The Chancellor of Haiti is the head of government for the island nation of Haiti, and the head of the ruling political party and the cabinet responsible for running the various aspects of government. The office of Chancellor was established in 1804 when Jean-Louis Vigouroux, 1st Duke of Cap-Haïtien was appointed to the position by Jacques I of Haiti. Traditionally, the Chancellor has been appointed to the position by the imperial decree of Haiti's reigning monarch, and accepted by the Estates General, over which the Chancellor presides. These "imperial mandates" exist in complete separation from any democratic process in Haiti, with each Chancellor answerable to the monarch of the country, who typically appoints and reappoints individuals to the office in accordance with their political views and long-term objectives.
List of Chancellors of Haiti[]
Century |
Monarch |
Traditionalist Supremacist National Liberal | |||||||||
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Portrait | Name Honorifics & Constituency (Birth–Death) |
Term of office Imperial mandates |
Other ministerial offices held whilst Chancellor |
Political party | Government | Monarch (Reign) | |||
His Excellency Jean-Louis Vigouroux, 1st Duke of Cap-Haïtien SCH OmLN OmBb CI CiSL OiHM (1767–1840) |
22 September 1804 |
7 June 1807 |
– Controller-General of Finances – Keeper of the Seals |
Traditionalist | Cap-Haïtien I | Jacques I (1804–1831) | |||
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Became the first Chancellor of Haiti in 1804 following the Haitian Revolution. Served as the head of the Haitian military as the "Grand Marshal of Haiti", a title which he held until his death. Responsible for the modernization of the Haitian military, and organization of the structure of the imperial government. Cap-Haïtien was paramount in crushing the attempts by the founding fathers of Haiti in attempting to seize power from Jacques I, and solidified the political power of the central government in Port-au-Prince. | |||||||||
His Excellency Jean-Noël Charbonneau, 1st Earl of Gonaives CI (1736–1819) |
7 June 1807 |
12 January 1810 |
– Controller-General of Finances – Keeper of the Seals |
Traditionalist | Gonaives | ||||
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TBD | |||||||||
His Excellency Lèonard Tourneur, 1st Duke of Les Cayes CI (TBD–TBD) |
12 January 1810 |
14 August 1811 |
– Controller-General of Finances – Keeper of the Seals |
Traditionalist | Miragoâne | ||||
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TBD | |||||||||
His Excellency Jean-Louis Vigouroux, 1st Duke of Cap-Haïtien SCH OmLN OmBb CI CiSL OiHM (1767–1840) |
14 August 1811 |
11 October 1818 |
– Controller-General of Finances – Keeper of the Seals |
Traditionalist | Cap-Haïtien II | ||||
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TBD | |||||||||
His Excellency Natanaël Poincaré, 2nd Earl of Miragoâne CI (TBD–TBD) |
11 October 1818 |
20 June 1820 |
– Controller-General of Finances – Keeper of the Seals |
Traditionalist | Miragoâne | ||||
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TBD | |||||||||
His Excellency Jean-Pierre Boyer, 1st Duke of Port-de-Paix CI (1776–1850) |
20 June 1820 |
19 September 1823 |
– Controller-General of Finances – Keeper of the Seals |
Traditionalist | Port-de-Paix I | ||||
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TBD | |||||||||
Her Excellency Germaine Le Sueur, 3rd Duchess of Valverde CI FAI (1794–1873) |
19 September 1823 |
3 March 1831 |
– Controller-General of Finances – Keeper of the Seals |
Supremacist | Valverde | ||||
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TBD | |||||||||
His Excellency Jean-Pierre Boyer, 1st Duke of Port-de-Paix CI (1776–1850) |
3 March 1831 |
13 February 1843 |
– Controller-General of Finances – Keeper of the Seals |
Supremacist | Port-de-Paix II | Jacques II (1831–1857) | |||
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TBD | |||||||||
His Excellency Fabrice Beauvilliers, 4th Earl of Abricots CI (1805–1878) |
13 February 1843 |
8 November 1848 |
– Controller-General of Finances – Keeper of the Seals |
Traditionalist | Abricots | ||||
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TBD | |||||||||
His Excellency Marc-Antoine Alarie, 3rd Duke of Azua CI (1805–1878) |
8 November 1848 |
30 May 1853 |
– Controller-General of Finances – Keeper of the Seals |
Traditionalist | Azua | ||||
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TBD |