Fritz Jean | |
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(cropped).jpg) Jean in 2025 | |
| 3rdChairman of the Transitional Presidential Council | |
| In office 7 March 2025 – 7 August 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Leslie Voltaire |
| Succeeded by | Laurent Saint-Cyr |
| 18thPrime Minister of Haiti | |
| In office 26 February 2016 – 28 March 2016 | |
| President | Jocelerme Privert (acting) |
| Preceded by | Evans Paul |
| Succeeded by | Enex Jean-Charles |
| Member of theTransitional Presidential Council | |
| Assumed office 25 April 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Michel Patrick Boisvert (acting) Garry Conille (acting) Alix Didier Fils-Aime (acting) |
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| Born | Fritz Alphonse Jean Cap-Haïtien, Haiti |
| Political party | Inite |
| Education | Fordham University New School |
Fritz Alphonse Jean is a Haitian economist, politician and writer who served as the 3rdchairman of the Transitional Presidential Council of Haiti from March to August 2025. He previously served asprime minister of Haiti in 2016 and as governor of theBanque de la République d'Haïti from 1998 until 2001.[1] Since 2012, he is the president of the Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Professions ofNord-Est[2][3] and is part of the national commemoration committee of the 100th anniversary of theUnited States occupation of Haiti. He was elected by theMontana Consensus as the head of the provisional president of Haiti on January 30, 2022.
Fritz Jean was born inCap-Haïtien.[4] He originates from the nearby commune ofSainte-Suzanne,Nord-Est, where he spent many childhood summers and with which he maintains strong ties.[5] Fritz Jean studied economics and mathematics in the United States, in New York atFordham University and theNew School for Social Research[6] before returning to pursue his professional career in Haiti.
Jean spent several years (1987–91) at theUniversité d'Etat d'Haïti (UEH) in Port-au-Prince as a professor and consultant before moving on to general economic consulting work in the Haitian public and private sectors. In 1996 he was named vice-governor of the Banque de la République d'Haïti, a post he held for two years. In February 1998, under theRené Préval government, he was named governor ofBank of the Republic of Haiti, Haiti's central bank[7] where he remained in office until August 2001.[8][9]
Later on, between 2005 and 2009 he was dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences, Economics and Political science at theUniversité Notre Dame d'Haïti. Passionate about the future of the Haitian youth, Jean also served as president ofYMCA-Haiti[10] from 2007 until 2010. Jean speaks Haitian Creole, French and English fluently.
Jean is also a founding member of the Haitian Stock Exchange.[11] On February 25, 2016, he was nominated as the interim prime minister of Haiti.
On March 20, 2016, the lower house of the chamber of deputies of Haiti's parliament rejected the general policy of Jean. He did not receive the confidence vote by the majority of deputies.[12]
The next day,Enex Jean-Charles was chosen to replace Jean as the new prime minister of Haiti.[13]
The Transitional Presidential Council, formed in 2024 after the resignation of acting Prime MinisterAriel Henry and the escalation of thegang war in Haiti, chose Jean as its head on March 7, 2025. The goal of the council is to organize elections to take place before February 2026.[14]
1. "Haiti – the end of an economic history" (original title in French: "Haïti – la fin d'une histoire économique") is an economical and historical overview of Haiti published in 2013, sold and distributed in Haiti.[8][15]
2. "Amethys – open wounds" (original title in French: "Améthys – Plaies Ouvertes") is Jean's first novel, written in French, that follows the adventures of a young boy living in Cap-Haitien.[4]
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| Preceded by | Chairman of the Transitional Presidential Council 2025 | Succeeded by |
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