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Ariel Henry

Haitian politician and neurosurgeon (born 1949)

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.

Ariel Henry
Henry in 2023
Acting Prime Minister of Haiti
In office
20 July 2021[1] – 24 April 2024[a]
Appointed byJovenel Moïse
PresidentVacant
Preceded byClaude Joseph (acting)
Succeeded byMichel Patrick Boisvert (acting)[2][3][4]
Acting Minister of Interior and Territorial Communities
In office
14 November 2022 – 24 April 2024
Prime MinisterHimself (acting)
Michel Patrick Boisvert (acting)
Preceded byLiszt Quitel
Succeeded byGarry Conille
In office
22 January 2015 – 11 September 2015
Prime MinisterEvans Paul
Preceded byRéginald Delva
Succeeded byArdouin Zéphirin[5]
Acting Minister of Culture and Communication
In office
27 November 2021[6] – 11 January 2022[7]
Prime MinisterHimself (acting)
Preceded byJean Emmanuel Jacquet[6]
Succeeded byEmmelie Prophète[7]
Minister of Social Affairs and Labor
In office
11 September 2015[5] – 28 March 2016
Prime MinisterEvans Paul
Fritz Jean
Preceded byVictor Benoît[5]
Succeeded byJean René Antoine Nicolas[8]
Personal details
Born (1949-11-06) 6 November 1949 (age 75)
Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Political partyIndependent[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
EducationUniversity of Montpellier (BS)
Loma Linda University (MPH)

Prime Minister

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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

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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

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Henry was forced to resign on 12 March 2024 following increasing violence and a breakdown in law and order in the country.[19]

Notes

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  1. ↑ 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

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  1. ↑ Cite error: The named reference LeNouvelliste was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
  2. ↑ "Ariel Henry resigns as Haitian PM in step toward formation of new government". The Latin Times. 25 April 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  3. ↑ "Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry resigns, allowing U.N. force, elections". The Washington Post. 25 April 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  4. ↑ "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. ↑ 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. ↑ 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. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Haiti's Henry announces new cabinet members, offices". The Haitian Times. 14 January 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  8. ↑ "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.
  9. ↑ 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.
  10. ↑ "Ariel Henry Appointed Haiti's New Prime Minister". adiojamaicanewsonline.com. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
  11. ↑ "Haitian president appoints new prime minister". The Rio Times. 2021-07-06. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
  12. ↑ 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.
  13. ↑ "Haiti's acting prime minister to step down amid power struggle after president's assassination". France 24. 2021-07-20. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
  14. ↑ "Strife-torn Haiti gets new prime minister". BBC News. 2021-07-21. Retrieved 2021-07-21.
  15. ↑ Coto, Dánica; Sanon, Evens (15 September 2021). "Haiti faces fresh instability as PM comes under scrutiny". Associated Press. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  16. ↑ "Haiti PM Ariel Henry banned from leaving country amid murder inquiry". BBC News. 14 September 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  17. ↑ Hu, Caitlin; Dupain, Etant (14 September 2021). "Haiti Prime Minister orders firing of top prosecutor in presidential assassination case". CNN. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  18. ↑ "Haiti prosecutor seeks charges against PM in president's killing". Al Jazeera. 14 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  19. ↑ "Haiti's prime minister resigns as law and order collapses". BBC News. 2024-03-12. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
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