He served as head of Haiti’s Interior portfolio. Henry had been appointed to this new position on July 5. He is a neurosurgeon and is 71 years old, he had been named by the murdered president, Jovenel Moïse, in the last decree that he signed before his death, on July 7.
Henry received the position from Claude Joseph, who was interim prime minister since April 14.
Due to the assassination, the mandate of Henry will develop without a president of the Republic. He must organize the presidential and legislative elections in the Caribbean country, scheduled for September 26.