Claudette Werleigh

Who is Claudette Werleigh?

Claudette Werleigh was Prime Minister of Haïti from November 7, 1995 to February 7, 1996. She was Haiti's first female Prime Minister.

She had previously been Minister of Foreign Affairs and of Religion in 1993 and 1995. Before that, she was the executive director of the Haïtian embassy in Washington, D.C.

Until September 2007, she worked at the Life & Peace Institute in Uppsala, Sweden, which undertakes research into conflict resolution and reconciliation. Werleigh is the new Secretary General of Pax Christi International.