New Haitian PM names 18-member Cabinet
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (CMC) — Newly installed Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé has named an 18-member Cabinet, retaining eight of the ministers who were chosen by his ousted predecessor.
Government published a decree on Friday naming the Cabinet that replaces Garry Conille’s administration which lasted just five months amid a prolonged governance crisis and escalating gang-fuelled insecurity.
The new team, unveiled less than a week after Fils-Aimé was sworn in, is tasked with overseeing the country until February 7, 2026.
Retained from the Conille Cabinet are: Antoine Augustin, minister of National Education and Vocational Training; Georges Wilbert Franck, minister of Social Affairs and Labour; James Monazard, minister of Commerce and Industry; Ketleen Forestal, minister of Planning and External Cooperation; Lynn Sarah Devalis Octavius, minister of Youth, Sports, and Civic Action; Moïse Jean-Pierre Fils, minister of Environment; Raphaël Hosty, minister of Public Works, Transport, and Communications; and Vernet Joseph, minister of Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Rural Development.
The 10 new ministers are: Alfred Metellus, minister of Economy and Finance; Duckenson Lorthe Blema, minister of Public Health and Population; Erick Dessources: minister of Tourism; Harvel Jean Baptiste, minister of Foreign Affairs and Worship; Jean Michel Moise: minister of Defence; Katia Verdier, minister of Haitians Living Abroad; Patrick Delatour, minister of Culture and Communication, heading a ministry that was merged with the Ministry of National Education and Vocational Training under Conille; Patrick Pélissier, minister of Justice and Public Security; Paul Antoine Bien-Aimé, minister of the Interior and Local Government; and Pedrica St-Jean, minister for the Status of Women and Women’s Rights.
Political observers say the mix of fresh appointments and experienced individuals could help stabilise and jump start the government quickly.
Since the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse in July 2021, the country has been without any elected officials, from local council members to the head of state.
