Edgard Leblanc Fils

Haitian politician (born 1955)

Edgard Leblanc Fils

President of the Transitional Presidential Council
Incumbent
Assumed office 30 April 2024
Member of the Transitional Presidential Council
Incumbent
Assumed office 25 April 2024
Prime Minister	Michel Patrick Boisvert (Acting)
President of the Haitian Senate
In office 13 October 1995 – March 2000
Preceded by	Firmin Jean-Louis
Succeeded by	Yvon Neptune

Personal details
Born	1955 (age 68–69)^[1] Miragoâne, Haiti^[1]
Political party	OPL

Edgard Leblanc Fils (born 1955) is a Haitian politician, who was president of the Senate from 1995 to 2000,^[2] and was chosen as president of the Transitional Presidential Council on 30 April 2024.

2016 provisional government

Following Michel Martelly's resignation on 10 February 2016, he finished second to Jocelerme Privert in the second round of the indirect provisional presidential election in February 2016 (in which only the Parliament voted).^[3]

Edgard Leblanc was one of six people named as a potential prime minister,^[4] but Fritz Jean ended up getting the nod.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b "Note biographique de Edgard Leblanc Fils". OPL Haiti (in French). Retrieved 24 March 2024.
^ "3 candidats en compétition pour le poste de Président Provisoire". Haiti Libre (in French). 13 February 2016.
^ "Jocelerme Privert, Président provisoire d'Haïti". Haiti Libre (in French). 14 February 2016.
^ "6 candidats au poste de Premier ministre". Haiti Libre (in French). 19 February 2016.
^ "1er Ministre : Privert penche pour l`économiste Fritz Jean". Rezo Nodwes (in French). 25 February 2016.