Claude Joseph
Claude Joseph | |
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Joseph in 2020 | |
| Acting Prime Minister of Haiti | |
| In office 14 April 2021 – 20 July 2021 | |
| President | Jovenel Moïse |
| Preceded by | Joseph Jouthe |
| Succeeded by | Ariel Henry (acting) |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs and Worship | |
| In office 4 March 2020 – 25 November 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Joseph Jouthe Himself (acting) Ariel Henry (acting) |
| Preceded by | Bocchit Edmond |
| Succeeded by | Jean Victor Généus |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Les Engagés pour le Développement (2022–present) |
| Education | |
Claude Joseph (French pronunciation: [klod ʒozɛf]) is a Haitian politician who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs and Worship from 4 March 2020 to 24 November 2021, and served as acting prime minister of Haiti from 14 April 2021 to 20 July 2021.
Joseph was appointed acting Prime Minister following the resignation of Joseph Jouthe. Following the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse on 7 July 2021, Joseph led the Council of Ministers, which exercises executive power during a presidential vacancy. This role was disputed by Prime Minister-designate Ariel Henry and Senate leader Joseph Lambert. On 19 July 2021, it was announced that Joseph would yield the prime ministership to Henry and remain the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Worship. He stepped down as the foreign minister in November 2021.
In February 2024, he was indicted for alleged complicity in President Moïse's assassination alongside Moïse's widow and a former chief of the Haitian police.