Claudette Werleigh

Claudette Werleigh (born 26 September 1946) is a Haitian politician who served as the prime minister of Haiti from 1995 to 1996. She was Haiti's first female prime minister.

Claudette Werleigh
7th Prime Minister of Haiti
In office
7 November 1995  6 March 1996
PresidentJean-Bertrand Aristide
Preceded bySmarck Michel
Succeeded byRosny Smarth
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Religions
In office
8 November 1994  7 November 1995
Prime MinisterSmarck Michel
Preceded byCharles Anthony David
Succeeded byFritz Longchamp
In office
1 September 1993  16 May 1994
Prime MinisterRobert Malval
Preceded byFrançois Benoit
Succeeded byCharles Anthony David
Minister of Social Affairs
In office
16 March 1990  24 August 1990
PresidentErtha Pascal-Trouillot (Acting)
Preceded byCamille Sylaire
Succeeded byCarlo Désinor
Personal details
Born
Claudette Antoine

(1946-09-26) 26 September 1946
Cap-Haïtien, Haiti
Political partyLavalas Political Organisation
SpouseGeorges Werleigh
Alma materState University of Haiti

In 1999 Werleigh became Director at the Life & Peace Institute in Uppsala, Sweden, and then in 2007 Secretary General and in 2010 Peace Envoy of the Catholic peace organization Pax Christi International in Brussels, Belgium.

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