{"id":"patrick-leclercq","type":"person","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/patrick-leclercq","language":"en","name":"Patrick Leclercq","name_en":"Patrick Leclercq","name_ne":null,"description":"French diplomat","headline":"French diplomat","also_known_as":[],"summary":"Patrick André Leclercq (French pronunciation: [patʁik ɑ̃dʁe ləklɛʁ]; born 2 August 1938) was the Minister of State of Monaco. He was chosen by Rainier III, Prince of Monaco in December 1999, to replace Michel Lévêque, who retired a few days later. He had previously served as France's consul / ambassador to Spain, Egypt (Jordan), Montreal (Canada), as well as in the Foreign Ministry.","summary_more":["Patrick André Leclercq was born in Lille, attended the prestigious Lycée Janson-de-Sailly in Paris earning his Baccalauréat, graduated from Sciences Po and the École 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."],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"2 August 1938","date":"1938-08-02"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1395490#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Lille","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q648"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1395490#P19"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"France","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q142"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1395490#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"diplomat","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q193391"},{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1395490#P106"}},{"key":"education","label":"Education","values":[{"text":"École nationale d'administration","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q273579","start":"1964","end":"1966"},{"text":"Paris Institute of Political Studies","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q859363"},{"text":"Lycée Janson-de-Sailly","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1431541"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1395490#P69"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"Minister of State of Monaco (29 March 2000 – 1 May 2005)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1655971","start":"2000-03-29","end":"2005-05-01"},{"text":"ambassador of France to Spain (1996–2000)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25291904","start":"1996","end":"2000"},{"text":"ambassador of France to Egypt (1991–1996)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q26256151","start":"1991","end":"1996"},{"text":"ambassador","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q121998"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1395490#P39"}},{"key":"awards","label":"Awards","values":[{"text":"Grand Officer of the Order of Saint-Charles","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15042391","date":"2002"},{"text":"Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28861961","date":"2000"},{"text":"Officer of the Legion of Honour","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10855195","date":"1996-12-31"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1395490#P166"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Leclercq","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1395490"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Patrick Leclercq born?","a":"Patrick Leclercq was born on 2 August 1938 in Lille."},{"q":"What positions has Patrick Leclercq held?","a":"Positions held by Patrick Leclercq include: Minister of State of Monaco (2000–2005); 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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0).","cite":"\"Patrick Leclercq\". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/patrick-leclercq. Retrieved 5 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-10-31T13:59:50Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-04","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/patrick-leclercq","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/patrick-leclercq","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/patrick-leclercq?lang=ne"}}