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Haiti's Prime Ministers (1988-2026)

Every Prime Minister since the 1987 Constitution created the office

The 1987 Constitution created the office of Prime Minister to divide executive power: the president is head of state, but the Prime Minister leads the government (Article 137). The president chooses the PM from the majority party in Parliament, and the PM must win a confidence vote in both chambers (Article 158). This list has 30 entries — acting PMs are flagged. Note the instability: in more than 35 years, almost no Prime Minister lasted more than 2 years, and the post sat vacant for nearly 17 months after 1997, and between 1988 and 1991.

Note: the office was de facto abolished between June 1988 and February 1991 (military regime), and sat vacant from October 1997 to March 1999 because Parliament rejected every nominee. Governments of the 1991-1994 military regime are flagged as disputed.

#NamePeriodHow it ended
1 Martial Célestin 9 fev 1988 - 20 jen 1988 Deposed in the June 1988 coup
2 René Préval 13 fev 1991 - 11 okt 1991 Deposed after the September 1991 coup
3 Jean-Jacques HonoratDisputed 11 okt 1991 - 19 jen 1992 Appointed by the military regime
4 Marc BazinDisputed 19 jen 1992 - 30 out 1993 Resigned
5 Robert Malval 30 out 1993 - 8 nov 1994 Resigned
6 Smarck Michel 8 nov 1994 - 7 nov 1995 Resigned
7 Claudette Werleigh 7 nov 1995 - 27 fev 1996 First woman Prime Minister; replaced after elections
8 Rosny Smarth 27 fev 1996 - 20 okt 1997 Resigned after the April 1997 election crisis
9 Jacques-Édouard Alexis 26 mas 1999 - 2 mas 2001 After nearly 17 months without a Prime Minister
10 Jean Marie Chérestal 2 mas 2001 - 15 mas 2002 Resigned
11 Yvon Neptune 15 mas 2002 - 12 mas 2004 Left office after the 2004 coup
12 Gérard LatortueProvisional 12 mas 2004 - 9 jen 2006 Interim government after the coup
13 Jacques-Édouard Alexis 9 jen 2006 - 5 sep 2008 Dismissed by the Senate after the 2008 food riots
14 Michèle Pierre-Louis 5 sep 2008 - 11 nov 2009 Dismissed by the Senate
15 Jean-Max Bellerive 11 nov 2009 - 18 okt 2011 Replaced after the 2010-2011 election
16 Garry Conille 18 okt 2011 - 16 me 2012 Resigned
17 Laurent Lamothe 16 me 2012 - 20 des 2014 Resigned under pressure
18 Florence Duperval GuillaumeProvisional 20 des 2014 - 16 jan 2015 Acting
19 Evans Paul 16 jan 2015 - 26 fev 2016 Replaced during the 2016 transition
20 Fritz JeanProvisional 26 fev 2016 - 28 mas 2016 Not ratified by Parliament
21 Enex Jean-Charles 28 mas 2016 - 21 mas 2017 Replaced after the 2016 election
22 Jack Guy Lafontant 21 mas 2017 - 17 sep 2018 Resigned after the fuel protests
23 Jean-Henry Céant 17 sep 2018 - 21 mas 2019 Censured by the Chamber of Deputies
24 Jean-Michel LapinProvisional 21 mas 2019 - 4 mas 2020 Acting; never ratified
25 Joseph Jouthe 4 mas 2020 - 13 avr 2021 Resigned
26 Claude JosephProvisional 14 avr 2021 - 20 jiy 2021 Acting; stepped aside after the Moïse assassination
27 Ariel Henry 20 jiy 2021 - 24 avr 2024 Resigned under gang and international pressure
28 Michel Patrick BoisvertProvisional 25 fev 2024 - 3 jen 2024 Acting while Henry was stranded abroad
29 Garry Conille 3 jen 2024 - 10 nov 2024 Removed by the CPT
30 Alix Didier Fils-AiméCurrent 10 nov 2024 - jodi a In office; sole executive since the CPT dissolved February 7, 2026

Sources

  • List of prime ministers of Haiti - Wikipedia
  • Haiti - World Statesmen (heads of government)
  • Ariel Henry - Wikipedia

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