Sophie Thévenoux Explained

Sophie Thévenoux
Office:Counsellor of Finance and Economy
Term Start:2009
Term End:2011
Predecessor:Gilles Tonelli
Successor:Marco Piccinini
Birth Date:19 May 1957

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

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]

Notes and References

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