Michel Roger (born 9 March 1949) is a French and Monégasque politician who served as

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from 2010 to 2015. Prior to his tenure as Minister of State he served on the

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and as a municipal councilor in

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Early life

Michel Roger was born in

, France, on 9 March 1949, and is a citizen of France. He studied law at the

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(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

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under

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, the Ministry of National Education under

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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

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of the

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. He was an advisor on higher education and research to Prime Minister

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from 2002 to 2005. In Poitiers, Roger was a municipal councilor from 1983 to 2001. In 2007, Roger was appointed to the

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appointed Roger

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

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*Grand officer in the

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* 2016: Grand officer in the

Order of Saint-Charles The Order of Saint Charles (; Monégasque: ''U̍rdine de San Carlu'') is a dynastic order of knighthood established in Monaco on 15 March 1858. Award This order rewards service to the State or Prince. In particular cases, it may be grante ...

. * 2016:

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, following the year of Russia in

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