First government of Mohamed Ould Bilal | |
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![]() 16th Government of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania | |
2020-2022 | |
Date formed | 8 August 2020 |
Date dissolved | 29 March 2022 |
People and organisations | |
President | Mohamed Ould Ghazouani |
Prime Minister | Mohamed Ould Bilal |
No. of ministers | 24 [lower-alpha 1] |
Member parties | UPR UDP |
Status in legislature | Majority coalition government 109 / 157 (69%) |
Opposition parties | Tewassoul APP RFD UFP Sawab–RAG AJD/MR |
History | |
Election | 2018 Mauritanian parliamentary election |
Legislature term | 9th National Assembly of Mauritania |
Predecessor | Ould Cheikh Sidiya |
Successor | Ould Bilal II |
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The first government of Mohamed Ould Bilal was the 16th government of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, in office between 8 August 2020 and 29 March 2022. [1] [2] It was a coalition between the Union for the Republic and the Union for Democracy and Progress, whose leader Naha Mint Mouknass was the only member representing the party.
The government was formed after Prime Minister Ismail Ould Bedde Ould Cheikh Sidiya resigned with his government on 6 August 2020, [3] amid an investigation into alleged corruption during the government of the previous President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, [4] with several current ministers were questioned about suspected graft that occurred on their watch while serving in senior positions during Abdel Aziz's rule. Mohamed Ould Bilal, who previously headed several state agencies, was appointed PM on the same day. [5]
When the government was officially formed on 9 August 2020, the Minister Secretary-General of the Presidency of the Republic confirmed that the reshuffle was done due to the findings done by the parliamentary commission that was investigating corruption during Ould Abdel Aziz's rule, since the names of certain members of the resigning government had been cited in the report of the parliamentary committee. Bokar Soko also said that the government respected the presumption of innocence but that they would let the ministers defend it themselves and wouldn't hesitate to reincorporate them to the government if their innocence was proven. [6]
Ould Bilal's first government saw a reshuffle:
The list of members was announced by the Minister Secretary-General of the Presidency of the Republic on 9 August, taking position immediately. [9]
Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | |||||
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Prime Minister | 9 August 2020 | 29 March 2022 | UPR | ||||||
Minister Secretary-General of the Presidency of the Republic | Adama Bokar Soko | 9 August 2020 | 29 March 2022 | UPR | |||||
Minister of Justice | Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Cheikh Abdoullah Ould Boya | 9 August 2020 | 29 March 2022 | UPR | |||||
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and Mauritanians Abroad | 9 August 2020 | 29 March 2022 | UPR | ||||||
Minister of National Defense | Hanena Ould Sidi | 9 August 2020 | 29 March 2022 | UPR | |||||
Minister of the Interior and Decentralisation | Mohamed Salem Ould Merzoug | 9 August 2020 | 29 March 2022 | UPR | |||||
Minister of Economic Affairs and Promotion of Productive Sectors | Ousmane Mamoudou Kane | 9 August 2020 | 29 March 2022 | UPR | |||||
Minister of Finance | Mohamed Lemine Ould Dhehby | 9 August 2020 | 29 March 2022 | UPR | |||||
Minister of Islamic Affairs and Original Education | Dah Ould Sidi Ould Amar Taleb | 9 August 2020 | 29 March 2022 | UPR | |||||
Minister of National Education and Reform of Education System [lower-alpha 2] | 9 August 2020 | 29 March 2022 | UPR | ||||||
Minister of Petroleum, Mines and Energy | Abdessalam Ould Mohamed Saleh | 9 August 2020 | 29 March 2022 | UPR | |||||
Minister of Public Service and Labor [lower-alpha 3] | Camara Saloum Mohamed | 9 August 2020 | 29 March 2022 | UPR | |||||
Minister of Digital Transformation, Innovation, and Modernization of Administration [lower-alpha 4] | Abdel Aziz Ould Dahi | 26 May 2021 | 29 March 2022 | UPR | |||||
Minister of Health | Nédhirou Ould Hamed | 9 August 2020 | 26 May 2021 | UPR | |||||
Sidi Ould Zahaf | 26 May 2021 | 29 March 2022 | UPR | ||||||
Minister of Fishing and Maritime Economy | Abdel Aziz Ould Dahi | 9 August 2020 | 26 May 2021 | UPR | |||||
Dy Ould Zein | 26 May 2021 | 29 March 2022 | UPR | ||||||
Minister of Agriculture | Sidina Ould Sidi Mohamed Ould Ahmed Ely | 26 May 2021 | 29 March 2022 | UPR | |||||
Minister of Livestock | Lemrabott Ould Bennahi | 26 May 2021 | 29 March 2022 | UPR | |||||
Minister of Trade, Industry, Handicrafts, and Tourism [lower-alpha 5] | 9 August 2020 | 29 March 2022 | UDP | ||||||
Minister of Housing, Urbanism and Land Planning | Khadijettou Mint Bouka | 9 August 2020 | 26 May 2021 | UPR | |||||
Sidi Ahmed Ould Mohamed | 26 May 2021 | 29 March 2022 | UPR | ||||||
Minister of Rural Development [lower-alpha 6] | Dy Ould Zein | 9 August 2020 | 26 May 2021 | UPR | |||||
Minister of Equipement and Transports | Mohamedou Ould Mhaimid | 9 August 2020 | 29 March 2022 | UPR | |||||
Minister of Water and Sanitation | Sidi Ahmed Ould Mohamed | 9 August 2020 | 26 May 2021 | UPR | |||||
Mohamed El Hacen Ould Boukhreiss | 26 May 2021 | 29 March 2022 | UPR | ||||||
Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research [lower-alpha 7] | Sidi Ould Salem | 9 August 2020 | 26 May 2021 | UPR | |||||
Amal Mint Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi | 26 May 2021 | 29 March 2022 | UPR | ||||||
Minister of Culture, Youth, Sports and Relations with Parliament [lower-alpha 8] | Lemrabott Ould Bennahi | 9 August 2020 | 26 May 2021 | UPR | |||||
Moktar Ould Dahi | 26 May 2021 | 29 March 2022 | UPR | ||||||
Minister of Employment and Vocational Training [lower-alpha 9] | Taleb Ould Sid'Ahmed | 9 August 2020 | 29 March 2022 | UPR | |||||
Minister of Social Action, Childhood and Family [lower-alpha 10] | Naha Mint Haroune Ould Cheikh Sidiya | 9 August 2020 | 29 March 2022 | UPR | |||||
Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development | Mariem Bekaye | 9 August 2020 | 29 March 2022 | UPR | |||||
Minister Secretary-General of Government | Ahmedou Tidjane Thiam | 9 August 2020 | 29 March 2022 | UPR | |||||
Government Spokesperson | |||||||||
Government Spokesperson | Sidi Ould Salem | 9 August 2020 | 26 May 2021 | UPR | |||||
Moktar Ould Dahi | 26 May 2021 | 29 March 2022 | UPR |
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