Jean-Paul Proust
Jean-Paul Proust | |
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21st Minister of State of Monaco | |
In office 1 May 2005 – 29 March 2010 | |
Monarch | Albert II |
Preceded by | Patrick Leclercq |
Succeeded by | Michel Roger |
Personal details | |
Born | Vaas, Sarthe, France | 3 March 1940
Died | 8 April 2010 Marseille, France | (aged 70)
Political party | Independent |
Alma mater | École Nationale d'Administration |
Jean-Paul Proust (3 March 1940 – 8 April 2010) was a French and Monegasque civil servant. He served as the Minister of State of Monaco.
Early life
Jean-Paul Proust was born on 3 March 1940 in Vaas, Sarthe, France. He graduated from the École Nationale d'Administration.
Career
He was a long-time member of the French civil service. He served as Prefect of Guadeloupe from November 1989 to July 1991 and as the chief of police of Paris from 2001 to 6 December 2004.
Likewise, he then served as the Monégasque Minister of State, a post equivalent to Prime Minister. As such, he had the honor of administering Prince Albert II his oath of office as Sovereign Prince of Monaco. He held that position from 1 June 2005 to 29 March 2010, having been appointed three months earlier by the prince and the French government.
He was made a Grand Officer of the Order of Saint-Charles (25 March 2010). He was the head of government of Monaco until 2010.
Death
He died on 8 April 2010 at the age of 70.
- 1940 births
- 2010 deaths
- École nationale d'administration alumni
- Prefects of police of Paris
- History of Guadeloupe
- Prefects of Haute-Vienne
- Prefects of Guadeloupe
- Ministers of State of Monaco
- Grand Officers of the Order of Saint-Charles
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