Patrick Andr� Leclercq was the Minister of State of Monaco. He was appointed on 5 January 2000, replacing Michel L�v�que. He had previously served as France's consul / ambassador to Spain, Egypt, Montreal, as well as in the Foreign Ministry. Patrick Andr� Leclercq was born in Lille, attended the prestigious Lyc�e Janson de Sailly, and graduated from the Ecole nationale d'administration. 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 Soci�t� des Bains de Mer, and he holds the Order of Saint-Charles. 

August 2nd, 1938 in Lille (Age 85)