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
