Georges Jean-Jacques Smarck Michel or Smarck Michel (March 29, 1937 – September 1, 2012) was appointed prime minister of

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on October 27, 1994, occupying the post from November 8, 1994 to October 16, 1995. Smarck was President

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's third prime minister, and the first to be named after the President's return from exile.

Personal

Michel was born in

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to a military family and completed his post secondary studies (business administration) in the United States. Prior to politics Michel was a businessman running a grocery store and ran his family bakery.

Political career

His political career began as Minister of Commerce and ended after his Prime Ministership. Married to wife Victoire Marie-Rose Sterlin, with whom he had a son Kenneth and daughters Patricia and Marjorie Michel. Michel died near Port-au-Prince from brain tumour at age 75.

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1937 births 2012 deaths Prime Ministers of Haiti Deaths from brain tumor Deaths from cancer in Haiti 20th-century Haitian businesspeople {{Haiti-politician-stub