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Jacques-Édouard Alexis (born 21 September, 1947, in Gonaïves) is the prime minister of Haiti. He was nominated by President René Préval on 21 May 2006, and during the next three weeks, his nomination was ratified almost unanimously by both houses of parliament. He and his cabinet were sworn in on 9 June 2006. He previously served as Préval's prime minister from 26 March 1999 to 7 February 2001.

Alexis is a university graduate from the Faculty of Agronomics and Veterinary Medicine at the State University of Haïti and was the first rector of the University of Quisqueya (1990-1995). Before succeeding to the premiership, he was Minister for National Education, Young People and Sport.

His second government consists of a coalition of six parties, including Préval's Lespwa party, the Fusion of Haitian Social Democrats, the Struggling People's Organization, and Jean-Bertrand Aristide's Fanmi Lavalas party.[1]

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Preceded by
Rosny Smarth		Prime Minister of Haïti
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Jean Marie Chérestal
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Gérard Latortue		Prime Minister of Haïti
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    Fwon Lespwa (French: Front de l'Espoir, Front of Hope) is a Haitian political coalition headed by René Préval, who served as president from 1996 to 2001. The name "Lespwa" is the Haitian Creole form of the French l'espoir, meaning "hope".
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    The Fusion of Haitian Social Democrats (Fusion des Sociaux-Démocrates Haïtienne) is a political party in Haiti. In the presidential elections of 7 February 2006, its candidate Serge Gilles won 2,62 % of the popular vote.
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    The Organisation du Peuple en Lutte (Haitian Creole: Oganizasyon Pèp Kap Lité) is a Haitian political party originating from the Lavalas political movement. The OPL grew apart from Lavalas gradually during the 1990s before making a final break in 1997, when the party's
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    Jean-Bertrand Aristide (born July 15, 1953) is a Haitian politician and former Roman Catholic priest who was President of Haiti in 1991, again from 1994 to 1996, and then from 2001 to 2004. Aristide was the second elected leader of Haiti and was popular among its poor inhabitants.
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    Fanmi Lavalas is a populist leftist political party in Haiti. Former president Jean-Bertrand Aristide, is the leader of the party, which has been a powerful force in Haitian politics since 1991.
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    Rosny Smarth was prime minister of Haïti briefly, from February 27 1996 to June 9 1997. He resigned his post before a successor could even be found, leaving the post vacant for nearly two years. His political party is the OPL.
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    Jean Marie Chérestal was prime minister of Haïti from 2 March 2001 to 21 January 2002. Forced to resign after accusations of mismanagement, on 16 January 2002 Cherestal relinquished the office after being presented with a letter of dismissal by President Jean-Bertrand Aristide,
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    Gérard Latortue (born June 19, 1934 at Gonaïves) was the Prime Minister of Haïti from March 12 2004 to June 9 2006. He was an official in the United Nations for many years, and briefly served as foreign minister of Haïti during the short-lived 1988 administration of Leslie
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