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Registered in the electoral processRegistered in the electoral process — final candidacy approval pending

Claude JOSEPH

  • Former Prime Minister (acting)
  • Former Minister
Party or grouping
EDE
Office
President
Last verified:
October 29, 2026

Photo: Ministry of Communication, Haiti · CC BY 4.0 Photo source

Candidacy source: Conseil Électoral Provisoire (CEP)

Documents
4
Institutions
4
Elections
1
Public offices
2

Overview

This summary is generated automatically from published information; it is not a judgement of the person.

2026 candidacy

Office
President
Party or grouping
EDE
Candidacy status
Registered in the electoral process

This name appears in public data related to registration for the 2026 electoral process. It does not mean the CEP has already definitively validated the candidacy.

Candidacy source

Conseil Électoral Provisoire (CEP) — liste publique des candidatures inscrites (pas encore la liste définitive des candidats agréés)

  • Last verified: October 29, 2026

See the original source

Candidacy history

  1. October 28, 2026Appears on the public registration list

Documents related to this person4

The number of documents does not measure a person’s guilt, quality or fitness. Each document shows which institution published it.

  • Institutional report 1
  • Public statement 2
  • Context source 1
  1. International organizationsPermanent Mission of India to the United NationsPublic statement

    UNSC Briefing on BINUH/Haiti

    October 4, 2021 · Named in the document

    Déclaration de la Mission permanente de l’Inde auprès de l’ONU, 4 octobre 2021, saluant la présence du ministre haïtien des Affaires étrangères Claude Joseph. Publication du gouvernement indien, distincte d’un document émis par l’ONU.

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  2. United StatesCongressional Research ServiceInstitutional report

    Haiti: Concerns After the Presidential Assassination (CRS IN11699)

    July 19, 2021 · Named in the document · Named on pages 2

    Note CRS IN11699, version du 19 juillet 2021, sur la situation après l’assassinat du président Moïse. Mentionne Claude Joseph comme Premier ministre par intérim à cette période.

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  3. United NationsUnited Nations — UN Brazil / BINUHPublic statement

    Enviada da ONU no Haiti elogia compromisso de realizar novas eleições

    July 12, 2021 · Named in the document

    Publication ONU du 12 juillet 2021 mentionnant Claude Joseph en tant que Premier ministre à cette période.

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  4. International organizationsOrganization of American StatesContext source

    OAS Haiti National Office — Draft mission agenda (CPSC10265E01)

    Named in the document · Named on pages 1

    Projet d’agenda de mission OEA, portant la mention « Draft ». Cite Claude Joseph et Jerry Tardieu dans des rencontres prévues. Un programme prévisionnel ne prouve ni présence effective ni tenue des réunions.

    Open document →Go to page 1Verify source ↗

Political history

  1. 2021

    Public officeApril 14, 2021

    Took office as Prime Minister

    Source: U.S. Department of State
  2. 2021

    Public officeJuly 20, 2021

    Left office: Prime Minister

    Source: U.S. Department of State
  3. 2021

    Public officeOctober 4, 2021

    Documented in office as Minister — Affaires étrangères et des Cultes

    Source: United Nations — Security Council (SC/14652)

Public offices2

Public offices this person has held, with the source documenting each one. A factual history, not a ranking.

  1. 2021

    Minister — Affaires étrangères et des CultesFormer Minister

    Ministère des Affaires étrangères et des Cultes

    The source shows them in office: October 4, 2021

    How they took office:
    Appointed
    Title in the source:
    Minister for Foreign Affairs
    Source:
    United Nations — Security Council (SC/14652)
    1 more source
  2. 2021

    Prime MinisterFormer Prime Minister (acting)

    Primature

    April 14, 2021 – July 20, 2021

    How they took office:
    Appointed
    Title in the source:
    Acting Prime Minister
    Source:
    U.S. Department of State
    2 more sources

We only show offices documented by an authoritative source, once the person’s identity is confirmed.

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