Jacques-Édouard Alexis

Jacques- Édouard Alexis ( born September 12, 1947 in Gonaïves ) is a Haitian politician. He was prime minister of his country of 26 March 1999 to 7 February 2001, from 9 June 2006 to 12 April 2008.

Life

Alexis attended from 1959 to 1964, first the Lycée Geffrard in Gonaïves, 1964-1966 Lycée Toussaint Louverture in Port -au -Prince. He studied at the Université d' État d' Haïti ( UEH ) in Port -au -Prince - Faculty of Agronomy and Veterinary Medicine ( Faculté d' Agronomy et de médecine vétérinaire ). In 1979 he completed his studies with the M. Sc. (Master of Science ) from He was co-founder of Quisqueya University ( l' Université Quisqueya - UniQ ), taught here as a professor of technology Alimentaire et de Technologie post Recolte ( Food Technology ) and was also from 1990 to 1996 the first director of UniQ. Before he first prime minister under René Préval was on March 26, 1999 to February 7, 2001, he headed from 1996 to March 1999, the Ministry of National Education, Youth and Sports ( Ministre de l'Education Nationale, de la Jeunesse et of sport; MENJS ).

Alexis was nominated on 21 May 2006 by President René Préval as Prime Minister, his cabinet took on 9 June 2006 on the work.

By repeated riots in Haiti, which had been caused by excessive food prices, Alexis had to resign from his position as Prime Minister on April 12, 2008. The Senate, the second chamber of parliament, the entire government of Haiti released under Alexis.

Given the food riots, the World Bank has pledged emergency aid of 10 million U.S. dollars (about 6.3 million euros ).

End of April 2008 Ericq Pierre was nominated by President René Préval, the new prime minister, the nomination was not confirmed by the chambers of Congress. End of July 2008 was confirmed as the third nominee Michèle Pierre -Louis from both chambers. On 5 September, when the composition of her cabinet and her government program were approved, they could succeed Alexis compete '

In the presidential election on November 28, 2010 Alexis occurs as a candidate of the party Mobilisation pour le Progres Haitien.