Michel Patrick Boisvert

Michel Patrice Boisvert is a Haitian civil servant and politician who served as the interim Prime Minister of Haiti from 25 February to 3 June 2024. The Transitional Presidential Council, inaugurated on 25 April, has the power to replace him, and did so on 3 June 2024 after it appointed Garry Conille as Prime Minister. Boisvert has served as Minister of Economy and Finance since 2020, initially in the cabinets of Joseph Jouthe, Claude Joseph, and Ariel Henry. Boisvert previously served as director-general of the Ministry of Economy and Finance from 2018 to 2020. Amid the February–March 2024 escalation of the Haitian crisis, Boisvert has served as acting prime minister, overseeing the operations of Henry's government during his absence from the country. Following Henry's resignation on 24 April 2024, Boisvert continued to serve as acting prime minister of Haiti.

Biography Boisvert was born in Petit-Goâve. He received an accounting degree from the University of Port-au-Prince, an economics degree from the State University of Haiti, and a master's degree in economic policy management from the University of Auvergne. During Henry's absence, a major gang offensive targeted his government, prompting Boisvert to declare a state of emergency on 3 March. On 7 March, with the crisis ongoing and Henry unable to reenter Haiti, Boisvert extended the state of emergency for one month. Henry resigned to make way for the Transitional Presidential Council which was sworn-in on 25 April 2024, with his outgoing cabinet naming Boisvert as the interim Prime Minister. In late-May 2024, because Fritz Bélizaire who was supposed to succeed but withdrawn his nomination, the council extended Boisvert's tenure for a month and chose Garry Conille as his replacement. Conille was sworn in on 3 June 2024.