Michel Roger

Michel Roger (; born 9 March 1949) is a French and Monégasque politician who served as Minister of State of Monaco from 2010 to 2015. Prior to his tenure as Minister of State, he served on the Supreme Court of Monaco and as a municipal councilor in Poitiers.

Early life Michel Roger was born in Poitiers, France, on 9 March 1949, and is a citizen of France. He studied law at the University of Poitiers (UP).

Career Roger started working as a lawyer in France in 1970. He was a lecturer at the Faculty of Law of UP until 1986. He was the Director of the Institute of Judicial Studies at UP and the Centre-West School of Lawyers from 1984 to 1986.

Starting in the 1970s Roger worked in the Ministry of Justice under Jean Lecanuet, the Ministry of National Education under René Monory from 1987 to 1988, and the Minister for Territorial Planning and Management. He worked as Monory's chief of staff when Monory was both Minister of National Education and president of the Senate. He was an advisor on higher education and research to Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin from 2002 to 2005.

In Poitiers, Roger was a municipal councilor from 1983 to 2001. In 2007, Roger was appointed to the Supreme Court of Monaco.

Albert II, Prince of Monaco appointed Roger Minister of State on 3 March 2010, and he assumed office on 29 March. Serge Telle replaced him as Minister of State on 1 February 2016.

Personal life Roger is married and is the father of one child. He suffered a stroke on 14 December 2015, and was released from a Poitiers hospital in 2016.

Honours Order pro Merito Melitensi Order of St. Gregory the Great Grand officer in the Order of the Holy Sepulchre 2016: Grand officer in the Order of Saint-Charles. 2016: Order of Friendship, following the year of Russia in Monaco.