Council of Ministers of Iraq
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The Council of Ministers of Iraq is the executive branch of the (now transitional) government of Iraq.
The National Assembly of Iraq elects a President of State who along with two deputies will form a Presidency Council which appoints the Prime Minister of Iraq and the Council of Ministers of Iraq, all of whom must be approved by the Assembly.
Current Council of Ministers
The current cabinet was sworn in on 3 May, 2005, but several key posts were left vacant. Six new ministers were approved to fill vacant positions on 8 May, one of whom rejected his position saying he had not been consulted and was selected only because he was a Sunni.
| Portfolio | Minister |
|---|---|
| Prime Minister | Ibrahim al-Jaafari |
| Deputy Prime Ministers | Ahmed Chalabi Ruz Nuri Shawis Abid Mutlak al-Jubouri (vacant) |
| Interior Minister | Bayan Baqir Solagh |
| Foreign Minister | Hoshyar Zebari |
| Defence Minister | Saadoun al-Dulaimi |
| Oil Minister | Ibrahim Bahr al-Uloum |
| Electricity Minister | Mohsen Shlash |
| Minister of Planning and Development Co-operation | Barham Salih |
| Higher Education Minister | Sami al-Mudhaffar |
| Minister of Municipalities and Public Works | Nisrin Barwari |
| Telecommunications Minister | Juwan Fouad Masum |
| Finance Minister | Ali Adbul-Amir Allawi |
| Minister of Water Resources | Abdul-Latif Rashid |
| Minister of Environment | Narmin Othman |
| Trade Minister | Abdel-Karim Mahoud al-Mohammedawi |
| Transport Minister | Salam al-Maliki |
| Minister of Labour and Social Affairs | Idris Hadi |
| Human Rights Minister<td style="background-color:#ddeeff;">Narmin Othman (acting) Hashim al-Shible rejected the post after he had been approved by parliament | |
| Health Minister | Abdel Muttalib Mohammed Ali |
| Minister of Construction and Housing | Jasim Mohammed Jaafar |
| Education Minister | Abdel Falah Hassan |
| Agriculture Minister | Ali al-Bahadili |
| Justice Minister | Abdel Hussein Shandal |
| Culture Minister | Nuri Farhan al-Rawi |
| Minister of Science and Technology | Basimah Yusuf Butrus |
| Minister of Displacement and Migration | Suhaylah Abd-Jaafar |
| Minister of Youth and Sports | Talib Aziz Zayni |
| Minister of Industry | Usama al-Najafi |
| Minister of State for National Security Affairs | Abd-al-Karim al-Anzi |
| Minister of State for Governorate Affairs | Saad Nayif Mujhim al-Hardan |
| Minister of State for Civil Society Affairs | Ala Habib Kazim |
| Minister of State for Women's Affairs | Azhar Abdel Karim al-Shaikhli |
| Minister of State for Tourism and Antiquities | Hashim al-Hashimi |
| Minister of State for National Assembly Affairs | Safa al-Din Mohammed al-Safi |
See also
Categories: Politics of Iraq