The cabinet of Tunisian Head of Government Habib Essid was approved on 5 February 2015 by a majority of 166 of total 217 legislators of Tunisia's Assembly of the Representatives of the People.[1] The unity government consists of 27 ministers and 14 secretaries of state[2] and includes independents, members of Nidaa Tounes, the two liberal parties Free Patriotic Union (UPL) and Afek Tounes, and a member of the Islamist Ennahda.[1]
Essid Cabinet | |
|---|---|
 Cabinet of Tunisia | |
 | |
| Date formed | 6 February 2015 |
| Date dissolved | 27 August 2016 (1 year, 6 months and 21 days) |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Beji Caid Essebsi |
| Head of government | Habib Essid |
| Total no. of members | 42 (incl. Prime Minister) |
| Member parties | Independent, Nidaa Tounes, Ennahda, UPL, Afek Tounes |
| Status in legislature | Unity government[1] |
| History | |
| Election | 2014 Tunisian parliamentary election |
| Legislature term | I legislature (2014-2019) |
| Predecessor | Jomaa Cabinet (2014–2015) |
| Successor | Chahed Cabinet (2016–2020) |
Essid's first proposal, a minority government of just Nidaa Tounes and the UPL, he had brought forward on 23 January,[3] was retracted after facing enough resistance not to be approved by a parliamentary majority.[4]
Cabinet members
edit| Office | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Government | Habib Essid | Independent | |
| Minister of Defence | Farhat Horchani | Independent | |
| Minister of Justice | Mohamed Salah Ben Aïssa | Independent | |
| Minister of Interior | Mohamed Najem Gharsalli | Independent | |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | Taïeb Baccouche | Nidaa Tounes | |
| Minister of Economy and Finance | Slim Chaker | Nidaa Tounes | |
| Minister of Tourism and Handicrafts | Selma Elloumi Rekik | Nidaa Tounes | |
| Minister of Industry, Energy and Mining | Zakaria Hamad | Independent | |
| Minister of Agriculture | Saâd Seddik | Independent | |
| Minister of Commerce | Ridha Lahouel | Independent | |
| Minister of Social Affairs | Ahmed Ammar Younbaii | Independent | |
| Minister of Higher Education, Scientific Research and ICT | Chiheb Bouden | Independent | |
| Minister of Education | Néji Jalloul | Nidaa Tounes | |
| Minister of Health | Saïd Aïdi | Nidaa Tounes | |
| Minister of Transport | Mahmoud Ben Romdhane | Nidaa Tounes | |
| Minister of Equipment, Housing and Regional Planning | Mohamed Salah Arfaoui | Independent | |
| Minister of Employment and Vocational Training | Zied Ladhari | Ennahda | |
| Minister of Religious Affairs | Othman Battikh | Independent | |
| Minister of Women, Family and Children | Samira Merai | Afek Tounes | |
| Minister of Culture | Latifa Lakhdar | Independent | |
| Minister of Youth and Sports | Maher Ben Dhia | UPL | |
| Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development | Nejib Derouiche | UPL | |
| Ministry of Communication Technologies and the Digital Economy | Noomane Fehri | Afek Tounes | |
| Minister of Development, Investment and International Cooperation | Yassine Brahim | Afek Tounes | |
| Minister of State Property and Land Affairs | Hatem El Euchi | UPL | |
| Minister to the head of government in charge of relations with Parliament | Lazhar Akremi | Nidaa Tounes | |
| Minister to the head of government in charge of Relations with the constitutional institutions and civil society | Kamel Jendoubi | Independent | |
| Chief Cabinet Secretary | Ahmed Zarrouk | Nidaa Tounes | |
| Secretary of State for Security Affairs | Rafik Chelly | Independent | |
| Secretary of State for Local Affairs | Hédi Majdoub | Independent | |
| Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs | M'hamed Ezzine Chelaifa | Independent | |
| Secretary of State for Arab and African Affairs | Touhami Abdouli | Tunisian National Movement | |
| Secretary of State for Finance | Boutheina Ben Yaghlane | Ennahda | |
| Secretary of State for Development, Investment and International Cooperation | Lamia Zribi | Independent | |
| Secretary of State for International Cooperation | Amel Azzouz | Ennahda | |
| Secretary of State for Emigration and Social Integration | Belgacem Sabri | Independent | |
| Secretary of State in charge of the Dossier of the Martyrs and Wounded of the Revolution | Majdouline Cherni | Independent | |
| Secretary of State to the Minister of Health in charge of upgrading hospitals | Nejmeddine Hamrouni | Ennahda | |
| Secretary of State to the Minister of Youth and Sports in charge of Youth | Chokri Terzi | Independent | |
| Secretary of State to the Minister of Agriculture, Water Resources and Fisheries in charge of Agricultural Production | Amel Nafti | Independent | |
| Secretary of State to the Minister of Agriculture, Water Resources and Fisheries in charge of Fisheries | Youssef Chahed | Nidaa Tounes | |
| Secretary of State to the Minister of Equipment, Housing and Regional Planning in charge of Housing | Anis Ghedira | Nidaa Tounes |
References
edit- ^ a b c "Tunisia parliament approves unity government". Al Jazeera. 5 February 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
- ^ Government Essid: Reliance with 166 votes , 5 February 2015.
- ^ Bouazza Ben Bouazza (23 January 2015). "Tunisia announces new minority government without Islamists". Associated Press. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
- ^ Amara, Tarek (25 January 2015). "Tunisia new government faces resistance before ratification vote". Reuters. Retrieved 26 January 2015.