Patrick Leclercq | |
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20th Minister of State of Monaco | |
In office 29 March 2000 – 1 May 2005 |
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Monarch |
Rainier III Albert II |
Preceded by | Michel Lévêque |
Succeeded by | Jean-Paul Proust |
Personal details | |
Born |
Lille, France |
2 August 1938
Nationality | French |
Political party | Independent |
Alma mater | Sciences Po, ÉNA |
Patrick André Leclercq (born 2 August 1938) was the Minister of State of Monaco. He was appointed on 5 January 2000, replacing Michel Lévêque. He had previously served as France's consul / ambassador to Spain,Egypt (Jordan), Montreal (Canada), as well as in the Foreign Ministry.
Patrick André Leclercq was born in Lille, attended the prestigious Lycée Janson de Sailly, and graduated from the Ecole nationale d'administration (ENA).
He was due to formally step down on 1 May 2005 and to be replaced by Jean-Paul Proust, but Proust's inauguration was deferred for a few weeks owing to the death of ruling Prince Rainier.
He was subsequently appointed to the board of the Monegasque company Société des Bains de Mer, and he holds the Order of Saint-Charles.