Brigitte Boccone-Pagès Explained

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.^{[1] [2]} On 5 February 2023, she topped the poll as her Monegasque National Union won all 24 seats in the 2023 Monegasque general election.^[3]

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 on 21 June 2021.
• Officer of the Order of Saint-Charles in November 2021^[4]
• Knight of the Legion of Honor in December 2021^[5]

Notes and References

1. News: Stéphane Valeri élu président du Conseil national . 24 February 2018 . Nice Matin . 22 February 2018.
2. Web site: Brigitte Boccone-Pagès . Conseil National . Principaute de Monaco . 24 February 2018 . 22 April 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200422022918/http://www.conseil-national.mc/index.php/les-elus/item/612-brigitte-boccone-pages . dead .
3. Web site: Results of the National Elections 2023 . Résultats des Elections Nationales 2023 – Mairie de Monaco . Mairie de Monaco . 12 February 2023 . yes . fr.
4. Web site: 9 January 2023. Ordonnance Souveraine n° 8.896 du 17 novembre 2021 portant promotions ou nominations dans l'Ordre de Saint-Charles. / Journal 8566 / Année 2021 / Journaux / Accueil – Journal de Monaco. journaldemonaco.gouv.mc.
5. Web site: 9 January 2023. Camille Esteve. 3 January 2022. Brigitte Boccone-Pagès, Vice-Présidente du Conseil National, reçoit la Légion d'Honneur. Monaco Tribune.