First government of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

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First Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Cabinet
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9th Cabinet of Islamic Republic of Iran
President of Iran
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Ahmadinejad at Columbia University, 2007
Date formed3 August 2005
Date dissolved3 August 2009
People and organisations
Head of state Ali Khamenei
Head of government Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Head of government's history
List
Deputy head of government Parviz Davoodi
No. of ministers21
Ministers removed11
Total no. of members32
History
Election Iranian presidential election, 2005
Legislature term 7th term
Predecessor Khatami II
Successor Ahmadinejad II

The cabinet headed by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad from 2005 to 2009 included the following members:

Cabinet

PortfolioMinisterTookofficeLeftofficePartyRef
Presidential Administration
President 3 August 20053 August 2009  ABII
First Vice President 24 August 200517 July 2009  Nonpartisan
17 July 200924 July 2009  CPSS
Head of President's Office 10 August 200517 February 2007  Nonpartisan
17 February 200725 July 2009  CPSS
Chief of Staff September 200519 September 2009  ABII
Spokesperson 7 August 200525 July 2009  Nonpartisan
Secretary12 September 200510 December 2006  SDIR
Majid Doust-Ali
13 July 20073 August 2009  Nonpartisan
Ministers
Minister of Education
Ali-Asghar Fani
(head of ministry)
12 September 20059 November 2005  Nonpartisan
9 November 20051 December 2007  SDIR
1 December 20073 September 2009  SDIR
Minister of Communications 24 August 20053 September 2009  Nonpartisan
Minister of Intelligence 24 August 200523 July 2009  Nonpartisan
(head of ministry)25 July 20093 August 2009  SDIR
Minister of Finance 24 August 20052 April 2008  SDIR
(head of ministry)20 April 20085 August 2008  Nonpartisan
5 August 20083 September 2009  Nonpartisan
Minister of Foreign Affairs 24 August 20053 September 2009  FFLIL
Minister of Commerce 24 August 20053 September 2009  Military
Minister of Health 24 August 20053 September 2009  Nonpartisan
Minister of Cooperatives 27 August 200528 October 2006  JAM
5 November 20063 September 2009  Nonpartisan
Minister of Agriculture 24 August 20053 September 2009  Military
Minister of Justice 24 August 200528 December 2006  Nonpartisan
28 December 20063 September 2009  Nonpartisan
Minister of Defence 24 August 20053 September 2009  Military
Minister of Roads 24 August 200512 July 2008  Military
5 August 20083 September 2009  Nonpartisan
Minister of Welfare (head of ministry)27 August 20059 November 2005  Nonpartisan
9 November 200525 September 2006  Nonpartisan
(head of ministry)25 September 200629 October 2006  SDIR
29 October 20063 September 2009  ICP
Minister of Industries 24 August 20055 August 2007  Military
12 August 20073 September 2009  Nonpartisan
Minister of Science 24 August 20053 September 2009  Nonpartisan
Minister of Culture 24 August 200526 July 2009  Military
(head of ministry)26 July 20093 September 2009  Nonpartisan [1]
Minister of Interior 24 August 2005May 2008  CCA
(head of ministry)15 May 20085 August 2008  Military
5 August 20084 November 2008  Nonpartisan
(head of ministry)4 November 200824 December 2008  FPP
24 December 20083 September 2009  Nonpartisan
Minister of Labour 24 August 20053 September 2009  Nonpartisan
Minister of Housing 24 August 20053 September 2009  Nonpartisan
Minister of Petroleum 31 August 200512 August 2007  Nonpartisan
12 August 20073 September 2009  Nonpartisan
Minister of Energy 24 August 20053 September 2009  Military
Vice Presidents
Executive Vice President10 September 200525 August 2009  ABII
Planning and Supervision Vice President
Amir-Mansour Borghe'i
18 July 200717 July 2009  Nonpartisan
Parliamentary and Legal Affairs
Vice President
Seyyed Ahmad Mousavi
30 August 200516 January 2008  Nonpartisan
Majid Jafarzadeh
(head of ministry)
16 January 200825 May 2008  Nonpartisan
25 May 200813 September 2009  Nonpartisan
Management Development and
Human Capital Vice President
Amir-Mansour Borghe'i
(head of ministry)
18 July 200721 October 2007  Nonpartisan
21 October 200717 July 2009  Nonpartisan
Martyrs Vice President 3 August 200517 July 2009  Military
Elites Vice President 9 April 200621 January 2007  Nonpartisan
4 February 200721 September 2009  Nonpartisan
Atomic Energy Vice President 3 August 200517 July 2009  ECP
Physical Education Vice President 25 September 200525 August 2009  ABII
Environment Vice President 7 September 20052 September 2009  ABII
Management and Planning
Vice President
September 200515 November 2006  Nonpartisan
Amir-Mansour Borghe'i
15 November 20069 July 2007  Nonpartisan
National Youth Vice President
Mohammad-Javad Haj-AliAkbari
200524 July 2009  Nonpartisan
Cultural Heritage Vice President 18 August 200517 July 2009  CPSS
  1. Acting from 1 December 2007 to 19 February 2008
  2. Acting from 27 August to 9 November 2005
  3. Acting from 28 December 2006 to 13 February 2007
  4. Acting from 12 August to 2 November 2007
  5. Acting from 31 August to 11 December 2005
  6. Acting from 12 August to 14 November 2007
* Acting

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