List of prime ministers of Haiti

This article lists the prime ministers of Haiti since the establishment of the office of Prime Minister of Haiti in 1988.

List of officeholders

Political parties

   Rally of Progressive National Democrats

   Struggling People's Organization

  Movement for the Instauration of Democracy in Haiti

   Fanmi Lavalas

   Lespwa

   Repons Peyizan

   Democratic Alliance Party

   Inite

  Democratic Movement of Haiti – Democratic Rally of Haiti

  Renmen Ayiti

   Haitian Tèt Kale Party

Other factions

   Independent

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 (1940–2025)	—	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 1956)	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	261 days	Independent

Timeline

See also

• History of Haiti
• Saint-Domingue
  • List of colonial governors of Saint-Domingue
• Politics of Haiti
• President of Haiti
  • List of heads of state of Haiti
• Prime Minister of Haiti

Notes

1. Joseph served under Moïse until his assassination on 7 July 2021.
2. 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

1. "Haitian Lawmakers Confirm Lafontant as Prime Minister". VOA Creole Service. 21 March 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
2. name="Ceant"> "Haiti's President Chooses Jean Henry Ceant as Country's Next PM". VOA Creole Service. 5 August 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
3. "Michel Patrick Boisvert nommé Premier ministre intérimaire - ShelNews". 25 April 2024.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. 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.