Pédrica Saint-Jean

Saint-Jean has training as a diplomat and in 2019 was the chief of protocol for the Chamber of Deputies. She coordinates the Haitian League of Women Renewers.^[1]

In July 2019, she was seriously shot in the torso during an armed attack while traveling in the vehicle of deputy Printemps Bélizaire.^[2] On 6 August 2024 she escaped from an attempted murder attack while traveling to a meeting of the Provisional Electoral Council.^[3]

On 15 November 2024, Saint-Jean was announced as the new Minister on the Status and Rights of Women of the transitional cabinet of Alix Didier Fils-Aimé.^[4] She was sworn in on 16 November.^[5] In 2025, Saint-Jean called for greater participation by women in decision-making.^[6]