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Haiti - Politic : 34% fewer women, in the government of Evans Paul !
20/01/2015 10:14:22

Haiti - Politic : 34% fewer women, in the government of Evans Paul !

If one can only welcome in the new government of consensus the reduction of -16.6% for the ministers and -15% for the State Secretaries, one can only regret that women are the big losers of this government of consensus which gives a large part to men, with representation in command positions, down by 34%. The new government, with 37 persons appointed includes only 6 women (19.34%) for 31 men, far from the 30% quota prescribed by the constitution, while the previous administration, included 10 women (29.41%) for 34 men.

The Situation in figures :

Martelly-Lamothe government :

The outgoing cabinet was composed of 24 ministers:

17 men

7 women (5 Ministers more 2 women delegates Ministers) against 17 men (29.16%) :

Supplemented with 20 Secretaries of State:

17 men

3 women for 17 men (17.64%)

Making a total of 44 (including Ministers, delegate Ministers and Secretaries of States)

34 men

10 women for 34 men (29.41%)

New consensus government Martelly-Paul :

The new ministerial cabinet consists of 20 ministers (-16.6%), including 1 minister delegate

8 ministers are from the previous government and 12 are new

16 men

4 women (2 of the previous government (Tourism and Health) and 2 new (Culture and Women) for 16 men (25%)

Supplemented with 17 Secretaries of State (-15%):

9 of the previous government and 8 new :

15 men

2 women of the previous government for 15 men (13.33%)

Making a total of 37 (-25.9%) (including Ministers, delegate Ministers and Secretaries of States)

31 men

6 women for 31 men (19.35%)

Note : In the new government Paul, was created a new Minister Delegate to the Prime Minister for electoral issues, and 2 new Secretary of State (Agrarian Reform, Social Organisations). 8 new secretaries were appointed (all male).

Composition of Consensus Government Martelly-Paul :

INSTALLED MINISTERS :

Ministers (men) from the former Government Martelly-Lamothe

  • Duly Brutus : Minister of Foreign Affairs and Worship (unchanged)

  • Wilson Laleau (former Minister of Industry and Trade) : Minister of Economy and Finance (replaces Marie Carmelle Jean Marie)

  • Jacques Rousseau : Minister of Public Works, Transport and Communications (unchanged)

  • Jean François Thomas (former Minister of the Environment) : Minister of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Rural Development (replaces Thomas Jacques)

  • Nesmy Manigat : Minister of Education and Vocational Training (unchanged)

  • Lener Renauld : Minister of Defence (unchanged)

Ministers (men) of the new Government of consensus Martelly-Paul :

  • Yves Germain Joseph (former Secretary General under Martelly) : Minister of Planning and External Cooperation (replaces Laurent Salvador Lamothe)

  • Pierre Richard Casimir, (former Minister of Foreign Affairs under the Government Martelly) : Minister of Justice and Public Safety (replaces Jean Renel Sanon)

  • Victor Benoit (Fusion of Social Democrats) : Minister of Social Affairs and Labour (replaces Charles Jean-Jacques)

  • Ariel Henry (INITE) : Minister of the Interior and Local Authorities (replaces Réginald Delva)

  • Jude Hervey Day (Ayisyen pou Ayiti /

    former Minister of Planning under Martelly) : Minister of Trade and Industry (replaces Wilson Laleau)

  • Rotchild François Jr. (journalist of RFM 104.9) : Minister of Communication (replaces Rudy Hériveaux)

  • Pieriche Olicier (former presidential candidate) : Minister of Haitians Living Abroad (replaces François Guillaume II)

  • Jean Fritz Jean-Louis : Minister Delegate to the Prime Minister for election issues (new function)

  • Jean Marie Claude Germain : Minister of the Environment (replaces Jean François Thomas)

  • Jimmy Albert : Minister of Youth, Sports and Civic Action (replaces Himmler Rébu)

Ministers (women) from the former Government Martelly-Lamothe :

  • Stéphanie Balmir Villedrouin : Minister of Tourism and Creative Industries (inchangée)

  • Florence Duperval Guillaume : Minister of Public Health and Populatio (inchangée)

  • Dithny Joan Raton (former Director of Departmental Southeast Tourism) : Minister of Culture (replaces Monique Rocourt)

Ministers (women) of the new Consensus government Martelly-Paul :

  • Yves Rose Morquette (Fusion of Social Democrats) : Minister for the Status of Women and Women's Rights (replaces Yannick Mezile)

Outgoing ministers of government Martelly-Lamothe :

