Pradel Henriquez, Ministry of Culture and Communication, says he is "devastated" by the unexpected departure of the professor and sociologist, Anthony Barbier, who died on the evening of Friday January 29, 2021, at the age of 74, from serious consequences of respiratory problems.

Anthony Barbier was not just a political figure. He was above all an expert in Haitian public administration He was one of the founding fathers and an active member of the National Commission for Administrative Reform recalls the Minister "He was also from the 95s, one of the artisans of the main tool of civil service reform used by the Office of Management and Human Resources. He left 30 years later, without seeing this cherished dream come true, which he had always cherished, of a coherent, functional, dynamic and deeply restructured public administration at the service of our community [...] It is a very sad news. For our country has just lost one of its most illustrious sons, a tireless servant of the state and a first-class politician."

In addition, Henriquez underlines "Very few people in our area know that Anthony Barbier, public and politician, was also an important agent for the institutional cultural sector," specifying "in 1996 and 1997, Mr. Barbier was one of the artisans of the Culture Master Plan which was to prefigure a whole document of national cultural policy and interested, in its transversality, in a true integral development of our country."

"The Ministry of Culture, while offering its sincere condolences to his wife, journalist and press icon, Lilianne Pierre-Paul, to her relatives, to radio Quisqueya, and to all the political and intellectual class hard affected, welcomes the independence of spirit of this great militant who will have, in his own way, marked our political history. "

First reactions to the death of Anthony Barbier :

President Jovene Moïse :

"I have learned of the death of sociologist Anthony Barbier. I appreciated the quality of his teaching as a Professor and his dedication as a great servant of the State. I bow to his remains and present my sympathies to his companion Lilianne Pierre-Paul."

Prime Minister Joseph Jouthe :

"I was moved to learn of the death of sociologist and politician Anthony Barbier. I salute the memory of one of the great public figures of these 4 decades. My saddened condolences to his family, his wife Liliane Pierre-Paul, and his comrades in the Opposition" Joseph jouthe

President of the Senate, Joseph Lambert :

"The death of Professor Anthony Barbier is distressing. I had the opportunity to appreciate the knowledge and insight of this eminent sociologist and politician. My sincere condolences to Liliane Pierre Paul, her family and her combat comrades."

HL/ HaitiLibre