Haiti Prime Minister Ariel Henry resigns as new government takes shape
Haiti’s prime minister Ariel Henry officially resigned Thursday as a transitional government is sworn in and a new leader, Michael Patrick Boisvert, will become the country’s interim president.
Haiti’s prime minister Ariel Henry officially resigned Thursday as a transitional government is sworn in and a new leader, Michael Patrick Boisvert, will become the country’s interim president.
Boisvert, working with a nine-member transitional presidential council, will attempt to quell the gang-fueled turmoil that has taken over Port-au-Prince.
Boisvert became Haiti’s minister of economy and finance in 2020, according to a government website. He was the director of tax inspection in the country from 2010 to 2018 before he became director of the Ministry of Economy and Finance. He has a master’s degree in economic policy management from the University of Auvergne in France. Boisvert also has studied at the University of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, and the State University of Haiti.
In March, Henry said he would officially resign once a transitional government was put in place.
A ceremony to install the presidential transition council will take place Thursday morning on the outskirts of Port-au-Prince.
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