List of Lebanese cabinet
Agence France Presse — English
July 19, 2005 Tuesday 6:02 PM GMT
BEIRUT July 19 — Here is the line-up of the new Lebanese cabinet
formed Tuesday by prime minister-designate Fuad Siniora, which still
has to be approved by parliament.
– Prime Minister: Fuad Siniora (Sunni Muslim, new)
– Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defense: Elias Murr (Greek
Orthodox, unchanged)
– Foreign Minister: Fawzi Salukh (Shiite, new)
– Interior Minister: Hassan Sabaa (Sunni, unchanged)
– Finance, Economy and Trade Minister: Jihad Qazaour (Maronite, new)
– Public Works and Transport Minister: Mohammed Safadi, (Sunni, new)
– Health, Social Affairs Minister: Mohammad Khalifeh (Shiite,
unchanged)
– Telecommunication, Sports and Youth Minister: Marwan Hamadeh
(Druze, new)
– Justice Minister: Charles Rizk (Maronite, new)
– Education Minister: Khaled Qabbani (Sunni, new)
– Industry Minister: Pierre Gemayel (Maronite, new)
– Information, Tourism Minister: Ghazi Aridi, (Druze, new)
– Environment Minister: Yacoub Sarraf (Greek Orthodox, new)
– Economy Minister: Sami Haddad (Protestant, new))
– Youth and Sports Minister: Ahmed Fatfat (Sunni, new)
– Displaced Persons Minister: Nehmeh Tohmeh (Greek Catholic, new)
– Energy Minister: Mohammed Fneich (Shiite, new)
– Labour Minister: Trade Hamadeh (Shiite, unchanged)
– Agriculture Minister: Talal Sahili (Shiite, new)
– Tourism Minister: Joseph Sarkis (Maronite, new)
– Social Affairs Minister: Nayla Moawad (Maronite, new)
– Culture Minister: Tareq Mitri (Greek Orthodox, change of portfolio)
– Minister of State for Administrative Development: Jean Oghasappian
(Armenian, new)
– Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs: Michel Pharaon (Greek
Catholic, new)
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