Jovenel Moïse

Jovenel Moïse was born in Trou-du-Nord, Nord-Est on June 26, 1968. In 1996, he married his classmate Martine Marie Etienne Joseph. In 2012, he founded AGRITRANS SA, introduced the agricultural project NOURRIBIO to Trou du Nord.

About Jovenel Moïse in brief

Summary Jovenel MoïseJovenel Moïse was born in Trou-du-Nord, Nord-Est on June 26, 1968. In 1996, he married his classmate Martine Marie Etienne Joseph. In 2012, he founded AGRITRANS SA, introduced the agricultural project NOURRIBIO to Trou du Nord, and helped create Haiti’s first agricultural free trade zone, a 2,500-acre banana plantation. In 2015, President Michel Martelly designated Moïs as the presidential candidate of the political party Martelly founded, the Haitian Tèt Kale Party.

In February of 2016 special elections were held to install Jocelerme Privert as interim President until new elections could be held. At the presidential level for the November 2016 elections, JovenelMoïse of PHTK came in first place with 55. 67 percent of the vote. In second, third and fourth place were Jude Celestin of LAPEH with 19. 52 percent, Jean-Charles Moïses of the Platfom Pitit Dessalines with 11. 04 percent and Maryse Narcisse of Fanmi Lavalas with