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The Council of Ministers of Mali (French: Conseil des ministres du Mali) consists of members appointed by the president with the advice of the prime minister. [1]
The Council of Ministers is chaired by the prime minister and is tasked with managing government operations.
| OFFICE | NAME | TERM |
| Prime Minister | Vacant | |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs (Mali) | — | |
| Ministry of Public Health and Hygiene (Mali) | — | |
| Ministry of Justice (Mali) | — | |
| Malian Armed Forces | — | |
| Direction Nationale des Archives du Mali | — | |
| Agence Nationale de l'Aviation Civile du Mali | — | |
| Defense ministers of Mali | — | |
| Tourism ministers of Mali | — | |
| Health ministers of Mali | — | |
| Agriculture Ministers of Mali | — | |
| Finance ministers of Mali | — | |
| Minister of Education, literacy, promotion of national languages and civics | Vacant | |
| Minister of Posts and New Technologies | Vacant | |
| Minister of Culture | Vacant | |
| Minister of Defense and Veterans Affairs* | Vacant | |
| Minister of the Economy, Finance and Budget | Vacant | |
| Minister of Trade and Industry | Vacant | |
| Minister of Employment and Vocational Training | Vacant | |
| Minister of Energy and Water | Vacant | |
| Minister of Handicrafts and Tourism | Vacant | |
| Minister of Environment and Sanitation | Vacant | |
| Minister of Equipment and Transport* | Vacant | |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation | Vacant | |
| Minister of Internal Security and Civil Protection* | Vacant | |
| Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Solidarity and the Elderly | Vacant | |
| Minister of Health | Vacant | |
| Minister of Housing, Planning and Land Affairs | Vacant | |
| Minister of Internal Security and Civil Protection | Vacant | |
| Minister of Justice, Keeper of the Seals | Vacant | |
| Minister of Labor, Civil Service, and State Reforms | Vacant | |
| Minister of Livestock and Fisheries | Vacant | |
| Minister of Malians Abroad and African Integration | Vacant | |
| Minister of Mines | Vacant | |
| Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research | Vacant | |
| Minister of Social Development, Solidarity, and the Elderly | Vacant | |
| Minister of Religious Affairs and Worship | Vacant | |
| Minister of Territorial Administration, Decentralization and Regional Planning* | Vacant | |
| Minister of family, promotion of women and children | Vacant | |
| Minister of Youth and Sports | Vacant | |
| Minister of Labour, Public Service and Institutional Relations | Vacant | |
| Communications Minister, government spokesman | Vacant | |
| Minister Delegate to the Minister of Economy, Finance and Budget, for the Budget | Vacant | |
| decentralization and planning | Vacant | |
Updated as of August 2020
The cabinet was changed after Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta took the office in 2013. It then was vacated after Keïta's resignation following his arrest by opposition-backed mutinying soldiers in August 2020.
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