Head of Government of Tunisia

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Head of the Government of the Republic of Tunisia
رئيس حكومة الجمهورية التونسية
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Incumbent
Youssef Chahed

since 27 August 2016
Residence Dar El Bey, Tunis, Tunisia
Appointer Mohamed Ennaceur,
as Acting President of Tunisia
Term length No term limited
Inaugural holder Mustapha Dinguizli
FormationMay 1922
Website www.pm.gov.tn
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This page lists the holders of the office of Head of the Government of Tunisia (French : chef du gouvernement tunisien). The post was called Prime Minister until the Revolution, though that title is still used by many sources outside Tunisia. The office was created in May 1922. Mustapha Dinguizli was thus Tunisia's first Prime Minister in the modern sense. Prior to that, Tunisia had traditional Muslim-style viziers.

Tunisia Country in Northern Africa

Tunisia, officially the Republic of Tunisia, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa, covering 163,610 square kilometres. Its northernmost point, Cape Angela, is the northernmost point on the African continent. It is bordered by Algeria to the west and southwest, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Tunisia's population was 11.435 million in 2017. Tunisia's name is derived from its capital city, Tunis, which is located on its northeast coast.

French language Romance language

French is a Romance language of the Indo-European family. It descended from the Vulgar Latin of the Roman Empire, as did all Romance languages. French evolved from Gallo-Romance, the spoken Latin in Gaul, and more specifically in Northern Gaul. Its closest relatives are the other langues d'oïl—languages historically spoken in northern France and in southern Belgium, which French (Francien) has largely supplanted. French was also influenced by native Celtic languages of Northern Roman Gaul like Gallia Belgica and by the (Germanic) Frankish language of the post-Roman Frankish invaders. Today, owing to France's past overseas expansion, there are numerous French-based creole languages, most notably Haitian Creole. A French-speaking person or nation may be referred to as Francophone in both English and French.

Tunisian Revolution Intensive 28-day campaign of civil resistance in Tunisia, ending in January 2011

The Tunisian Revolution, also called the Jasmine Revolution, was an intensive 28-day campaign of civil resistance. It included a series of street demonstrations which took place in Tunisia, and led to the ousting of longtime president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali in January 2011. It eventually led to a thorough democratisation of the country and to free and democratic elections.

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Appointment

After the election, the President nominate the candidate of the party which gained the most votes to form a government within a month. The nominee must submit its program to the Assembly of the Representatives of the People and get the trust of the majority of its members before being formally appointed the Head of Government by the President. If it fails to form a government or if it does not get the confidence, the President initiates consultations with the political parties to find the best candidate. If, four months after the election, the Assembly did not give confidence in the Head of Government, the President can call new election.

Elections in Tunisia

Following the 2011 Tunisian revolution, Elections in Tunisia for the president and the unicameral Assembly of the Representatives of the People are scheduled to be held every five years. The assembly can be dissolved before finishing a full term.

President of Tunisia Head of State of the Republic of Tunisia.

The President of Tunisia, formally known as the President of the Republic of Tunisia, is the head of state of Tunisia. Tunisia is a semi-presidential republic, whereby the president is the head of state and the prime minister is head of government. Under Article 77 of the Constitution of Tunisia, the president is also the commander-in-chief of the Tunisian Armed Forces.

Assembly of the Representatives of the People Tunisian parliament

The Assembly of the Representatives of the People is Tunisia's legislative branch of government. The unicameral Assembly replaced the Constituent Assembly and was elected on 26 October 2014. The legislature consists of 217 seats. Before the 2011 revolution, Tunisia's parliament was formerly bicameral and consisted of an upper chamber called the Chamber of Advisors and a lower chamber called the Chamber of Deputies.

The Head of the Government swears to the following oath in the presence of the President:

I swear by Almighty God to work faithfully for the good of Tunisia, to respect its Constitution and laws, scrupulously to their interests and serve loyally.

Constitutional powers

The powers of the Head of Government are established by the current Constitution of Tunisia of 2014. The Head of Government is primarily responsible for domestic policy, while foreign policy, defense and domestic security are handled by the President. [1]

Constitution of Tunisia

The Constitution of Tunisia is the supreme law of the Tunisian Republic. The constitution is the framework for the organization of the Tunisian government and for the relationship of the federal government with the governorates, citizens, and all people within Tunisia. Tunisia's first modern constitution was the Fundamental Pact of 1857. This was followed by the Constitution of 1861, which was not replaced until after the departure of French administrators in 1956, by the constitution of 1959. It was adopted on 1 June 1959 and amended in 1999 and 2002, after the Tunisian constitutional referendum of 2002.

