Laurent Anselmi

Laurent Anselmi
Born	1962 (age 62–63)
Nationality	Monégasque
Occupation	Politician

Laurent Anselmi (born 1962) is a Monégasque politician in Monte Carlo.

Politics in Monaco

As of 21 October 2019^[update], he served as Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation.[1][2] He became Chief of Staff for Prince Albert II of Monaco as of January 2022.[3]

Biography

After completing his schooling in Monaco, graduating from the Lycée Albert Premier with a Baccalauréat, Laurent Anselmi joined the Faculty of Law and Economics in Nice. There, he obtained first a bachelor's degree and then a master's degree in law (with honors), as well as a Diplôme d'Etudes Approfondies (D.E.A.) in fundamental public law. He is the author of a dissertation entitled "Le contentieux du permis de construire devant le Tribunal Administratif de Nice" ("Building permit litigation before the Nice Administrative Court"), directed by Professor Hubert Charles.

He holds a Certificat universitaire d'études fédéralistes (1983) from the Centre international de formation européenne (C.I.F.E.) in Aosta, Italy.

On completion of his D.E.A., Laurent Anselmi was appointed lecturer in his faculty (public law and political science) and territorial attaché in the legal department of Nice town council.

In 1989, he joined the administration of the Principality of Monaco, as a legal assistant in the Department of Litigation and Legislative Studies, a department reporting directly to the Minister of State.

As soon as he took office, H.S.H. Prince Albert II called on him to join his Cabinet as an advisor. His responsibilities included judicial, international and social affairs. In 2008, he returned to the Ministry of State to take over the Legal Affairs Department, with the title of Delegate for Legal Affairs to the Government of Monaco.

Other roles

Besides these official ranks, Anselmi is also:

• President of the Monégasque Language Commission
• General secretary of the Chancellery of the Order of Saint-Charles
• Member of the Ethics Committee of the Prince Albert II Foundation

Distinctions

• Commandeur de l’Ordre Saint Charles (Monaco)[4]
• Grande ufficiale del'Ordine della Stella d'Italia

References

1. "Laurent Anselmi". Monaco Government. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
2. Bonhomme, Kiel (3 October 2019). "The return of Monaco's courts and tribunals: tensions and hopes". Monaco Tribune. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
3. Laurent Anselmi est le nouveau Chef de Cabinet du Prince Albert II, Monaco Tribune, 13 décembre 2021.
4. Ordonnance Souveraine n° 7.198 du 17 novembre 2018 portant promotions ou nominations dans l'Ordre de Saint-Charles, Journal de Monaco, November 17th, 2018.