Adeline Magloire Chancy

Adeline Magloire Chancy
Adeline Chancy in 2018
Minister on the Status and Rights of Women in Haiti
In office
29 February 2004  14 May 2006
PresidentBoniface Alexandre
Prime MinisterGérard Latortue
Succeeded byMarie-Laurence Josselyn Lassègue
Personal details
Born
Adeline Magloire

(1931-04-04) 4 April 1931
Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Spouse
(m. 1955; died 2002)
Children
  • Bernard Chancy
  • Jean-Pierre Chancy
  • Michel Chancy
Alma materUniversité d'État d'Haïti

Adeline Magloire Chancy (born 4 April 1931) is a Haitian educator, feminist, and politician. She has worked to promote the recognition of Haitian Creole as a valid language in its own right.

Chancy is a founding member of the Haitian Creole Academy and served as Haiti's minister for the feminine condition and women's rights from 2004 to 2006.