Antoine Augustin is the successor to Nesmy Manigat at the Ministry of National Education and Vocational Training. Manigat served under Michel Martelly and Ariel Henry. He is credited with measures that have shaped—or will shape—the Haitian school system in one way or another. Among these measures is the elimination of the official Bacc I exams, which some still regret today. Under his tenure, the new secondary system was definitively established. These and other measures crowned a reform process of the Haitian education system that had begun earlier.

As for Antoine Augustin, he has been in office for over a year, since the arrival of the Presidential Transitional Council (CPT) at the head of the country. The CPT’s record in the field of education is essentially that of Antoine Augustin. It is difficult to point to any significant contribution the Minister has made to the education system. He keeps the machine running at a minimum, reusing some of Manigat’s ideas. This is not necessarily a bad thing, as it gives a sense of continuity in state governance—something often demanded when it comes to development projects.