Fritz Alphonse Jean is a Haitian economist, politician and writer who served as governor of the

Banque de la République d'Haïti The Bank of the Republic of Haiti (, abbreviated BRH) is the central bank of Haiti. It was formed in 1979 from the National Bank of the Republic of Haiti (), which had served as the country's bank of issue since 1910, itself succeeding the Natio ...

from 1998 until 2001. Since 2012, he is the president of the Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Professions of Nord-Est. and is part of the national commemoration committee of the 100th anniversary of the

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. He was elected by the Montana Consensus as Provisional President of Haiti on January 30, 2022.

Early life and education

Fritz Jean was born in

Cap-Haïtien Cap-Haïtien (; ; "Haitian Cape") is a List of communes of Haiti, commune of about 400,000 people on the north coast of Haiti and capital of the Departments of Haiti, department of Nord (Haitian department), Nord. Previously named ''Cap‑Fran� ...

. He originates from the nearby commune of Sainte-Suzanne, Nord-Est, where he spent many childhood summers and with which he maintains strong ties. Fritz Jean studied economics and mathematics in the United States, in New York at

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and the

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before returning to pursue his professional career in Haiti.

Professional life

Jean spent several years (1987–91) at the

Université d'Etat d'Haïti The State University of Haiti (, ) is one of Haiti's most prestigious institutions of higher education. It is located in Port-au-Prince. Its origins date to the 1820s, when colleges of medicine and law were established. In 1942, the various facu ...

(UEH) in Port-au-Prince as a professor and consultant before moving on to general economic consulting work in the Haitian public and private sectors. In 1996 he was named vice-governor of the Banque de la République d'Haïti, a post he held for two years. In February 1998, under the

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government, he was named governor of Bank of the Republic of Haiti, Haiti's central bank where he remained in office until August 2001. Later on, between 2005 and 2009 he was dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences, Economics and Political science at the

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. Passionate about the future of the Haitian youth, Jean also served as president of

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-Haiti from 2007 until 2010. Jean speaks Haitian Creole, French and English fluently. Jean is also a founding member of the Haitian Stock Exchange. On February 25, 2016, he was nominated as the interim prime minister of Haiti. On March 20, 2016, the lower house of the chamber of deputies of Haiti's parliament rejected the general policy of Jean. He did not receive the confidence vote by the majority of deputies. The next day,

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was chosen to replace Jean as the new prime minister of Haiti.

Books

1. "Haiti – the end of an economic history" (original title in French: "Haïti – la fin d'une histoire économique") is an economical and historical overview of Haiti published in 2013, sold and distributed in Haiti. 2. "Amethys – open wounds" (original title in French: "Améthys – Plaies Ouvertes") is Jean's first novel, written in French, that follows the adventures of a young boy living in Cap-Haitien.

References

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