First Cabinet of Fouad Siniora

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This is the list of the Lebanese government that was formed by Fouad Siniora on 19 July 2005 after the general elections of 2005, who was appointed by then president Émile Lahoud. All the main political blocs were included in it except for the Free Patriotic Movement-led bloc headed by General Michel Aoun. Hezbollah were firstly represented in this cabinet.[1]

The legality of the government was questioned when five Shia members left in November 2006.[citation needed] The reason for their resignation was Siniora's eagerness to sign the UN draft plan for the foundation of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon, which would search the assassination of Rafik Hariri, who was killed on 14 February 2005.[2]

On 24 November 2007, the government became an interim one following the end of the president's mandate. A new government shall be formed following the election of a new president.[citation needed]

Portfolio Minister[3] Pol. affil.[a] Religion
Agriculture [b] Amal Movement Shia
Islam
Culture Tarek Mitri Independent
(was pro-Lahoud)		 Eastern Orthodox
Christian
Defense Elias Murr Independent
(was pro-Lahoud)		 Eastern Orthodox
Christian
Deputy Prime Minister Elias Murr Independent
(was pro-Lahoud)		 Eastern Orthodox
Christian
Displaced people Progressive Socialist Party[c] Greek
Catholic
Economy and Trade Sami Haddad Future Movement Protestant
Education Future Movement Sunni
Islam
Energy and Water Muhammad Fneish[b] Hezbollah Shia
Islam
Environment Yacoub Sarraf[b] pro-Lahoud Eastern Orthodox
Christian
Finance Jihad Azour Independent Maronite
Christian
Foreign Affairs Fawzi Salloukh[b] Independent
(Hezbollah-endorsed)		 Shia
Islam
Health Mohamad Jawad Khalifeh[b] Amal Movement Shia
Islam
Industry Pierre Amine Gemayel[d] Kataeb[e] Maronite
Christian
Information Ghazi Aridi Progressive Socialist Party[c] Druze
Interior Hassan Sabeh Future Movement Sunni
Islam
Justice Charles Rizk Independent[f]
(was pro-Lahoud)		 Maronite
Christian
Labour Trad Hamadeh[b] Hezbollah Shia
Islam
Prime Minister Fouad Siniora[g] Future Movement Sunni
Islam
Public Works and Transport Mohammad Safadi Future Movement Sunni
Islam
Social Affairs Nayla Moawad Qornet Shehwan Gathering[c][e] Maronite
Christian
State for Administrative Reform Future Movement Armenian Orthodox
Christian
State for Parliamentary Affairs Michel Pharaon Future Movement Greek
Catholic
Telecommunications Marwan Hamadeh Progressive Socialist Party[c] Druze
Tourism Joseph Sarkis Lebanese Forces[c] Maronite
Christian
Youth and Sport Ahmad Fatfat Future Movement Sunni
Islam
  1. ^ Political affiliation: Ministers may or may not be formal members of the parties and movements named, but are generally regarded as affiliated in some way.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f Resigned on 11 November 2006
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e The Future Movement, led by Saad Hariri, is part of a larger coalition called the March 14 Alliance, which also includes the Qornet Shehwan Gathering, the Progressive Socialist Party, and the Lebanese Forces.
  4. ^ Assassinated on 21 November 2006
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b The Qornet Shehwan Gathering is an anti-Syrian Christian coalition of the Kataeb Party, led by former President Amine Gemayel, the National Liberal Party, led by Dory Chamoun, and a number of other Christian-led parties. The Qornet Shehwan Gathering claimed Cardinal Nasrallah Sfeir, the Maronite Patriarch as its leader.
  6. ^ Supporters of former pro-Syrian President Émile Lahoud. Most of them de facto defected to March 14 Alliance when Hizbollah, Amal and Lahoud ordered their ministers to resign and Mitri, Murr and Rizk refused to resign.
  7. ^ Considered to have resigned on 25 May 2008 because of the election of a new President[citation needed]
Preceded by
Lebanese government of April 2005 		List of Lebanese governments
2020–present 		Succeeded by
Lebanese government of July 2008

References[]

  1. ^ Knudsen, Are (2007). "The Law, the Loss and the Lives of Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon" (PDF). CMI. 1. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
  2. ^ Khashan, Hilal (Winter 2011). "Saad Hariri's Moment of Truth". Middle East Quarterly. XVIII (1): 65–71. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
  3. ^ "DI CS 2005-08: Chiefs of State & Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments: a Directory" (PDF). Central Intelligence Agency. August 2005. p. 56–57 (PDF p. 61–62). Retrieved 26 January 2020.
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