The Ministry of Defense is a ministry of the

Government of Haiti The government of Haiti is a semi-presidential republic, a multiparty system wherein the President of Haiti is head of state elected directly by popular elections. The Prime Minister acts as head of government and is appointed by the President, ...

. This ministry is responsible for military and defense of the country, along with playing an integral role in the Prime Minister's Cabinet.

List of ministers

* 2 September 1804 - 17 October 1806: Etienne Gérin * post suspended * 14 March 1843 - 4 April 1843: André Laudun * 4 April 1843 - 7 January 1844: Philippe Guerrier * 7 January 1844 - 3 May 1844: Hérard Dumesle * 3 May 1844 - 1 March 1846: Jacques Sylvain Hyppolite * 1 March 1846 - 16 November 1846: Tape-à-l'Oeil Lazarre * 16 November 1846 - 3 April 1847: Alexis Dupuy * 3 April 1847 - 9 April 1848: Jean M. Paul * 9 April 1848 - 15 January 1859: Louis Dufrene (duc de Tiburon) * 17 January 1859 - 10 August 1861: Thimoléon Déjoie * 10 August 1861 - 31 January 1863: Laguerre Obas * 31 January 1863 - 13 August 1866: Théodate Philippeaux * 13 August 1866 - 7 March 1867: Jean-Pierre Hector * 7 March 1867 - 13 March 1867: J.J. Saint-Victor * * 8 May 1867 - 18 February 1869: Ménélas Clément * 18 February 1869 - 6 September 1869: Casseus Daniel * 6 September 1869 - 6 November 1869: Victorin Chevalier * 8 November 1869 - 29 December 1869: Innocent Michel Pierre * 29 December 1869 - 23 March 1870: Montmorency Benjamin * 23 March 1870 - 27 April 1871:

Pierre Monplaisir Pierre Pierre is a masculine given name. It is a French form of the name Peter. Pierre originally meant "rock" or "stone" in French (derived from the Greek word πέτρος (''petros'') meaning "stone, rock", via Latin "petra"). It is a translation ...

* 27 April 1871 – 15 July 1871: Jean-François Cauvin * 15 July 1871 - 15 May 1874: Saul Liautaud * 15 May 1874 - 24 April 1876: Prosper Faure * 24 April 1876 – 20 July 1876: Morin Montasse * 20 July 1876 – 24 November 1876: Casseus Daniel (2nd time) * 24 November 1876 - 17 July 1878: Auguste Montas * 17 July 1878 - 14 November 1878: Turenne Carrié * 14 November 1878 – 30 June 1879: Jean-Chrisostome François * 30 June 1879 - 17 August 1879 : Armand Thoby (a.i) * 1 September 1879 - 3 October 1879: Hériston Hérissé * 3 October 1879 - 3 November 1879: Séïde Thélémaque * 3 November 1879 - 31 December 1881: Henri Piquant * 31 December 1881 - 14 March 1884: Innocent Michel Pierre (2nd time) * 14 March 1884 - 15 May 1887: A. Roul Brenor Prophète * 15 May 1887 - 10 August 1888: Tirésias Simon Sam * September 1888 - 28 September 1888: Séïde Thélémaque * 1 October 1888 - 15 October 1888:

Pierre Théoma Boisrond-Canal Pierre Théoma Boisrond-Canal (12 June 1832 – 6 March 1905) was a Haitian politician who served as the President of Haiti three times. Boisrond-Canal was born 12 June 1832 in the town of Les Cayes, Haiti. He began a military career. He was an ...

* 19 November 1888 - 27 April 1889: Anselme Prophète * 27 April 1889 - 31 May 1889: Joseph Cadet Jérémie (a.i.) * 31 May 1889 - 29 October 1889: Sénèque M. Pierre * 29 October 1889 - 12 August 1890: Borno Monpoint * 12 August 1890 - 19 August 1891: Jean-Baptiste Béliard * 19 August 1891 - 11 August 1892: Morin Montasse * 11 August 1892 - 5 October 1893: Turenne Jean-Gilles * 5 October 1893 - 24 October 1893: Fabius Ducasse (a.i.) * 24 October 1893 - 27 December 1893: Adelson Verne * 27 December 1893 - 31 March 1896: Tirésias Simon Sam (2nd time) * 6 April 1896 - 17 December 1896: Borno Monpoint (2nd time) * 17 December 1896 - 13 December 1897: Septimus Marius * 13 December 1897 - 12 May 1902:

Vilbrun Guillaume Sam Jean Vilbrun Guillaume Sam (4 March 1859 – 28 July 1915) was President of Haiti from 4 March to 27 July 1915, when he was assassinated. He was a cousin of Tirésias Simon Sam, Haiti's president from 1896 to 1902. Early life and education Ca ...

* 20 May 1902 - 21 December 1902:

Pierre Nord Alexis Pierre Nord Alexis (2 August 1820 – 1 May 1910) was President of Haiti from 17 December 1902 to 2 December 1908. Early life He was the son of a high-ranking official in the regime of Henri Christophe, and Blézine Georges, Christophe's illeg ...

