20 Facts About Garry Conille

Garry Conille served as the acting prime minister of Haiti from 3 June to 10 November 2024.

Garry Conille previously served as the Prime Minister from 2011 to 2012, submitting his resignation on 24 February 2012, and being officially succeeded by Laurent Lamothe on 16 May 2012.

However, Garry Conille remains in the Haitian government as Minister of Interior and Territorial Communities.

Garry Conille is the second of a family of four brothers.

Garry Conille is the son of Marie Antoinette Darbouze and Dr Serge Conille, former Minister of Sports and Youth in the Duvalier government.

Garry Conille is married to Betty Rousseau, the step daughter of Marc Bazin, a former prime minister of Haiti and has twin girls, Soraya and Gaelle.

Garry Conille began his career with the United Nations in October 1999 as a project officer with the United Nations Population Fund, before becoming a program officer under the same agency in April 2001, where he remained until October 2002.

In January 2007, Garry Conille returned to UNFPA as Chief Technical Advisor for Africa, following which he acted as coordinator for the Global Program to Enhance Reproductive Health Commodity Security.

From September 2008 until his special assignment in Haiti, Garry Conille worked as team leader of the MDG Unit at the United Nations Development Program.

Garry Conille worked with the Haitian government, the United Nations' Haiti office and major donors to develop and implement a strategic plan for the reconstruction of Haiti.

Garry Conille was involved in coordinating the humanitarian response and in the establishment of the Interim Haiti Recovery Commission, the central pillar of the reconstruction effort.

Garry Conille has served as United Nations Resident Coordinator for three countries, namely Niger, Burundi, and Jamaica, in that order.

Garry Conille's nomination faced questions as to whether he fulfilled the requirement regarding his recent residency, prescribed in the Constitution of Haiti, of having resided in the country for five consecutive years prior to ratification.

The president countered by arguing that Garry Conille was exempt from the residency requirement as he had been working for the United Nations, paying taxes to the United Nations for Haiti.

Garry Conille resigned on 24 February 2012, following a loss of confidence in him from his ministers.

Garry Conille had clashed with ministers and Martelly over several issues, the most recent being a parliamentary investigation into whether senior government officials held dual nationality, a violation of the Constitution of Haiti.

When Garry Conille called a meeting with ministers to discuss the matter, none of them appeared.

Garry Conille remained prime minister until his successor was appointed, as per Article 165 of the constitution.

Garry Conille was succeeded by Laurent Lamothe, who was voted through by both parliamentary legislative chambers before being formally appointed in May 2012.

On 28 May 2024, Garry Conille was elected as the interim prime minister by six out of seven members of the Transitional Presidential Council of Haiti with voting rights, following a nomination procedure that received domestic criticism for its slow progress since the resignation of Ariel Henry on 24 April 2024 amidst the ongoing turmoil in Haiti.