This article lists the prime ministers of Haiti since the establishment of the office of Prime Minister of Haiti in 1988.
List of officeholders
edit- Political parties
Movement for the Instauration of Democracy in Haiti
Democratic Movement of Haiti – Democratic Rally of Haiti
Renmen Ayiti
- Other factions
- Symbols
Acting prime minister
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Election | Term of office | Political party | President (Term) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||||
| 1 | Martial Célestin (1913–2011) |
1988 | 9 February 1988 | 20 June 1988 (Deposed) |
132 days | Independent | Leslie Manigat (1988) | ||
| Post vacant (20 June 1988 – 13 February 1991) | |||||||||
| 2 | René Préval (1943–2017) |
1990–91 | 13 February 1991 | 11 October 1991 (Deposed) |
240 days | Struggling People's Organization | Jean-Bertrand Aristide (1991) | ||
| 3 | Jean-Jacques Honorat (1931–2023) |
— | 11 October 1991 | 19 June 1992 | 252 days | Independent | Joseph Nérette (1991–1992) | ||
| 4 | Marc Bazin (1932–2010) |
— | 19 June 1992 | 30 August 1993 | 1 year, 72 days | Movement for the Instauration of Democracy in Haiti | Marc Bazin (1992–1993) | ||
| 5 | Robert Malval (born 1943) |
1993 | 30 August 1993 | 8 November 1994 | 1 year, 70 days | Independent | Émile Jonassaint (1993–1994) | ||
| 6 | Smarck Michel (1937–2012) |
— | 8 November 1994 | 7 November 1995 | 364 days | Struggling People's Organization | Jean-Bertrand Aristide (1994–1996) | ||
| 7 | Claudette Werleigh (born 1946) |
1995 | 7 November 1995 | 27 February 1996 | 112 days | Struggling People's Organization | |||
| 8 | Rosny Smarth (born 1940) |
— | 27 February 1996 | 20 October 1997 | 1 year, 235 days | Struggling People's Organization | René Préval (1996–2001) | ||
| Post vacant (20 October 1997 – 26 March 1999) | |||||||||
| 9 | Jacques-Édouard Alexis (born 1947) |
— | 26 March 1999 | 2 March 2001 | 1 year, 341 days | Fanmi Lavalas | |||
| 10 | Jean Marie Chérestal (born 1947) |
2000 | 2 March 2001 | 15 March 2002 | 1 year, 13 days | Fanmi Lavalas | Jean-Bertrand Aristide (2001–2004) | ||
| 11 | Yvon Neptune (born 1946) |
— | 15 March 2002 | 12 March 2004 (Deposed) |
1 year, 363 days | Fanmi Lavalas | |||
| 12 | Gérard Latortue (1934–2023) |
— | 12 March 2004 | 9 June 2006 | 2 years, 89 days | Independent | Boniface Alexandre (2004–2006) | ||
| (9) | Jacques-Édouard Alexis (born 1947) |
2006 | 9 June 2006 | 5 September 2008 | 2 years, 88 days | Lespwa | René Préval (2006–2011) | ||
| 13 | Michèle Pierre-Louis (born 1947) |
— | 5 September 2008 | 11 November 2009 | 1 year, 67 days | Independent | |||
| 14 | Jean-Max Bellerive (born 1958) |
— | 11 November 2009 | 18 October 2011 | 1 year, 341 days | Lespwa | |||
| 15 | Garry Conille (born 1966) |
2010–11 | 18 October 2011 | 16 May 2012 | 211 days | Independent | Michel Martelly (2011–2016) | ||
| 16 | Laurent Lamothe (born 1972) |
— | 16 May 2012 | 20 December 2014 | 2 years, 218 days | Independent | |||
| — | Florence Duperval Guillaume |
— | 20 December 2014 | 16 January 2015 | 27 days | Independent | |||
| 17 | Evans Paul (born 1955) |
— | 16 January 2015 | 26 February 2016 | 1 year, 41 days | Democratic Alliance Party | |||
| 18 | Fritz Jean (born 1953) |
2015–16 | 26 February 2016 | 28 March 2016 | 31 days | Inite | Jocelerme Privert (2016–2017) | ||
| 19 | Enex Jean-Charles (born 1960) |
— | 28 March 2016 | 21 March 2017 | 358 days | Independent | |||
| 20 | Jack Guy Lafontant (born 1961) |
— | 21 March 2017 | 17 September 2018 | 1 year, 180 days | Democratic Movement of Haiti – Democratic Rally of Haiti[1] |
Jovenel Moïse (2017–2021) | ||
| 21 | Jean-Henry Céant (born 1956) |
— | 17 September 2018 | 21 March 2019 | 185 days | Renmen Ayiti[2] | |||
| — | Jean-Michel Lapin (born 1967) |
— | 21 March 2019 | 4 March 2020 | 349 days | Independent | |||
| 22 | Joseph Jouthe (born 1961) |
— | 4 March 2020 | 13 April 2021 | 1 year, 40 days | Independent | |||
| — | Claude Joseph |
— | 14 April 2021 | 20 July 2021[a] | 97 days | Independent | |||
| — | Ariel Henry (born 1949) |
— | 20 July 2021 | 24 April 2024[3] | 2 years, 279 days | Independent | Position vacant (2021–2024) | ||
| — | Michel Patrick Boisvert |
— | 25 February 2024 | 3 June 2024 | 99 days[b] | Independent | |||
| — | Garry Conille (born 1966) |
— | 3 June 2024 | 10 November 2024 | 160 days | Independent | Transitional Presidential Council (2024) | ||
| — | Alix Didier Fils-Aimé (born 1971) |
— | 10 November 2024 | Incumbent | 48 days | Independent | |||
Timeline
editSee also
editNotes
edit- ^ Joseph served under Moïse until his assassination on 7 July 2021.
- ^ Boisvert discharged the duties of the acting Prime Minister in Ariel Henry's absence after 25 February 2024. Following Henry's resignation on 24 April, he was appointed as the acting Prime Minister by Henry's outgoing cabinet.[4][5][6]
References
edit- ^ "Haitian Lawmakers Confirm Lafontant as Prime Minister". VOA Creole Service. 21 March 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
- ^ name="Ceant">"Haiti's President Chooses Jean Henry Ceant as Country's Next PM". VOA Creole Service. 5 August 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ "Michel Patrick Boisvert nommé Premier ministre intérimaire - ShelNews". 25 April 2024.
- ^ Bio, Demian (25 April 2024). "Ariel Henry resigns as Haitian PM in step toward formation of new government". The Latin Times. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ Mérancourt, Widlore; Coletta, Amanda (25 April 2024). "Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry resigns, allowing U.N. force, elections". The Washington Post. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ Mendonca, Duarte; Picheta, Rob (25 April 2024). "Haiti's prime minister resigns as council sworn in to lead political transition in violence-ravaged nation". CNN. Retrieved 25 April 2024.