Prime Minister of Saint-Baptiste
| Prime Minister of the Republic of Saint-Jean-Baptiste | |
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| Premier ministre de la République de Saint-Jean-Baptiste | |
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| Office of the Prime Minister | |
| Style | The Honourable |
| Member of | Cabinet of Saint-Baptiste |
| Residence | Place Rose, Port-Anne |
| Nominator | Chamber of Deputies |
| Appointer | President of Saint-Baptiste |
| Term length | No fixed term |
| Constituting instrument | Constitution of Saint-Baptiste |
| Inaugural holder | Joseph Morin |
| Formation | 10 March 1990 |
| Salary | $85,000 annual |
| Website | www.pm.sb |
The Prime Minister of the Republic of Saint-Jean-Baptiste (Principean: Premier ministre de la République de Saint-Jean-Baptiste) is the head of government of Saint-Baptiste. Since the adoption of Saint-Baptiste's 1990 constitution, the Prime Minister takes the role of equal partner alongside the President. The current Prime Minister is Henri Vasseur, since 2021.
History and role
The role of Prime Minister originated in Saint-Baptiste's 1990 constitution, which re-established democracy in the island state and reformed authority away from the President and towards the Chamber of Deputies. As such, the position of Prime Minister gained control over most legislative functions, and officially heads the Cabinet, which they appoint. The Prime Minister, as leader of the government, sets out the country's policies and goals for the Chamber's term, as well as providing leadership in the country's day-to-day administration.
A perspective Prime Minister is first nominated by the Chamber of Deputies, in all prior cases from the largest party in the legislature. The nominated candidate is then officially appointed by the president to form a government. A governing cabinet is then selected by the Prime Minister and granted support by the Chamber. As much of the Prime Minister's power is kept by having majority support in the Chamber of Deputies, a failure to keep that support can mean a vote of no confidence in a Prime Minister and the resignation of the cabinet, including the possibility of a snap election if a government cannot be formed in twelve days.
List of Prime Ministers
First Ministers (1930-1947)
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Took office | Left office | Political party | Election |
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| 1 | 
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Claude-Antoine Bachelet (1893–1984) |
1 November 1930 | 1 July 1947 | PCN | 1930 1936 |
Prime Ministers (1947-Present)
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Took office | Left office | Political party | Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Claude-Antoine Bachelet (1893–1984) |
1 July 1947 | 20 April 1950 | PCN | 1947 |
| 2 | 
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Jean-Charles D'Aboville (1901–1978) |
20 April 1950 | 17 March 1958 | PCN | 1951 1955 |
| 3 | File:Franck Lavaud president haiti.png | Gaspard Abbadie (1907–1973) |
17 March 1958 | 2 September 1973 Died in office |
PCN | 1959 1963 1967 1971 |
| 4 | 
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Élie Bettencourt (1906–1980) |
2 September 1973 | 25 July 1980 Died in office |
PCN | 1975 1979 |
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Édouard Bachelet (1926–2011) |
25 July 1980 | 15 March 1984 | PCN | 1983 |
| Vacant under National Transitional Government (15 March 1984 – 24 April 1986) | ||||||
| 6 | 
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Cyrille Bachelet (born 1943) |
24 April 1986 | 31 May 1992 | PAP | 1986 1990 |
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Jean-Pierre Boisselot (1937–2018) |
31 May 1992 | 21 April 1994 | PAP | – |
| 8 | 
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Joseph Morin (born 1952) |
21 April 1994 | 5 September 2000 | POSB | 1994 1998 |
| 9 | 
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Emmanuel Ménard (born 1944) |
5 September 2000 | 10 September 2008 | PAP | 2000 2004 |
| 10 | 
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Paul Chappelle (born 1961) |
10 September 2008 | 4 September 2012 | POSB | 2008 |
| 11 | 
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Marc-Antoine Vernier (born 1963) |
4 September 2012 | 8 June 2022 | PAP | 2012 2016 2020 |
| 12 | 
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Robert Ménard (born 1977) |
8 June 2022 | Incumbent | PAP | – |