* 22 December 1902 - 6 December 1908: Cyriaque Célestin * 8 December 1908 - 19 December 1908: Charles Roland * 19 December 1908 - 19 July 1911: Septimus Marius (2nd time) * 20 July 1911 - 4 August 1911: Horelle Monplaisir * 4 August 1911 - 16 August 1911: Oreste Zamor * 16 August 1911 - 16 September 1912: Horacius Limage Philippe * 16 September 1912 - 17 May 1913: François Beaufossé Laroche * 17 May 1913 – February 1914: Philippe Argant * 8 February 1914 – 11 November 1914: Félesmin Etienne * 11 November 1914 – 27 February 1915: Charles Salnave * 9 March 1915 – 30 April 1915: Mizaël Codio * 30 April 1915 – 27 July 1915: Jean-François Milfort * 14 August 1915 - 3 October 1915: Charles Leconte * 3 October 1915 - 18 December 1915: Joseph Dessources * 18 December 1915 - 9 May 1916: Annulysse André * ''Post abolished'' *1942–1946: Vély Thébaud *1946:

Paul Magloire Paul Eugène Magloire (July 19, 1907 – July 12, 2001), nicknamed Kanson Fe, was the Haitian president from 1950 to 1956. Early life Paul Eugène Magloire ne Paul Vincent Magloire, 30th president of Haiti and 33rd head of state (ephemeral mili ...

*1947–1948:

Georges Honorat Georges may refer to: Places * Georges River, New South Wales, Australia * Georges Quay (Dublin) *Georges Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania Other uses *Georges (name) * ''Georges'' (novel), a novel by Alexandre Dumas * "Georges" (song), a 19 ...

*1948–1950: Louis Raymond *1950: Castel Démesmin *1950:

*1950: Luc Fouché *1950–1952:

Arsène Magloire Arsène is a masculine French given name. It is derived from the Latin name ''Arsenius'', the Latinized form of the Greek name Ἀρσἐνιος (''Arsenios''), which means "male, virile". It has also been used as a surname. It may refer to: Gi ...

*1952–1953: Paracelse Pélissier *1953–1954:

Ducasse Jumelle Surname Ducasse may refer to: * Andrés Ducasse (born 1992) * Alain Ducasse (born 1956), French chef * Alice Ducasse (1841–1923), 19th century opera singer and teacher * César Ducasse (born 1979) * Charles Ducasse (1932–1983) * Château ...

*1954–1955:

Luc Prophète Luc or LUC may refer to: Places * Luc, Hautes-Pyrénées, France, a commune * Luc, Lozère, France, a commune * Le Luc, France, a commune * Luč, Baranja, Croatia, a settlement People and fictional characters * Luc (given name) * Luc (surn ...

*1955–1956: Adelphin Telson *1956:

Alphonse Racine Alphonse may refer to: * Alphonse (given name) * Alphonse (surname) * Alphonse Atoll, one of two atolls in the Seychelles' Alphonse Group See also *Alphons Alphons (Latinized ''Alphonsus'', ''Adelphonsus'', or ''Adefonsus'') is a male given ...

*1956–1957:

Rodolphe Barau Rudolph or Rudolf may refer to: People * Rudolph (name), the given name including a list of people with the name Religious figures * Rudolf of Fulda (died 865), 9th century monk, writer and theologian * Rudolf von Habsburg-Lothringen (1788 ...

*1957: Thézalus Pierre-Etienne *1957:

Léonce Bernard Joseph Gérard Léonce Bernard, (May 23, 1943 in Abram Village, Prince Edward Island – March 25, 2013 in Prince Edward Island) was an Acadian-Canadian politician, who was the 26th Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island, the third ...

*1957: Seymour Lamothe *1957:

Gaston Georges Gaston is a masculine given name of French origin and a surname. The name "Gaston" may refer to: People First name *Gaston I, Count of Foix (1287–1315) * Gaston II, Count of Foix (1308–1343) *Gaston III, Count of Foix (1331–1391) *Gaston ...

*1957–1959: Frédéric Duvigneau *1959: Jean A. Magloire *1959–1961: Aurèle Joseph *1961–1962: Boileau Méhu *1962–1964: Luc D. François *1964–1967: Jean M. Julmé *1967: Morille Figaro *1967–1971: Aurèle Joseph *1971–1972:

Luckner Cambronne Luckner Cambronne (30 October 193024 September 2006) was a high-ranking political figure in François Duvalier's regime in Haiti. Cambronne was born the son of a poor preacher and had a career as a bank teller. His alliance with Françoi ...

*1972–1973:

Roger Lafontant Roger Lafontant (1931–September 29, 1991) was the former leader of the Tonton Macoutes and the former Minister of Haitian dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier. He was the leader of an attempted coup d'état in January 1991, an effort which ultimatel ...

*1973–1974: Breton Nazaire *1974–1976: Paul Blanchet *1976–1977: Pierre Biamby *1977–1978: Aurélien Jeanty *1978–1979: Achille Salvant *1979: Bertholand Edouard *1979–1980: Claude Raymond *1980–1981: Frantz Médard *1981–1982: Edouard Berrouet *1982: Joseph Alexis Guerrier *1982–1985:

*1985: François Guillaume *1985: Jean-Marie Chanoine *1985–1986: Pierre Merceron *1986–1988: Williams Régala *1988–1989: Carl Dorsainville *1989: Acédius Saint-Louis *1989–1990: Fritz Romulus *1990–1991: Jean Thomas *1991:

René Préval René Garcia Préval (; 17 January 1943 – 3 March 2017) was a Haitian politician and agronomist who served twice as President of Haiti; once from early 1996 to early 2001, and again from mid 2006 to mid 2011. He was also Prime Minister from ...

*1991–1992: Gracia Jean *1992: Serge M. Charles *1992–1993: Carl-Michel Nicholas *1993–1994: Jean Béliotte *1994: Willio Noailles *1994: Carl-Michel Nicholas *1994–1996: Wilthan Lhérisson *''1996–2011: Post abolished'' *2011–2012: Thierry Mayard-Paul *2012–2014: Jean Rodolphe Joazile *2014–2016: Lener Renaud *2016-2017: Enex Jean-Charles *2017-2019: Hervé Denis *2020 - present Jean W. Dorneval