The Head of Government are responsible for:

The Head of Government, together with the President, represent Tunisia at home and abroad.

In the event the President is temporarily unable to carry out his duties, the Head of Government serves as Acting President for a maximum of 60 days. If the disability is permanent or the result of the President's resignation or death, the President of the Assembly of the Representatives of the People becomes Interim President for a period of 45 to 90 days pending new elections.

Speaker of the Assembly of the Representatives of the People Wikimedia list article

The Speaker of the Assembly of the Representatives of the People of Tunisia is the presiding officer of the Assembly of the Representatives of the People, the unicameral legislature of Tunisia.

List

No.PortraitName
(Birth–Death)
Term of OfficeParty Head of State
(Reign / Term)
Grand Viziers of the Beylik of Tunis
1 No image.png Yusuf Sahib al-Tabi
يوسف صاحب الطابع
(c. 1765–1815)
180023 January 1815 Independent
2 No image.png Mohamed Arbi Zarrouk Khaznadar
محمد العربي زروق خزندار
(1760–1822)
18151822 Independent
3 No image.png Husain Khoja
حسين خوجة
(?–1857)
18221829 Independent
4 No image.png Rashid al-Shakir Sahib al-Taba'a
شاكير صاحب الطابع
(c. 1790–1837)
18291837 Independent
5 Khazdadar.JPG Mustapha Khaznadar
مصطفى خزندار
(1817–1878)
183722 October 1873 Independent
6 Kheireddine Pacha high.JPG Hayreddin Pasha
خير الدين باشا التونسي
(1822–1890)
22 October 187321 July 1877 Independent
7 No image.png Mohammed Khaznadar
محمد خزندار
(c. 1810–1889)
21 July 187724 August 1878 Independent
8 Mustapha Ben Smail.JPG Mustapha Ben Ismail
أبو النخبة مصطفى بن اسماعيل
(c. 1850–1887)
24 August 187812 September 1881 Independent
(7) No image.png Mohammed Khaznadar
محمد خزندار
(c. 1810–1889)
12 September 1881October 1882 Independent
9 Mohamed Aziz Bouattour.jpg Aziz Bouattour
محمد العزيز بوعتور
(1825–1907)
October 18824 February 1907 Independent
10 No image.png M'hamed Djellouli
امحمّد جلولي
(1834–1908)
18 February 1907June 1908 [2] Independent
11 No image.png Youssef Djait
يوسف جعيط
(1830–1915)
June 1908June 1915 Independent
12 Mohamed Taieb Djellouli.jpg Taïeb Djellouli
الطيب جلولي
(1857–1944)
October 1915May 1922 Independent
Prime Ministers of the Beylik of Tunis
1 Mustapha dinguizli.jpg Mustapha Dinguizli
مصطفى الدنقزلي
(1865–1926)
May 192220 October 1926 [2] Independent
2 Khelil Bouhageb.png Khelil Bouhageb
خليل بوحاجب
(1863–1942)
3 November 19262 March 1932 Independent
3 Portrait of Hedi lakhoua by Hedi khayachi.jpg Hédi Lakhoua
الهادي الأخوة
(1872–1949)
2 March 193231 December 1942 Independent
4 M'hamed Chenik.jpg Mohamed Chenik
محمد شنيق
(1889–1976)
1 1 January 194315 May 1943 Independent
5 Slaheddine Baccouche.jpg Slaheddine Baccouche
صلاح الدين البكوش
(1883–1959)
1 15 May 194321 July 1947 Independent Muhammad VIII al-Amin
محمد الثامن الأمين
Lamine Bey.jpg

(1943–1956)

6 Mustapha Kaak.jpg Mustapha Kaak
مصطفى الكعاك
(1893–1984)
21 July 194717 August 1950 Independent
(4) M'hamed Chenik.jpg Mohamed Chenik
محمد شنيق
(1889–1976)
2 17 August 195026 March 1952 Independent
(5) Slaheddine Baccouche.jpg Slaheddine Baccouche
صلاح الدين البكوش
(1883–1959)
2 12 April 19522 March 1954 Independent
7 Ms mzali.jpg Mohamed Salah Mzali
محمد الصالح مزالي
(1896–1984)
2 March 19546 July 1954 Independent
No image.png Georges Dupoizat
(1909–1975)
Acting Prime Minister
6 July 19547 August 1954 Independent
8 Tahar Ben Ammar.jpg Tahar Ben Ammar
الطاهر بن عمار
(1889–1985)
7 August 195420 March 1956 Destour
Prime Ministers of the Kingdom of Tunisia
(8) Tahar Ben Ammar.jpg Tahar Ben Ammar
الطاهر بن عمار
(1889–1985)
20 March 195611 April 1956 Destour Muhammad VIII al-Amin
محمد الثامن الأمين
Lamine Bey.jpg

