Claude Joseph

Claude Joseph
Joseph in 2020
Acting Prime Minister of Haiti
In office
14 April 2021 – 20 July 2021
PresidentJovenel Moïse[a]
Preceded byJoseph Jouthe
Succeeded byAriel Henry (acting)
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Worship
In office
4 March 2020 – 25 November 2021
Prime MinisterJoseph Jouthe
Himself (acting)
Ariel Henry (acting)
Preceded byBocchit Edmond
Succeeded byJean Victor Généus
Personal details
Political partyLes Engagés pour le Développement (2022–present)
Education

Claude Joseph (French pronunciation: [klod ʒozɛf]) is a Haitian politician who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs and Worship from 4 March 2020 to 24 November 2021, and served as acting prime minister of Haiti from 14 April 2021 to 20 July 2021.[1][2][3]

Joseph was appointed acting Prime Minister following the resignation of Joseph Jouthe. Following the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse on 7 July 2021,[4] Joseph led the Council of Ministers, which exercises executive power during a presidential vacancy.[5] This role was disputed by Prime Minister-designate Ariel Henry and Senate leader Joseph Lambert.[6] On 19 July 2021, it was announced that Joseph would yield the prime ministership to Henry and remain the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Worship.[7] He stepped down as the foreign minister in November 2021.[8]

In February 2024, he was indicted for alleged complicity in President Moïse's assassination alongside Moïse's widow and a former chief of the Haitian police.[9]


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  3. ^ Morrow, Adrian (19 July 2021). "'More violence' feared in wake of Haiti's President Jovenel Moïse's assassination.He was accused by citizens of assassinating the president Moïse but it was not investigated". The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  4. ^ Merancourt, Widlore; Faiola, Anthony; Berger, Miriam (7 July 2021). "Haitian President Jovenel Moïse assassinated at his home by unidentified gunmen". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 7 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
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  6. ^ "Haiti's senate says its head should replace assassinated president". Reuters. 10 July 2021. Archived from the original on 14 July 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  7. ^ Hu, Caitlin; Gallón, Natalie; Rivers, Matt (19 July 2021). "Haiti's acting prime minister Claude Joseph to step down amid power struggle after president's assassination". CNN. Archived from the original on 19 July 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
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  9. ^ Stambaugh, Alex; Hu, Caitlin; Rios, Michael (20 February 2024). "Widow of Haiti's former president among those indicted over his assassination". CNN. Archived from the original on 8 March 2024. Retrieved 8 March 2024.