If one can only welcome in the new government of consensus the reduction of -16.6% for the ministers and -15% for the State Secretaries, one can only regret that women are the big losers of this government of consensus which gives a large part to men, with representation in command positions, down by 34%. The new government, with 37 persons appointed includes only 6 women (19.34%) for 31 men, far from the 30% quota prescribed by the constitution, while the previous administration, included 10 women (29.41%) for 34 men.

The Situation in figures :

Martelly-Lamothe government :

The outgoing cabinet was composed of 24 ministers:

17 men

7 women (5 Ministers more 2 women delegates Ministers) against 17 men (29.16%) :

Supplemented with 20 Secretaries of State:

17 men

3 women for 17 men (17.64%)

Making a total of 44 (including Ministers, delegate Ministers and Secretaries of States)

34 men

10 women for 34 men (29.41%)

New consensus government Martelly-Paul :

The new ministerial cabinet consists of 20 ministers (-16.6%), including 1 minister delegate

8 ministers are from the previous government and 12 are new

16 men

4 women (2 of the previous government (Tourism and Health) and 2 new (Culture and Women) for 16 men (25%)

Supplemented with 17 Secretaries of State (-15%):

9 of the previous government and 8 new :

15 men

2 women of the previous government for 15 men (13.33%)

Making a total of 37 (-25.9%) (including Ministers, delegate Ministers and Secretaries of States)

31 men

6 women for 31 men (19.35%)

Note : In the new government Paul, was created a new Minister Delegate to the Prime Minister for electoral issues, and 2 new Secretary of State (Agrarian Reform, Social Organisations). 8 new secretaries were appointed (all male).

Composition of Consensus Government Martelly-Paul :

INSTALLED MINISTERS :

Ministers (men) from the former Government Martelly-Lamothe

• Duly Brutus : Minister of Foreign Affairs and Worship (unchanged)

• Wilson Laleau (former Minister of Industry and Trade) : Minister of Economy and Finance (replaces Marie Carmelle Jean Marie)

• Jacques Rousseau : Minister of Public Works, Transport and Communications (unchanged)

• Jean François Thomas (former Minister of the Environment) : Minister of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Rural Development (replaces Thomas Jacques)

• Nesmy Manigat : Minister of Education and Vocational Training (unchanged)

• Lener Renauld : Minister of Defence (unchanged)

Ministers (men) of the new Government of consensus Martelly-Paul :

• Yves Germain Joseph (former Secretary General under Martelly) : Minister of Planning and External Cooperation (replaces Laurent Salvador Lamothe)

• Pierre Richard Casimir, (former Minister of Foreign Affairs under the Government Martelly) : Minister of Justice and Public Safety (replaces Jean Renel Sanon)

• Victor Benoit (Fusion of Social Democrats) : Minister of Social Affairs and Labour (replaces Charles Jean-Jacques)

• Ariel Henry (INITE) : Minister of the Interior and Local Authorities (replaces Réginald Delva)

• Jude Hervey Day (Ayisyen pou Ayiti /

  former Minister of Planning under Martelly) : Minister of Trade and Industry (replaces Wilson Laleau)

• Rotchild François Jr. (journalist of RFM 104.9) : Minister of Communication (replaces Rudy Hériveaux)

• Pieriche Olicier (former presidential candidate) : Minister of Haitians Living Abroad (replaces François Guillaume II)

• Jean Fritz Jean-Louis : Minister Delegate to the Prime Minister for election issues (new function)

• Jean Marie Claude Germain : Minister of the Environment (replaces Jean François Thomas)

• Jimmy Albert : Minister of Youth, Sports and Civic Action (replaces Himmler Rébu)

Ministers (women) from the former Government Martelly-Lamothe :

• Stéphanie Balmir Villedrouin : Minister of Tourism and Creative Industries (inchangée)

• Florence Duperval Guillaume : Minister of Public Health and Populatio (inchangée)

• Dithny Joan Raton (former Director of Departmental Southeast Tourism) : Minister of Culture (replaces Monique Rocourt)

Ministers (women) of the new Consensus government Martelly-Paul :

• Yves Rose Morquette (Fusion of Social Democrats) : Minister for the Status of Women and Women's Rights (replaces Yannick Mezile)

Outgoing ministers of government Martelly-Lamothe :

• Thomas Jacques, Minister of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Rural Development