(1956–1957)

9 Portrait Habib Bourguiba.jpg Habib Bourguiba
حبيب بورقيبة
(1903–2000)
11 April 195625 July 1957 [3] Neo Destour
Prime Ministers of the Republic of Tunisia
Post abolished (25 July 1957 – 7 November 1969) [4] Habib Bourguiba
حبيب بورقيبة
Portrait Habib Bourguiba.jpg

(1957–1987)

10 Bahi Ladgham.jpg Bahi Ladgham
الباهي الأدغم
(1913–1998)
7 November 19692 November 1970 Socialist Destourian Party
11 Hedi nouira cropped.jpg Hedi Amara Nouira
الهادي نويرة
(1911–1993)
2 November 197023 April 1980 Socialist Destourian Party
12 Mohamed mzali.jpg Mohammed Mzali
محمد مزالي
(1925–2010)
23 April 19808 July 1986 Socialist Destourian Party
13 RACHID SFAR ancien Premier Ministre Tunisien.jpg Rachid Sfar
رشيد صفر
(1933–)
8 July 19862 October 1987 Socialist Destourian Party
14 Zine El Abidine Ben Ali.jpg Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
زين العابدين بن علي
(1936–2019)
2 October 19877 November 1987 [5] Socialist Destourian Party
15 Baccouche.jpg Hédi Baccouche
الهادي البكوش
(1930–)
7 November 198727 September 1989 Socialist Destourian Party
(until 1988)
Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
زين العابدين بن علي
Zine El Abidine Ben Ali.jpg

(1987–2011)

(15) Democratic Constitutional Rally
16 Hamed Karoui 1970.jpg Hamed Karoui
حامد القروي
(1927–)
27 September 198917 November 1999 Democratic Constitutional Rally
17 Mohamed Ghannouchi.jpg Mohamed Ghannouchi
محمد الغنوشي
(1941–)
1 17 November 199927 February 2011 [6] Democratic Constitutional Rally
(until 15 January 2011 [7] )
(17) 2 Independent Fouad Mebazaa
فؤاد المبزع
Fouad Mebazaa 15 jan 2011.jpg

(2011)

18 Beji Caid el Sebsi at the 37th G8 Summit in Deauville 006.jpg Beji Caid Essebsi
الباجي قائد السبسي
(1926–2019)
27 February 201124 December 2011 Independent
Heads of Government of the Republic of Tunisia
19 Hamadi Jebali - World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2012-1 (cropped).jpg Hamadi Jebali
حمادي الجبالي
(1949–)
24 December 201114 March 2013 Ennahda Movement Moncef Marzouki
المنصف المرزوقي
Moncef Marzouki2.jpg

(2011–2014)

20 Portrait de Ali Laarayedh.jpg Ali Laarayedh
علي العريّض
(1955–)
14 March 201329 January 2014 [8] Ennahda Movement
21 Mehdi Jomaa 2013-06-18.jpg Mehdi Jomaa
مهدي جمعة
(1962–)
29 January 2014 [8] 6 February 2015 Independent
22 HabibEssid.jpg Habib Essid
حبيب الصيد
(1949–)
6 February 201527 August 2016 Independent Beji Caid Essebsi
الباجي قائد السبسي
Beji Caid Essebsi 2015-05-20.jpg

(2014–2019)

23 PM Youssef Chahed.png Youssef Chahed
يوسف الشاهد
(1975–)
27 August 2016Incumbent Nidaa Tounes
(2016-18)
Long Live Tunisia
(Since 2019)

Timeline

Head of Government of Tunisia

Footnotes

  1. Anthony Dworkin (12 September 2019). "Tunisia's unpredictable elections". European Council on Foreign Relations.
  2. 1 2 Died in office.
  3. Deposed Muhammad VIII al-Amin and became President.
  4. During this interval the Secretary of the Presidency, Bahi Ladgham, acted as the de facto Prime Minister.
  5. Deposed Bourguiba in a coup d'état and became President.
  6. Resigned during the Revolution.
  7. "Tunisia: New government leaders quit ruling party". BBC News. 15 January 2011.
  8. 1 2 "Tunisia's new government of independents sworn in". Daily News Egypt. 29 January 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2014.

See also

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