Article first published in Forbes Monaco December 2021/ January 22. The call came out of the blue. At the time Pierre Dartout was prefect of Provence- Alpes-Côte d’Azur, having begun his career as a civil servant in 1980. “Before my nomination, I had often met Prince Albert but it was a surprise when I received a call from Monaco to offer me the position of minister of state. This was…
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