1. On 14 December 2014, Lamothe resigned from his position as Prime Minister.
21 Facts About Laurent Lamothe
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At age 19, Laurent Lamothe left Haiti to complete his tertiary studies in Florida.
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In 1998, Laurent Lamothe co-founded the telecommunications company Global Voice Group.
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Laurent Lamothe entered politics by accepting the position of Special Advisor to Haitian President Michel Martelly.
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Later the same year, Laurent Lamothe was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs.
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On 1 March 2012, following the resignation of Prime Minister Garry Conille, Martelly chose Laurent Lamothe to succeed him.
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Laurent Lamothe was tasked with overseeing Haiti's reconstruction after the devastating 2010 earthquake.
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Laurent Lamothe pushed for an increase of the police force by 30 percent, spearheaded the free education program, and promoted good governance by tackling corruption.
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On 14 December 2014, Laurent Lamothe resigned from his position as Prime Minister after serving for 31 months.
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Lawyers for the opposition party CEP declared that Laurent Lamothe lacked the required "discharge".
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Laurent Lamothe was subjected to three audits conducted by the Cour Superieure des Comptes et du Contentieux Administratif, the authority responsible for controlling public expenditures in Haiti.
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In July 2015, Laurent Lamothe created LSL World Initiative, a private enterprise providing solutions to governments in implementing their own funding mechanisms to help them deliver sustainable development programs in line with their needs and priorities.
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In December 2015, Lamothe founded the Dr Louis G Lamothe Foundation in honour and memory of his father Louis G Lamothe.
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On 20 November 2022, Laurent Lamothe was sanctioned by the Canadian government for his involvement in human rights violations and supporting criminal gangs.
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Laurent Lamothe has denied allegations of money-laundering to help finance gangs, saying Ottawa had provided no evidence.
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On June 02,2023 the United States announced Laurent Lamothe was ineligible to return to the US citing the misappropriation of the PetroCaribe funds.
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In 2013, Laurent Lamothe dated Czech model Petra Nemcova, but as of 2015 they are no longer together.
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Laurent Lamothe received the Social Media Person of the Year award in 2015 by the Social Media Association of Haiti.
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In March 2016, Laurent Lamothe was inducted to the Sunshine State Conference Hall of Fame 2016 for tennis.
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Laurent Lamothe has spoken about blockchain at the 2018 World Economic Forum in Davos, at the Transform Africa Summit, and at the Berlin Economic Forum.
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Laurent Lamothe was the subject of a 2021 book, The Hands of the Prime Minister, by photojournalist Philip Holsinger.