  • Thomas Jacques, Minister of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Rural Development

  • Yannick Mezile, Minister for the Status of Women and Women's Rights

  • Jean Renel Sanon, Minister of Justice and Public Security

  • René Jean-Jumeau, Minister Delegate to the Prime Minister in Charge of Energy Security

  • Charles Jean-Jacques, Minister of Social Affairs and Labour

  • Marie Carmelle Rose Anne Auguste, Minister Delegate to the Prime Minister, Responsible for Human Rights and Fight against extreme poverty

  • Marie Mimose Félix, Minister Delegate to the Prime Minister, in charge of promoting the Peasantry

  • Rudy Hériveaux, Ministre de la Communication

  • Monique Rocourt, Minister of Culture

  • Marie-Carmelle Jean-Marie, Minister of Economy and Finance

  • Réginald Delva (aformer Secretary of State for Public Security) was promoted to Minister of the Interior and Local Authorities

  • Colonel Himmler Rébu, Minister of Youth, Sports and Civic Action

  • François Guillaume II (Consul General of Haiti in Miami), MMinister of Haitians Living Abroad

  • Patrick Sully Joseph, Minister Delegate to the Prime Minister, Responsible for the Strengthening of Political Parties

  • Phelito Doran, Minister Delegate to the Prime Minister in Charge of Relations with Parliament

SECRETARY OF STATE INSTALLED :

Secretaries of State (men) from the former Government Martelly-Lamothe :

  • Henri Robert Sterlin : Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (inchangé)

  • Philippe Cinéas : Secretary of State for Public Works, Transport and Communications (inchangé)

  • Robert Labrousse : Secretary of State for External Cooperation (inchangé)

  • Michel Presume : Secretary of State for Planning (inchangé)

  • Michel Chancy : Secretary of State for Animal Production (inchangé)

  • Fresner Dorcin : Secretary of State for Plant Production (inchangé)

  • Gerald Oriol Jr. : Secretary of State for the Integration of Disabled (inchangé)

Secretaries of States (men) of the new Consensus government Martelly-Paul :

  • Carel Alexandre (former head of the National Palace security) : Secretary of State for Public Security (replaces Pierre Estanislas Cantave Neptune)

  • Patrick Sully Wilfrid Joseph : Secretary of State of the Interior (replaces Stanley Honorat)

  • Audain Bernadel : Secretary of State for Local Authorities (replaces Michel Lubin)

  • Fednel Monchery (Repons Peyizan) : Secretary of State for Agrarian Reform (new Secretariat)

  • Pierre André Gedon : State Secretary for Agricultural Renewal (replaces Vernet Jospeh)

  • Mozart Clerisson (Fusion of Social Democrats) : Secretary of State for Literacy (replaces Oswald Thimoléon)

  • Wilfrid Saint Juste : Secretary of State for Social Organizations (new Secretaria)

  • Jacquenet Oxilus : Secretary of State for Justice (new Secretariat)

Secretaries of State (women) from the former Government Martelly-Lamothe :

  • Marina Gourgue : Secretary of State for Vocational Training (unchanged)

  • Gabrielle Hyacinthe (from DG of CEP) : Secretary of State for Youth and Civic Action (unchanged)

Secretaries of State (women) of the new Consensus Government Martelly-Paul :

  • None

Outgoing Secretaries of the Government Martelly-Lamothe :

  • Oswald Thimoléon, Secretary of State for Literacy

  • Ronald Décembre, State Secretary for Finance

  • Vernet Jospeh, State Secretary for Agricultural Renewal

  • Pierre Estanislas Cantave Neptune, Secretary of State for Public Security

  • Deus Jean-François, Secretary of State for Political Affairs

  • Pierre Michel Lubin, Secretary of State for Local Authorities

  • Hérold Israël, Secretary of State for Communication

  • Alfred Metellus, Secretary of State for the Economy

  • Pierre André Gédéon, Secretary of State for the Environment

  • Stanley Honorat, Secretary of State to the Interior

  • Colombe Emilie Gessie Menos, Secretary of State for Tourism

See also :

www.haitilibre.com/en/news-12983-haiti-politic-evans-paul-is-calling-for-the-cooperation-of-all.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-12982-haiti-politic-this-government-is-the-result-of-dialogues-and-consultations-dixit-martelly.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-12975-haiti-flash-composition-of-the-new-ministerial-cabinet-update-5-53-pm.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-12963-haiti-flash-official-evans-paul-installed-at-the-primature.html

HL/ Sl/ TB/ S/ HaitiLibre



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