Columbia International Affairs Online: Policy Briefs

CIAO DATE: 02/2010

Prospects for Haiti's New Government

Robert Maguire

January 2010

United States Institute of Peace

Abstract

On November 10, the Haitian parliament confirmed Jean-Max Bellerive as Haiti’s sixth prime minister since 2004, following the 14-month tenure of Michele Pierre-Louis. Bellerive, who previously served as minister of Planning and External Cooperation, has vowed to attract more investment and create jobs as Haiti attempts to weather the global recession and lay the foundations for sustainable development. The ouster of Prime Minister Michele Pierre-Louis by the Haitian Senate in October surprised many in view of her status as a development expert with longstanding ties to President Preval and close relations with international donors.