Personal
Michel was born in St. Marc to a military family and completed his post secondary studies (business administration) in the United States. Prior to politics Michel was a businessman running a grocery store and ran his family bakery.Political career
His political career began as Minister of Commerce and ended after his Prime Ministership. Married to wife Victoire Marie-Rose Sterlin, with whom he had a son Kenneth and daughters Patricia and Marjorie Michel. Michel died near Port-au-Prince from brain tumour at age 75.References
1937 births 2012 deaths Prime Ministers of Haiti Deaths from brain tumor Deaths from cancer in Haiti 20th-century Haitian businesspeople {{Haiti-politician-stub