Joseph Jouthe
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{short description|Haitian politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Joseph Jouthe
| image = Joseph Jouthe (cropped).jpg
| office = 22nd Prime Minister of Haiti
| president = Jovenel Moïse
| term_start = 4 March 2020
| term_end = 14 April 2021
| predecessor = Jean-Henry Céant
Jean-Michel Lapin {{small|(acting)}}
| successor = Claude Joseph {{small|(acting)}}
| office2 = Acting Minister of the Economy and Finance
| president2 = Jovenel Moïse
| primeminister2 = Jean-Michel Lapin {{small|(acting)}}
| term_start2 = 30 September 2019
| term_end2 = 4 March 2020
| predecessor2 = Ronald December
| successor2 = Michel Patrick Boisvert
| office3 = Minister of the Environment
| president3 = Jovenel Moïse
| primeminister3 = Jean-Henry Céant
Jean-Michel Lapin {{small|(acting)}}
| term_start3 = 19 September 2018
| term_end3 = 4 March 2020
| predecessor3 = Pierre Simon George
| successor3 = Abner September
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1961|10|17|df=y}}
| birth_place = Thomonde, Haiti
| death_date =
| death_place =
| party = Haitian Tèt Kale Party
| otherparty =
| spouse =
| occupation = Engineer
}}
Joseph Jouthe ({{IPA|fr|ʒozɛf ʒut}}, born 17 October 1961) is a Haitian politician who served as the 22nd Prime Minister of Haiti from 4 March 2020 to April 14, 2021.
Biography
Jouthe was born on 17 October 1961 in Thomonde.{{cite web |title=Haïti - Politique : Qui est le Premier Ministre Joseph Jouthe ? - HaitiLibre.com : Toutes les nouvelles d'Haiti 7/7 |url=https://www.haitilibre.com/article-30199-haiti-politique-qui-est-le-premier-ministre-joseph-jouthe.html |website=HaitiLibre.com |access-date=28 March 2020 |language=fr}}
In September 2018, he became the Minister of the Environment under the government of Jean-Henry Céant.{{cite web |title=Qui compose le gouvernement de Jean-Henry Céant ? |url=https://lenouvelliste.com/article/192822/qui-compose-le-gouvernement-de-jean-henry-ceant |website=Le Nouvelliste |access-date=28 March 2020 |language=fr}} In September 2019, he became the acting Minister of Economy and Finance.{{cite web |last1=Kevin |first1=Pierre |title=Le citoyen Jouthe Joseph installé comme Ministre de l'Économie et des Finances |url=https://www.presslakay.net/le-citoyen-jouthe-joseph-installe-comme-ministre-de-leconomie-et-des-finances/ |website=PressLaKay|date=30 September 2019 |access-date=28 March 2020 |language=fr}}
On 2 March 2020, Jouthe was named Prime Minister of Haiti, beginning his term two days later.{{cite web |title=Haïti : Le Président Jovenel Moïse nomme un nouveau Premier ministre pour sortir de la crise |url=https://la1ere.francetvinfo.fr/guadeloupe/haiti-president-jovenel-moise-nomme-nouveau-premier-ministre-sortir-crise-806213.html |website=Guadeloupe La Première (fr)|date=2 March 2020 |access-date=28 March 2020 |language=fr}} He announced on 14 April 2021, that he has resigned as prime minister; Claude Joseph was then appointed by President Jovenel Moise to be his temporary replacement.{{cite news |title=Haiti's prime minister resigns, replacement appointed |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/4/14/haitis-prime-minister-resigns-replacement-appointment |access-date=8 July 2021 |work=www.aljazeera.com |date=14 April 2021 |language=en}}
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Category:Prime ministers of Haiti
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Category:21st-century Haitian politicians