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Isabelle Berro-Amadeï

Isabelle Berro-Amadeï (born 24 October 1965) is a Monégasque judge who is currently serving as acting Minister of State and the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Monaco.[1] On 10 January 2025, she was appointed acting Minister of State after Didier Guillaume was hospitalised.[2] She retained this position following the latter's death a week later.[1]

Biography

She was born on 24 October 1965 in Monaco.[3] From 1984 to 1987, she attended the University of Nice studying law.[3] She obtained her master's degree from the university in private law.[4] Afterward, from 1987 to 1989, she was an Auditor of Justice at the French National School for the Judiciary and did a judicial internship at the Tribunal de Grande Instance in Carcassonne.[5]

After returning to Monaco, Berro became a judge at the Court of First Instance of Monaco from 1990 to 2000 and was then first judge at the same court from 2000 to 2006.[4] She then became a judge at the European Court of Human Rights in respect of Monaco from 2006 to 2015.[6] She was appointed Ambassador of Monaco to Germany, Austria and Poland in 2016.[7][8][9] From 2019 to 2022, she was then Ambassador to Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands, and was also Head of Monaco's Mission to the European Union.[4]

In 2022, she became Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, while at the same time keeping her responsibilities with the mission to the European Union.[10] During her time as Minister of Foreign Affairs, she has strongly condemned the Russian invasion of Ukraine, although she rejected any use of force to maintain Monaco's politically and militarily neutral state.[11] She has also emphasized maintaining stability in the Mediterranean region.[12]

Personal life

She is married and has one child.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "Monaco's Minister of State Didier Guillaume dies aged 65". Monaco Tribune. 17 January 2025. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
  2. ^ "Minister of State Didier Guillaume hospitalised for several weeks". Monaco Tribune. 13 January 2025. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
  3. ^ a b "Isabelle Berro". ECHR. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
  4. ^ a b c "Didier Guillaume hospitalisé, Isabelle Berro-Amadeï assure l'intérim - Monaco Hebdo". Monaco Hebdo (in French). 15 January 2025. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
  5. ^ a b "Le Conseiller de Gouvernement - Ministre des Relations Extérieures et de la Coopération / Département des Relations Extérieures et de la Coopération / Le Gouvernement / Gouvernement et Institutions / Portail du Gouvernement - Monaco". www.gouv.mc. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
  6. ^ "List of judges of the Court since 1959". www.echr.coe.int. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
  7. ^ "Isabelle Berro-Amadeï, nouvel ambassadeur de Monaco en Pologne". Monaco-Matin (in French). 21 January 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
  8. ^ "H.E. Ms. Isabelle Berro-Amadeï Officer of the National Order of the Legion of Honour / News / Diplomacy and International Presence / Monaco Worldwide / Policy & Practice / Portail du Gouvernement - Monaco". en.gouv.mc. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
  9. ^ "Monaco For Finance - S.E Mme Isabelle Berro-Amadei : « Nous avons du savoir-faire, il faut le faire savoir »". www.monacoforfinance.mc. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
  10. ^ Toquereau, Josepha (10 January 2022). "Isabelle Berro-Amadeï to succeed Laurent Anselmi at Foreign Affairs and Cooperation". Monaco Tribune. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
  11. ^ "Isabelle Berro-Amadeï : « Monaco est un État neutre sur le plan politique et militaire » - Monaco Hebdo". Monaco Hebdo (in French). 15 March 2022. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
  12. ^ Povey, Ross (8 December 2024). "Monaco participates in the 31st OSCE Ministerial Council meeting". Monaco News. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
Political offices
Preceded by Prime Minister of Monaco
2025–present 		Incumbent