Fifth Arafat Government

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Fifth Arafat Government
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Date formedOctober 2002
Date dissolvedApril 29, 2003
People and organisations
Head of state Yasser Arafat
Head of government Yasser Arafat
Total no. of members6
History
Predecessor Palestinian Authority Government of June 2002
Successor Palestinian Authority Government of April 2003

The Palestinian Authority Government of October 2002 was a government of the Palestinian National Authority (PA) from October 2002 to April 2003, headed by Yasser Arafat, the President of the Palestinian National Authority. The Cabinet was largely equal to the June Government, from which six Ministers had resigned.

Contents

In April 2003, the next Government led by Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas was established.

Powers and jurisdiction

Pursuant to the Oslo Accords, the authority of the PA Government was limited to some civil rights of the Palestinians in the West Bank Areas A and B and in the Gaza Strip, and to internal security in Area A and in Gaza.

2003 Basic Law changes

After the dismissal of the Government, no elections were held. On 18 March 2003, Arafat signed the 2003 Amended Basic Law, [1] which transformed the political system into a semi-presidential one. The post of Prime Minister was created, [2] who became responsible for the composition of the Cabinet and became the Chairman of the "Council of Ministers".

Mahmoud Abbas was named as the proposed first Prime Minister on 6 March 2003, [3] and appointed on 19 March 2003. Abbas became the head of the next Government on 29 April. [4]

Members of the Government

Index [5] MinisterOfficeParty
0 Yasser Arafat President of "Council of Ministers" Fatah
1 Salam Fayyad Finance Independent
2Hani al-Hasan Interior Fatah
3 Yasser Abed Rabbo Information and Culture Palestine Democratic Union (FIDA)
4 Nabil Shaath Planning and International Cooperation Fatah
5Na'im Abu al-Hummus Education Fatah
6 Intissar al-Wazir Social Affairs Fatah
7 Nabeel Kassis Tourism and AntiquitiesIndependent
8Zuhair SouraniJusticeIndependent
9 Saeb Erekat Local Governance Fatah
10 Azzam al-Ahmad Housing Fatah
11Maher al-MasriEconomy, Trade and Industry Fatah
12Abdel Rahman HamadEnergy and Natural Resources Fatah
13 Rafiq al-Natsheh Agriculture Fatah
14Ahmad al-ShibiHealth Fatah
15 Ghassan Khatib Labor Palestinian People's Party
16Mitri Abu EitaTransportation and TelecommunicationIndependent
17Abdul Aziz ShahinRationsIndependent
18Samir GhoshehOrient House DirectorIndependent
19Hisham Abdul RazeqPrisoners Affairs Fatah

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References

  1. 2003 Amended Basic Law, 18 March 2003
  2. The Palestinian Prime Minister: A Reference Guide Archived 8 October 2023 at the Wayback Machine . PLO Negotiations Affairs Department (NAD), March 2003
  3. Arafat chooses Palestinian prime minister. CNN, 6 March 2003
  4. Inaugural Speech - Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmud Abbas. MidEastweb, 29 April 2003
  5. PNA Government, Jerusalem Media and Community Centre. The link is given on this page.