Michel Patrick Boisvert
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Michel Patrick Boisvert | |
|---|---|
| Prime Minister of Haiti | |
| Assumed office 25 February 2024 | |
| President | Ariel Henry (acting) |
| Prime Minister | Ariel Henry (acting) |
| Minister of Economy and Finance | |
| Assumed office 5 March 2020 | |
| Appointed by | Jovenel Moïse |
| Prime Minister | Joseph Jouthe Claude Joseph Ariel Henry Himself (acting) |
| Preceded by | Joseph Jouthe |
Michel Patrick Boisvert is a Haitian civil servant and politician who has served as Minister of Economy and Finance since 2020, in the cabinets of Joseph Jouthe, Claude Joseph, and Ariel Henry. Boisvert previously served as director-general of the Ministry of Economy and Finance from 2018 to 2020. Amid the February–March 2024 escalation of the gang war in Haiti, Boisvert has served as acting prime minister, overseeing the operations of Henry's government during the prime minister's absence from the country.
Biography
Boisvert was born in Petit-Goâve.[1] He received an accounting degree from the University of Port-au-Prince, an economics degree from the State University of Haiti, and a master's degree in economic policy management from the University of Auvergne.[1] He was employed at the Bank of the Republic of Haiti from 1991 to 1995 and as a regional official of the Ministry of Economy and Finance, based in Petit-Goâve, from 1995 to 2010. From 2010 to 2018, Boisvert served within the ministry as the Director of Tax Inspection.[1]
In 2018, Boisvert was appointed as director-general of the Ministry of Economy and Finance.[1] On 5 March 2020, he joined the cabinet of Prime Minister Joseph Jouthe as Minister of Economy and Finance and continued in this office under Jouthe's successor Claude Joseph. Boisvert has retained his position in the interim government formed under acting Prime Minister Ariel Henry following the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse in 2021.[citation needed]
On 25 February 2024, Boisvert assumed interim leadership of Henry's government while the prime minister traveled to Kenya to negotiate the deployment of Kenyan police forces to Haiti amid the domestic crisis exacerbated by escalating gang violence.[2] During Henry's absence, a major gang offensive targeted his government, prompting Boisvert to declare a state of emergency on 3 March.[3] On March 7, with the crisis ongoing and Henry unable to reenter Haiti, Boisvert extended the state of emergency for one month.[4]
References
- ^ a b c d "Profile of the Minister". Ministry of Economy and Finance. Government of Haiti.
- ^ "Haiti - FLASH : The PM will go to Nairobi to sign the agreement for the Support Mission to the PNH". Haiti Libre.
- ^ Meredith, Sam (4 March 2024). "Haiti declares state of emergency after armed gangs storm two of the country's largest prisons". Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ^ Charles, Jacqueline (7 March 2024). "Armed gangs attack seaport facility; Haiti extends state of emergency, curfew for a month". Miami Herald. Retrieved 7 March 2024.