Brigitte Boccone-Pagès (born 8 May 1959) is a
Monégasque politician, who served as the
president of the National Council from 6 October 2022 to 3 April 2024 and was the first woman to hold this position. She was elected vice president of the
National Council on 22 February 2018. In October 2022, Boccone-Pagès was elected president of the National Council, following the unexpected resignation of
Stéphane Valeri, making her the first woman to hold the position. She chose
Balthazar Seydoux as her vice president.
On 5 February 2023, she topped the poll as her
Monegasque National Union won all 24 seats in the
2023 Monegasque general election.
Honors
* Commander of the
Monegasque Associative Order in 2008.
* Commander of the
Order of Academic Palms on 9 January 2018.
* Commander of the
Order of the Star of Italy
The Order of the Star of Italy ( ) is an Italian order of chivalry that was founded in 2011. The order was reformed from the 1947 Order of the Star of Italian Solidarity by the 11th President of Italy, Giorgio Napolitano. The emphasis of the ...
on 21 June 2021.
* Officer of the
Order of Saint-Charles
The Order of Saint Charles (; Monégasque: ''U̍rdine de San Carlu'') is a dynastic order of knighthood established in Monaco on 15 March 1858.
Award
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in November 2021
* Knight of the
Legion of Honor
The National Order of the Legion of Honour ( ), formerly the Imperial Order of the Legion of Honour (), is the highest and most prestigious French national order of merit, both military and civil. Currently consisting of five classes, it was ...
in December 2021
References
Living people
Monegasque women in politics
21st-century women politicians
Members of the National Council (Monaco)
1959 births
Presidents of the National Council (Monaco)
Officers of the Order of Saint-Charles
Knights of the Legion of Honour
Priorité Monaco politicians
Women legislative speakers
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