Government of Hassan Rouhani (2017–2021)

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Second Hassan Rouhani Cabinet
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12th Cabinet of Islamic Republic of Iran
President of Iran
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Date formed 3 August 2017
Date dissolved 3 August 2021
People and organisations
Head of state Ali Khamenei
Head of government Hassan Rouhani
Head of government's history
List
Deputy head of government Eshaq Jahangiri
No. of ministers19
Ministers removed6
Total no. of members25
History
Election(s) 2017 Iranian presidential election
Legislature term(s) 10th term
Incoming formation Confirmation of Hassan Rouhani's cabinet (2017)
Predecessor Rouhani I
Successor Raisi I

Hassan Rouhani was the seventh President of Iran which governs during his second term within the twelfth government of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Contents

Cabinet members

PortfolioMinisterTookofficeLeftofficePartyRef
Presidential Administration
President 3 August 20173 August 2021  MDP [1]
First Vice President 8 August 20173 August 2021  ECP [2]
Chief of Staff 20 August 20173 August 2021  MDP [3]
Presidential Administration Head 20 August 20173 August 2021  MDP [3]
Ministers
Agriculture Minister 20 August 201725 November 2019  Nonpartisan [1]
Abbas Keshavarz
*
25 November 20198 April 2020  Nonpartisan
8 April 20203 August 2021  Nonpartisan
Communications Minister 20 August 20173 August 2021  Nonpartisan [1]
Labour and Social Welfare Minister 20 August 20178 August 2018  ILP [1]
*11 August 201827 October 2018  Nonpartisan
27 October 20183 August 2021  Nonpartisan
Culture Minister 20 August 20173 August 2021  Nonpartisan [1]
Defence Minister 20 August 20173 August 2021  Military [1]
Finance Minister 20 August 201726 August 2018  Nonpartisan [1]
*27 August 201827 October 2018  Nonpartisan
27 October 20183 August 2021  Nonpartisan
Education Minister 20 August 20176 June 2019  Nonpartisan [1]
*6 June 20193 September 2019  Nonpartisan
3 September 20193 August 2021  Nonpartisan
Energy Minister *20 August 201729 October 2017  Nonpartisan [3]
29 October 20173 August 2021  Nonpartisan [4]
Foreign Minister 20 August 20173 August 2021  Nonpartisan [1]
Health Minister 20 August 20173 January 2019  Nonpartisan [5]
3 January 20193 August 2021  Nonpartisan [5]
Industries and Business Minister 20 August 201720 October 2018  Nonpartisan [1]
20 October 201811 May 2020  MDP
*11 May 202012 August 2020  Nonpartisan
*15 August 202029 September 2020  Nonpartisan
29 September 20203 August 2021  Nonpartisan
Intelligence Minister 20 August 20173 August 2021  RFII [1]
Interior Minister 20 August 20173 August 2021  Nonpartisan [1]
Justice Minister 20 August 20173 August 2021  Nonpartisan [1]
Petroleum Minister 20 August 20173 August 2021  ECP [1]
Science Minister *20 August 201729 October 2017  Nonpartisan [3]
29 October 20173 August 2021  IAUI [4]
Roads and Housing Minister 20 August 201720 October 2018  Nonpartisan [1]
20 October 20183 August 2021  Nonpartisan
Sports and Youth Minister 20 August 20173 August 2021  MDP [1]
Cultural Heritage Minister 21 August 20193 August 2021  Nonpartisan [6]
Vice Presidents
Atomic Energy Vice President 10 August 20173 August 2021  Nonpartisan [7]
Cultural Heritage Vice President 13 August 201721 August 2019  Nonpartisan [6]
Environment Vice President 13 August 20173 August 2021  ECP [6]
Economic Vice President20 August 20173 August 2021  Nonpartisan [3]
Legal Vice President9 August 20173 August 2021  Nonpartisan [8]
Martyrs Vice President 16 August 20176 June 2020  Nonpartisan [5]
7 June 20203 August 2021  Nonpartisan
Parliamentary Vice President25 December 20173 August 2021  Nonpartisan [9]
Elites Vice President 16 August 20173 August 2021  Nonpartisan [5]
Planning Vice President 20 August 20173 August 2021  MDP [3]
Women's Vice President 9 August 20173 August 2021  Nonpartisan [8]
Administrative Vice President 20 August 20173 August 2021  Nonpartisan [3]
Aides
Citizenship Rights9 August 201724 November 2018  Nonpartisan [8]
Economic Affairs16 August 201715 November 2018  Nonpartisan [5]
Social Communications30 May 20193 August 2021  ILP
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Reformist
  2. Acting from 3 January to 4 February 2019
  3. 1 2 Acting from 20 October to 27 October 2018
  4. 1 2 3 4 Conservative
  5. Acting from 21 August to 3 September 2019
* Acting

Women appointees

Despite the pressure coming from his supporters and women's rights activists to appoint female ministers, [10] [11] Rouhani did not name any woman as minister, however he appointed three women in his second administration, Masoumeh Ebtekar and Laya Joneydi as vice presidents and Shahindokht Molaverdi as his aide for citizenship rights. [8]

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Cabinet of Iran
Preceded by First Government of Rouhani
2017–2021
Succeeded by