Youri Latortue

Youri Latortue (born 13 November 1967) is a Haitian politician who served as president of the Senate from January 13, 2017 to January 9, 2018.

A former member of the party Inite, he joined various right-wing parties. As leader of the right-wing coalition in the legislative elections of 2016, he won 29 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 9 in the Senate. Having a senatorial majority, he was elected president of the Senate in January 2017 becoming the main opponent of the government.

Latortue is a first cousin once-removed of former prime minister Gérard Latortue.

In a secret US Embassy cable from 2006 released by Wikileaks, former US ambassador Janet Sanderson described Youri Latortue as "one of the most brazenly corrupt of leading Haitian politicians.” In other cables former US ambassador James Foley accused Latortue of being connected to drug traffickers and running "a network of dirty cops and gangs".[1][2][3]

References
  1. Coughlin, Dan (2011-07-29). "Haiti WikiLeaks Sparks Political Furor and Elite Drama". ISSN 0027-8378. Retrieved 2019-05-02.
  2. Clavel, Tristan (2017-03-27). "Money Laundering Case against Haiti President-Elect Threatens Island Stability". InSight Crime. Retrieved 2019-05-02.
  3. "Colleague Chronicles Corruption of Youri Latortue". 20 November 2006. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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