Ariel Henry
Ariel Henry | |
|---|---|
 Henry in 2023 | |
| Acting Prime Minister of Haiti | |
| In office 20 July 2021[1] – 24 April 2024[a] | |
| Appointed by | Jovenel Moïse |
| President | Vacant |
| Preceded by | Claude Joseph (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Michel Patrick Boisvert (acting)[2][3][4] |
| Acting Minister of Interior and Territorial Communities | |
| In office 14 November 2022 – 24 April 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Himself (acting) Michel Patrick Boisvert (acting) |
| Preceded by | Liszt Quitel |
| Succeeded by | Garry Conille |
| In office 22 January 2015 – 11 September 2015 | |
| Prime Minister | Evans Paul |
| Preceded by | Réginald Delva |
| Succeeded by | Ardouin Zéphirin[5] |
| Acting Minister of Culture and Communication | |
| In office 27 November 2021[6] – 11 January 2022[7] | |
| Prime Minister | Himself (acting) |
| Preceded by | Jean Emmanuel Jacquet[6] |
| Succeeded by | Emmelie Prophète[7] |
| Minister of Social Affairs and Labor | |
| In office 11 September 2015[5] – 28 March 2016 | |
| Prime Minister | Evans Paul Fritz Jean |
| Preceded by | Victor Benoît[5] |
| Succeeded by | Jean René Antoine Nicolas[8] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 November 1949 Port-au-Prince, Haiti |
| Political party | Independent[9] |
| Other political affiliations | Inite Fusion of Haitian Social Democrats Haitian Revolutionary Progressive Nationalist Party Social Democratic Party Convergence Démocratique |
| Spouse(s) | Annie Claude Massiau |
| Education | University of Montpellier (BS) Loma Linda University (MPH) |
Ariel Henry (born 6 November 1949) is a Haitian politician and neurosurgeon. He was the prime minister of Haiti of Haiti from 2021 to 2024. Henry was also the acting president of Haiti. He was the minister of Interior and Territorial Communities from January to September 2015 and served again from November 2022 until April 2024.
Prime Minister
[change | change source]On July 5, 2021, he was selected as the next Prime Minister by President Jovenel Moïse. Two days later, the president was assassinated.[10][11] At the time, then-Prime Minister Claude Joseph took control of the government. On 19 July 2021, Joseph announced that he would resign as prime minister to support Henry.[12] Henry was sworn-in as the prime minister on 20 July.[13][14]
Role in Moïse's assassination
[change | change source]In September 2021, an investigation into Moïse's assassination named Henry as a suspect.[15] He was banned from leaving the country while the investigation is going on.[16] As a result, he fired investigators in the Moïse assassination inquiry.[17] Some prosecutors are seeking murder charges on Henry.[18]
Resignation
[change | change source]Henry was forced to resign on 12 March 2024 following increasing violence and a breakdown in law and order in the country.[19]
Notes
[change | change source]- ↑ Michel Patrick Boisvert discharged the function of acting prime minister from 25 February 2024 while Henry was unable to return to Haiti, until Henry's formal resignation on 24 April 2024, after which Boisvert continued to serve as acting prime minister.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Cite error: The named reference
LeNouvellistewas used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page). - ↑ "Ariel Henry resigns as Haitian PM in step toward formation of new government". The Latin Times. 25 April 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ↑ "Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry resigns, allowing U.N. force, elections". The Washington Post. 25 April 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ↑ "Haiti's prime minister resigns as council sworn in to lead political transition in violence-ravaged nation". CNN. 25 April 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Évans Paul Installe Trois Nouveaux Ministres et un Secrétaire d'État". Le Nouvelliste (in French). 11 September 2015. Archived from the original on 1 June 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "iciHaiti – Politic : Installation of Ariel Henry as Minister of Culture and Communication". iciHaiti. 27 November 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Haiti's Henry announces new cabinet members, offices". The Haitian Times. 14 January 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
- ↑ "Haïti – FLASH: Le Gouvernement est Installé". HaitiLibre.com (in French). 28 March 2016. Archived from the original on 2 June 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ↑ Rafael Bernal (16 September 2022). "More than 100 groups call on Biden to drop support for Haitian prime minister". The Hill. Archived from the original on 17 September 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
- ↑ "Ariel Henry Appointed Haiti's New Prime Minister". adiojamaicanewsonline.com. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
- ↑ "Haitian president appoints new prime minister". The Rio Times. 2021-07-06. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
- ↑ Caitlin Hu; Natalie Gallón; Matt Rivers; Etant Dupain. "Haiti's acting prime minister to step down amid power struggle after president's assassination". CNN. Retrieved 2021-07-19.
- ↑ "Haiti's acting prime minister to step down amid power struggle after president's assassination". France 24. 2021-07-20. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
- ↑ "Strife-torn Haiti gets new prime minister". BBC News. 2021-07-21. Retrieved 2021-07-21.
- ↑ Coto, Dánica; Sanon, Evens (15 September 2021). "Haiti faces fresh instability as PM comes under scrutiny". Associated Press. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
- ↑ "Haiti PM Ariel Henry banned from leaving country amid murder inquiry". BBC News. 14 September 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ↑ Hu, Caitlin; Dupain, Etant (14 September 2021). "Haiti Prime Minister orders firing of top prosecutor in presidential assassination case". CNN. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- ↑ "Haiti prosecutor seeks charges against PM in president's killing". Al Jazeera. 14 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- ↑ "Haiti's prime minister resigns as law and order collapses". BBC News. 2024-03-12. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
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