Tunisia Live (Tunis)
Ahmed Ellali
26 November 2011
The head of the interim Libyan government Abdurrahim el-Keib announced the new government on Tuesday, 22th November. The government will last about 8 months until parliamentary elections are held, which are expected to take place next July.
On Thursday, 24th November, the selected ministers were sworn in, pledging loyalty to the ideals and objectives of the February 17th Revolution and that they will guarantee the country’s independence and security, and the unification of all its territories. The ceremony was held before the head of the National Transitional Council, Mustafa Abdul Jalil.
The interim Government is composed of a total of 24 ministers, listed as follows:
Prime Minister – Abdurrahim el-Keib
First Deputy Prime Minister – Mustafa Ben Chagour
Second Deputy Prime Minister – Omar Abdul Kareem
Minister of Defense – Oussama Jwili
Minister of Interior – Fawzi Abdul All
Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation – Achour ben Khayyal
Minister of Petrol and Gas — Abdul Rahmen Ben Yazzah
Minister of Finance — Hassan Zuglam
Minister of Planning — Aissa Twijer
Minister of Economy — Taher Tergueb
Minister of Religious Affairs — Hamza Abu Fares
Minister of Martyrs and Missing Families — Nacer Jebril Hamed
Minister of Social Concerns — Mabrouka Cherif
Minister of Education — Soliman Sahli
Minister of Labor and Training — Mostafa Rejbani
Minister of Justice – Ali Hmeed Achour
Minister of Health — Fatma Hamrouch
Minister of Local Governance — Ali Hechmi Lahrari
Minister of Housing and Utilities — Ibrahim Skoutri
Minister of Telecommunications and Transport — Anouar Fitouri
Minister of Agriculture and Livestock – Soliman Abdulhamid
Minister of Industry – Mohammed Mahmoud Elftissi
Minister of High Education and Scientific Research — Naiim Algheriani
Minister of Youth and Sport – Fathi Terbel
Minister of Education and Civil Society – Abdul Rahman Hbil
Minister of Electricity – Awadh Beraasi
The announcement of the new Government has raised some feelings of dissatisfaction and exclusion among inhabitants of the eastern areas, especially Benghazi and Albaidha. Meanwhile the head of the government, el-Keib, has stated, “I can reassure everyone, all of Libya is represented in this government.”
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