Frantz Merceron, Former Economy Minister, Died 21 Years Ago
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Twenty-one years ago, on November 8, 2005, Frantz Merceron died of a heart attack in the 8th arrondissement of Paris. He had run the country's finances under Jean-Claude Duvalier.
A University Teacher from Les Cayes
Born in Les Cayes on March 29, 1947, he taught at the Faculty of Sciences in Port-au-Prince. He was behind the creation of the Service de Construction et de Supervision, which was attached to the Direction des Travaux Publics.
Minister Under Jean-Claude Duvalier
From July 1982 to December 1985, he served as Minister of Economy, Finance and Industry. His name later turned up in the SwissLeaks scandal.
His Private Life
In 1978, he married Muriel Beauchamp, a Quebecer, with whom he had five daughters.
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