Jean Herly
Jean Herly in 1977
15th Minister of State of Monaco
In office 16 February 1981 – 2 December 1985
Monarch	Rainier III
Preceded by	André Saint-Mleux
Succeeded by	Jean Ausseil
Personal details
Born	(1920-09-15)15 September 1920 Grosbliederstroff, France
Died	17 November 1998(1998-11-17) (aged 78) Bonn, Germany
Political party	Independent

Jean Herly (15 September 1920 – 17 November 1998)^[1] was a Minister of State for Monaco. He served between 1981 and 1985.

Biography

Jean Herly was born in Grosbliederstroff in France, the first of two children. He studied law at the University of Paris, and stayed at the diplomatic school of the French government.

Career

• Services overseas, 1946–1962
• First Secretary in the Embassy of France to Japan, 1959–1962
• Consul General of France to Germany, location Düsseldorf, 1964–1966
• Ambassador of France to Central African Republic and Chief of the services of the French-speaking in the south of Africa and of the Sahara, 1969–1973
• Ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of France to Israel, location Tel-Aviv, 1973–1977
• Ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of France to Morocco, location Rabat, 1978–1980
• Diplomatic Counselor of the French government, 1980
• Director of African and Madagascan affairs in the French ministry of foreign affairs, 1980–1981
• Minister of State of the Principality of Monaco, 1981–1985
• Ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of His Most Serene Highness the Prince Rainier III of Monaco to Switzerland, location Berne, 1985–1991
• Ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of His Most Serene Highness the Prince Rainier III of Monaco to Germany, location Bonn, 1991–1998
• Death in service as Ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of His Most Serene Highness the Prince Rainier III of Monaco to Germany in 1998, location Bonn.

Awards and honors

French honors

• Commander of the National Order of the Legion of Honour
• Commander of the National Order of Merit
• Recipient of the Colonial Medal
• Officer of the Order of the Arts and the Letters

Monegasque honors

• Grand Officer of the Order of Saint Charles

Foreign honors

•  Sovereign Military Order of Malta:
  • Grand-Cross of the Order pro Merito Melitensi
•  Central African Republic:
  • Grand Officer of the Order of Central African Merit
•  Senegal:
  • Commander of the National Order of the Lion
•  Côte d'Ivoire:
  • Commander of the National Order of the Ivory Coast

Awards

• Croix de guerre des théâtres d’opérations extérieures, France