Sophie Thevenoux (née Solamito) is a Monegasque politician and diplomat. Thevenoux was named to the Council of Government in 2009, taking up her position as Counsellor of Finance and Economy on March 26 of that year; she became the first woman to be named to a ministerial post in the government of Monaco. She presided over the ministry during a difficult period, during which revenue declined a considerable amount due to a variety of factors. She had previously served as director general of the Department of Finances, to which position she had been named in 2005. Thevenoux remained in charge of the ministry until 2011, when she was replaced by Marco Piccinini; Marie-Pierre Gramaglia entered the cabinet at the same time, becoming the second woman in Monaco's history to be appointed to such a