Thomas Brezzo

Thomas Brezzo (born 27 September 1979) is a Monegasque lawyer and politician. He is a member of the National Council of Monaco and President of the Legislation Commission since February 2018.[1]

Thomas Brezzo
Member of the National Council
Personal details
Born27 September 1979
Monaco

Life

Thomas Brezzo was born on 27 September 1979.[2] He obtained Master of Private Law and Criminal Sciences at University of Nice Sophia Antipolis in 2004, and Master II Research – Criminal Law at UFR Aix-En-Provence in 2005.[3] In 2010, Brezzo created and headed a legal consultancy firm “Monaco Legal Consulting”, and in 2016, he was admitted to the Monaco Bar.[1] Among Brezzo's extra-professional activities are kick-boxing, automobiles and underwater exploration. He is engaged in combat sports associations for over 15 years.[3] Brezzo is a vice-president of the International Academy of Kick-Boxing, Muaythai and Krav-Maga, secretary general of the Monegasque Kick-Boxing and Krav Maga Federation, Member of the Commissaries Corps of the Automobile Club of Monaco, and Member of the club of Monaco Underwater Exploration (CESMM).[2]

He is married and has two children.[2]

Career

In February 2018, he was elected as a member of the National Council of Monaco from the political group Priority Monaco (Primo!).[1] Brezzo was appointed the President of the Legislation Commission.[4] In January 2019, he created a partnership with Thomas Giaccardi and joined his firm.[1] In July 2020, Brezzo drafted a law on judiciary aimed to strengthen its independence guaranteed by the Constitution of 1962.[5] During his presidency in the Legislation Commission, he also was Rapporteur of Law No. 1.462 strengthening the Anti-Money Laundering, Financing on Terrorism and Corruption Mechanism (transcribing the (EU) 4th AML Directive) and of Law No. 1.464 strengthening the protection of persons against defamation and insult.[1]

Brezzo is an Alternate Member of the Monaco Delegation in Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly (OSCEPA).[6]

References
  1. "Thomas BREZZO". Giaccardi Avocats. Retrieved 2020-08-22.
  2. "Thomas BREZZO". Conseil National (in French). Retrieved 2020-08-22.
  3. "Thomas BREZZO". Primo! (in French). Retrieved 2020-08-22.
  4. "Justice: comply with GRECO recommendations". La Gazette de Monaco. 2020-07-01. Retrieved 2020-08-22.
  5. "Thomas Brezzo : « L'indépendance de la justice est garantie par notre Constitution de 1962 »". Monaco Hebdo (in French). 2020-07-10. Retrieved 2020-08-22.
  6. "Mr. Thomas Brezzo". www.oscepa.org. Retrieved 2020-08-22.
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