 1975 (age 48)

Thevenoux was named to the Council of Government in 2009, taking up her position as Counsellor of Finance and Economy on March 26 of that year; she became the first woman to be named to a ministerial post in the government of Monaco. She presided over the ministry during a difficult period, during which revenue declined a considerable amount due to a variety of factors. She had previously served as director general of the Department of Finance and Economy, to which position she had been named in 2005.[3] Thevenoux remained in charge of the ministry until 2011,[4] when she was replaced by Marco Piccinini; Marie-Pierre Gramaglia entered the cabinet at the same time, becoming the second woman in Monaco's history to be appointed to such a position.[5] In 2015 she was named Head of the Principality of Monaco's Mission to the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, presenting her credentials to Donald Tusk on May 7;[6] at the same time she became Monaco's ambassador to Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands, as well as Permanent Representative to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.[7] She previously served as Monaco's ambassador to France.[8] In 2016 she was named a Grand Officier of the Ordre National du Mérite in a ceremony in Brussels.[9] She is married.[10]

References edit

  1. ^ "Désignation de Son Excellence Madame l'Ambassadeur Sophie Thévenoux comme chef de Mission de la Principauté de Monaco auprès de l'Union européenne en remplacement de Son Excellence Monsieur Gilles Tonelli" (PDF). www.parlament.gv.at. 20 February 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Sophie Thévenoux – World Policy Conference".
  3. ^ "Monaco Sophie Thévenoux : « Les recettes en baisse de 14 % en 2009 »". archives.monacomatin.mc. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Quelle place pour les femmes au pouvoir à Monaco?". archives.monacomatin.mc. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Monaco: le gouvernement princier remanié". archives.monacomatin.mc. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  6. ^ Monaco, Gouvernement Princier de. "H.E. Ms Sophie Thévenoux presents credentials to European Union / News / Diplomacy and International Presence / Monaco Worldwide / Policy & Practice / Portail du Gouvernement - Monaco". en.gouv.mc. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  7. ^ "Monaco". Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  8. ^ "DERNIERE MINUTE". La Principauté. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  9. ^ "Sophie Thévenoux, Grand Officier dans l'Ordre National du Mérite". La France en Belgique. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  10. ^ "Albert de Monaco sans Charlène à Bruxelles pour rendre hommage aux victimes des attentats (photos)". legossip.net. 7 April 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2017.