Leslie Delatour

Leslie Delatour (1950–2001) was a Haitian public official and economist who shaped Haiti’s economic policies during the late 20th century. He was Haiti's Minister of Finance in 1986–1987 and later Governor of the Bank of the Republic of Haiti from 1994 to 1998. He also served as consultant at the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, and USAID.

A neoliberal, Delatour advocated for fiscal discipline, economic liberalization, and structural reforms. He helped shape Haiti’s economic strategies in collaboration with organizations such as the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank. His policies led to huge privatisations, destroyed the country's agriculture industry, and led to a large influx of rural poor to the nation's capital, Port-au-Prince. At the height of his career, Delatour was dubbed by Le Monde Diplomatique as "all-powerful".