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Monday, May 23, 2011

President Introduces New Prime Minister (Video & Article)

PORT-AU-PRINCE - Haitian president Michel Martelly has appointed entrepreneur Daniel-Gerard Rouzier as his prime minister, the first major selection of his new administration, Chamber of Deputies president Saurel Jacynthe told AFP.

"It is definitely Rouzier who's been designated," he said.

A member of Martelly's cabinet, who did not wish to be identified, had previously said that Martelly had "written to the presidents of the two chambers of Parliament to let them know he has chosen Mr Daniel Rouzier as his prime minister."

The announcement was reached after a series of meetings between the new head of state and parliament, where Martelly's party has only three deputies. 

To be confirmed, Rouzier must receive a favorable vote in each of the parliament's two chambers, which are dominated by the Inite party of former president Rene Preval. 



However, this formal designation, indicates that the President Martelly and the Presidents of both chambers have reached an agreement. The nomination of the Prime Minister should be, barring unforeseen developments of last minute, a mere formality parliamentarian...


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About Daniel-Gérard Rouzier :
Married and father of 3 children, Mr. Rouzier is CEO of Sun Auto, a leading car dealership, he'is also the President of the power plant E-Power, first project of electric power realized by the private sector in Haiti.

He made studies in management and accounting, Ivy League graduate of Dartmouth and Georgetown University, Rouzier is deeply religious. Author of "Believe, Love and Hope" through which he explains his intimate relationship with the Christ, his wife and his children, and two essays "The Power of Ideas" and "Vision or Illusion" in which he addresses important issues such as : the economic conjuncture, economic policy and political Government, sociology. Daniel-Gérard Rouzier has a strong presence in the political environment and has developed a good relationship with the Haitian political class.

His biography presents him as the owner of one of the most comprehensive libraries of Haiti and as an insatiable collector of Haitian art.

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