Jean-Michel Lapin
Haitian politician
Jean-Michel Lapin (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ miʃɛl lapɛ̃]) is a Haitian politician who served as acting Prime Minister of Haiti from 2019 to 2020.
Lapin was appointed by President Jovenel Moïse on March 21, 2019. He continued to serve despite his resignation on July 23, 2019, due to Parliament not confirming his appointment after four attempts at confirmation. Fritz William Michel was nominated to succeed him, but was not confirmed by parliament, and he was eventually succeeded by Joseph Jouthe.
Career
He originally began working in government as a courier. He worked in the Ministry of Public Health and in the administration of the National Library of Haiti. In 2017, he was the director general of the Ministry of Culture and publicly stated that the Haitian government would pay the expense of having Manno Charlemagne's body returned to Haiti when the cultural icon died in Miami Beach. Before being appointed for the post of Prime Minister, Lapin served as Communications Minister.
Prime minister
Lapin was Moïse's third appointee for Prime Minister. Shortly after his nomination in 2019, opposition to Moïse culminated in violent protests, prompting Lapin to declare that the government would not "allow violence on the streets".
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