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Initially a lawyer and the first female justice at the Supreme Court of Haiti, Ertha Pascal-Trouillot later rose to be Haiti’s first provisional female president. Her main task as the provisional president was to prepare Haiti for the elections, while coordinating with the 19-member Council of State.
Born to Haitian diplomat Alix Balmir in Venezuela, Stephanie Villedrouin grew up to lead Haiti as its tourism minister and witnessed the inauguration of Haiti’s first tourism promotion office during her tenure. She later turned into an entrepreneur and has also managed a hotel in Kenscoff.
Ti Memenne of La Gonave was a Haitian political leader and the tribal ruler of a Haitian island called La Gonâve. Although her reign was not recognized by the Haitian government during American occupation, Ti Memenne maintained economic, social, spiritual, and political leadership of the island.
Madame Max Adolphe, or Rosalie Bosquet, started her career as the commandant of Fort-Dimanche/Fort La Mort and later became a prominent associate of Haitian president François Duvalier. She also became the mayor of Port-au-Prince, but later disappeared amid riots after the fall of the Duvalier dynasty.
Marie-Madeleine Lachenais was a Haitian woman who was politically active during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. She is best remembered as the political advisor of both Alexandre Sabès Pétion and Jean-Pierre Boyer, the first and second president of Haiti respectively. Marie-Madeleine Lachenais is widely regarded as the most politically powerful Haitian woman of all time.
Haitian law professor and politician Mirlande Manigat is a former First Lady of Haiti and the widow of former Haitian president Leslie Manigat. Part of the Rally of Progressive National Democrats, she ran for president in 2010. Once the dean of law at Université Quisqueya, she has been committed to improving Haiti’s public education.
Haitian health activist and politician Sophia Martelly is the wife of musician and former Haitian president Michel Martelly. The New York-born Martelly had gone against her parents’ racial discrimination to marry Michel Martelly. In 2015, she was stopped from running for the Haitian senate due to citizenship issues.
The 14th prime minister of Haiti, Michèle Pierre-Louis was also the country’s second woman to hold the post. She has also been Haiti’s Minister of Justice and Public Security and taught as a professor at Université Quisqueya. She has been associated with projects such as the International Commission Against the Death Penalty.
Haitian politician Maryse Narcisse ran for president in the 2016-17 election, representing the social democratic party Fanmi Lavalas. She also holds a master’s degree in public health from Tulane University and is a medical doctor. The pro-democracy politician was exiled to the US after the 2004 coup d’etat against President Aristide.
The 7th prime minister of Haiti, Claudette Werleigh was also the first woman from Haiti to hold the position. Though registered as a lawyer, she began her career as a medical technician and then worked as a physiologist. She has also been Haiti’s minister of social affairs and foreign affairs.
Haitian politician Florence Duperval Guillaume has been Haiti’s health minister and has also led the country as its acting prime minister. In 2022, she was nominated by Haiti as a candidate to lead the Pan American Health Organization as its director, in place of Dominica’s Dr. Carissa Etienne.
The 31st First Lady of Haiti and the former wife of President Paul Eugene Magloire, Yolette Leconte was known for her contribution to charitable campaigns. She also worked to improve the educational and professional aspects of Haitian women. She was later exiled to Jamaica, France, and the US, along with her husband.
Ann Valerie Timothee Milfort is a Haitian political leader who served as the Chief of Staff of Haitian Presidency from 2012 to 2016. She is currently serving as the president of a popular political party called Parti Haïtien Tèt Kale.
Victoire Jean-Baptiste was a Haitian woman who was politically active during Louis Mondestin Florvil Hyppolite's presidency. She is best remembered as Florvil Hyppolite's mistress and had great influence in the political affairs of state. Victoire Jean-Baptiste also played a key role in the appointment of offices; she was instrumental in making Tirésias Simon Sam the Minister of War.
