Haiti - Politic : Michel Martelly has designated Daniel-Gérard Rouzier as Prime Minister

The President Michel Martelly, has designated this Friday, the entrepreneur Daniel-Gérard Rouzier, as Prime Minister. The announcement came after a series of meetings between the new Head of State and leaders of the Parliament. Beforehand, the President Martelly had written to the Presidents of both Houses of Parliament to inform them of the choice of Mr. Rouzier as Prime Minister. Saurel Jacinthe, the President of the Chamber of Deputies confirmed that Mr. Daniel-Gérard Rouzier had been designated by the Head of State as Prime Minister.

So that the nomination of the Prime Minister be ratified, it must now obtain a favorable vote in each chamber where the party INITE holds a comfortable majority. 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...

Learn more 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.

Source HL/ HaitiLibre