Ariel Henry
Ariel Henry | |
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Henry in 2023 | |
| Acting Prime Minister of Haiti | |
| In office 20 July 2021 – 24 April 2024 | |
| Appointed by | Jovenel Moïse |
| President | Vacant |
| Preceded by | Claude Joseph (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Michel Patrick Boisvert (acting) |
| Acting Minister of Interior and Territorial Communities | |
| In office 14 November 2022 – 24 April 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Himself (acting) Michel Patrick Boisvert (acting) |
| Preceded by | Liszt Quitel |
| Succeeded by | Garry Conille |
| In office 22 January 2015 – 11 September 2015 | |
| Prime Minister | Evans Paul |
| Preceded by | Réginald Delva |
| Succeeded by | Ardouin Zéphirin |
| Acting Minister of Culture and Communication | |
| In office 27 November 2021 – 11 January 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Himself (acting) |
| Preceded by | Jean Emmanuel Jacquet |
| Succeeded by | Emmelie Prophète |
| Minister of Social Affairs and Labor | |
| In office 11 September 2015 – 28 March 2016 | |
| Prime Minister | Evans Paul Fritz Jean |
| Preceded by | Victor Benoît |
| Succeeded by | Jean René Antoine Nicolas |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 November 1949 Port-au-Prince, Haiti |
| Political party | Independent |
| Other political affiliations | Inite Fusion of Haitian Social Democrats Haitian Revolutionary Progressive Nationalist Party Social Democratic Party Convergence Démocratique |
| Spouse | Annie Claude Massiau |
| Education | University of Montpellier (BS) Loma Linda University (MPH) |
Ariel Henry (French pronunciation: [aʁjɛl ɑ̃ʁi]; born 6 November 1949) is a Haitian neurosurgeon and politician who served as the acting prime minister of Haiti from the assassination of Jovenel Moïse in 2021 until his resignation on 24 April 2024, due to gangs actions taking more of Port-au-Prince and being trapped outside Haiti. During this period where the role of the President of Haiti was vacant, the Council of Ministers he presided exercised executive power. He also served as the acting Minister of Interior and Territorial Communities.
Henry became involved in a controversy due to his refusal to cooperate with the authorities regarding his connections with Joseph-Félix Badio, one of the suspects accused of orchestrating the assassination of Moïse. Officers who investigated the case suspected Henry was involved in planning the assassination. On 11 March 2024, Henry announced that he would resign when a transitional presidential council was created, doing so on 24 April 2024 when the council was installed. Henry's outgoing cabinet appointed the Minister of Finance and Economy Michel Patrick Boisvert as the interim prime minister.