• Yannick Mezile, Minister for the Status of Women and Women's Rights

• Jean Renel Sanon, Minister of Justice and Public Security

• René Jean-Jumeau, Minister Delegate to the Prime Minister in Charge of Energy Security

• Charles Jean-Jacques, Minister of Social Affairs and Labour

• Marie Carmelle Rose Anne Auguste, Minister Delegate to the Prime Minister, Responsible for Human Rights and Fight against extreme poverty

• Marie Mimose Félix, Minister Delegate to the Prime Minister, in charge of promoting the Peasantry

• Rudy Hériveaux, Ministre de la Communication

• Monique Rocourt, Minister of Culture

• Marie-Carmelle Jean-Marie, Minister of Economy and Finance

• Réginald Delva (aformer Secretary of State for Public Security) was promoted to Minister of the Interior and Local Authorities

• Colonel Himmler Rébu, Minister of Youth, Sports and Civic Action

• François Guillaume II (Consul General of Haiti in Miami), MMinister of Haitians Living Abroad

• Patrick Sully Joseph, Minister Delegate to the Prime Minister, Responsible for the Strengthening of Political Parties

• Phelito Doran, Minister Delegate to the Prime Minister in Charge of Relations with Parliament

SECRETARY OF STATE INSTALLED :

Secretaries of State (men) from the former Government Martelly-Lamothe :

• Henri Robert Sterlin : Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (inchangé)

• Philippe Cinéas : Secretary of State for Public Works, Transport and Communications (inchangé)

• Robert Labrousse : Secretary of State for External Cooperation (inchangé)

• Michel Presume : Secretary of State for Planning (inchangé)

• Michel Chancy : Secretary of State for Animal Production (inchangé)

• Fresner Dorcin : Secretary of State for Plant Production (inchangé)

• Gerald Oriol Jr. : Secretary of State for the Integration of Disabled (inchangé)

Secretaries of States (men) of the new Consensus government Martelly-Paul :

• Carel Alexandre (former head of the National Palace security) : Secretary of State for Public Security (replaces Pierre Estanislas Cantave Neptune)

• Patrick Sully Wilfrid Joseph : Secretary of State of the Interior (replaces Stanley Honorat)

• Audain Bernadel : Secretary of State for Local Authorities (replaces Michel Lubin)

• Fednel Monchery (Repons Peyizan) : Secretary of State for Agrarian Reform (new Secretariat)

• Pierre André Gedon : State Secretary for Agricultural Renewal (replaces Vernet Jospeh)

• Mozart Clerisson (Fusion of Social Democrats) : Secretary of State for Literacy (replaces Oswald Thimoléon)

• Wilfrid Saint Juste : Secretary of State for Social Organizations (new Secretaria)

• Jacquenet Oxilus : Secretary of State for Justice (new Secretariat)

Secretaries of State (women) from the former Government Martelly-Lamothe :

• Marina Gourgue : Secretary of State for Vocational Training (unchanged)

• Gabrielle Hyacinthe (from DG of CEP) : Secretary of State for Youth and Civic Action (unchanged)

Secretaries of State (women) of the new Consensus Government Martelly-Paul :

• None

Outgoing Secretaries of the Government Martelly-Lamothe :

• Oswald Thimoléon, Secretary of State for Literacy

• Ronald Décembre, State Secretary for Finance

• Vernet Jospeh, State Secretary for Agricultural Renewal

• Pierre Estanislas Cantave Neptune, Secretary of State for Public Security

• Deus Jean-François, Secretary of State for Political Affairs

• Pierre Michel Lubin, Secretary of State for Local Authorities

• Hérold Israël, Secretary of State for Communication

• Alfred Metellus, Secretary of State for the Economy

• Pierre André Gédéon, Secretary of State for the Environment

• Stanley Honorat, Secretary of State to the Interior

• Colombe Emilie Gessie Menos, Secretary of State for Tourism

See also :

www.haitilibre.com/en/news-12983-haiti-politic-evans-paul-is-calling-for-the-cooperation-of-all.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-12982-haiti-politic-this-government-is-the-result-of-dialogues-and-consultations-dixit-martelly.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-12975-haiti-flash-composition-of-the-new-ministerial-cabinet-update-5-53-pm.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-12963-haiti-flash-official-evans-paul-installed-at-the-primature.html

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