After several weeks of speculation, the Presidential Council and the Prime Minister, Garry Conille, have officially appointed the new ministers, who will take office shortly. Indeed, the decree appointing them was published on June 11, 2024. None of Ariel Henry’s collaborators was reappointed among the fourteen appointed ministers.
End of suspense. The names of the ministers making up Gary Conille’s government are now known. A decree signed by the President of the Transitional Presidential Council, Edgard Leblanc Fils, and the Prime Minister, Garry Conille, published on June 11, formalized the new administrators of the nation. Instead of 18 ministers, the current government has fourteen, including four women. Garry Conille retains the portfolio of the Ministry of the Interior and Territorial Communities (MICT).
Citizen Carlos Hercule replaces Emelie Prophète Milcé at the head of the Ministry of Justice and Public Security. Ketleen Florestal succeeds Michel Patrick Boisvert as chief financier of the Republic and Minister of Planning and External Cooperation. Dominique Dupuy is appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs and Religious Affairs as well as Minister of Haitians Living Abroad. Vernet Joseph and Raphael Hosty are respectively appointed heads of the Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Rural Development (MARNDR) and the Ministry of Public Works, Transport and Communication (MTPTC).
Citizen James Monazard is appointed to head the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism. Moïse Jean-Pierre Fils takes charge of the Ministry of the Environment. Sociologist Antoine Augustin is appointed head of the Ministry of National Education and Professional Training, as well as Communication and Culture. Georges Wilbert Franck is entrusted with the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor, while Georges Fils Brignol heads the Ministry of Public Health and Population (MSPP). Citizen Marie Françoise Suzan is appointed head of the Ministry for the Status of Women and Women’s Rights. Niola Lynn Sarah Devalis Octavius is appointed to lead the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Civic Action (MJSAC). Finally, Marc Berthier Antoine is appointed head of the Ministry of Defense.
