Nouri Zorgati (25 August 1937 – 12 October 2014) was a Tunisian politician.
Nouri Zorgati | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 9 June 1992 – 22 January 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Mohamed Ghannouchi |
| Succeeded by | Mohamed Jeri |
| In office 27 October 1987 – 11 April 1989 | |
| Preceded by | Ismaïl Khelil |
| Succeeded by | Mohamed Ghannouchi |
| Minister of Agriculture | |
| In office 11 April 1989 – 20 February 1991 | |
| Preceded by | Slaheddine Ben Mbarek |
| Succeeded by | Mouldi Zouaoui |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 August 1937 Sousse, Tunisia |
| Died | 12 October 2014 (aged 77) France |
| Political party | Democratic Constitutional Rally (1988–2011) |
| Other political affiliations | Socialist Destourian Party (until 1988) |
Career
editBorn in Sousse on 25 August 1937,[1][2] Zorgati began his political career working for the Ministry of Regional Development from 1968 to 1987.[1][3] He was first appointed Minister of Finance on 27 October 1987. On 11 April 1989, Zorgati became agriculture minister. He stepped down to serve as the leader of the Union of Tunisian Banks, in Paris, from May 1991 to June 1992. On 9 June 1992, Zorgati began his second stint as finance minister before returning to the Union of Tunisian Banks between 22 January 1997 and 2 August 2002.[1] He also served as a columnist for the magazine Réalités, where he published several of his studies on monetary management and credit.[4]
He died on 12 October 2014, aged 77, at a hospital in France.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "L'ancien ministre des Finances Nouri Zorgati n'est plus". Kapitalis (in French). 13 October 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
- ^ "L'ancien ministre des Finances, Nouri Zorgati, n'est plus". Business News (in French). 13 October 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
- ^ "Décès de Nouri Zorgati". Réalités (in French). 13 October 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
- ^ "Décès de Nouri Zorgati". realites.
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