Qandil Cabinet
Hesham Qandil Cabinet | |
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Cabinet of Egypt | |
Date formed | 2 August 2012 |
Date dissolved | 8 July 2013 |
People and organisations | |
Head of state | Mohamed Morsi |
Head of government | Hesham Qandil |
Member party | Independent Supported by: Freedom and Justice Party Al-Wasat Party Renaissance Party |
Status in legislature | Technocrats supported by FJP majority coalition |
History | |
Election(s) | 2011–12 Egyptian parliamentary election |
Predecessor | Ganzouri II |
Successor | Beblawi Cabinet |
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The cabinet of Egyptian Prime Minister Hesham Qandil was sworn in on 2 August 2012.[1] Qandil was appointed by President Mohamed Morsi, following the resignation of military-named premier Kamal Ganzouri. The cabinet consists of 36 ministers.[2] The composition of the government is mostly formed by technocrats, with five Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) members and one member each from the Al-Wasat and Renaissance parties.[3][2]
Reshuffles[]
On 12 August 2012, President Mohamed Morsi appointed Abdel Fattah el-Sisi as defense minister and Reda Hafez as military production minister.[4][5]
On 17 November 2012, transport minister Mohammad Rashad Al Matini resigned over the Manfalut railway accident.[6]
On 5 January 2013, a cabinet reshuffle took place replacing ten ministers.[7] The number of FJP members in the cabinet increased from five to eight after the reshuffle.[8]
On 7 May 2013, another reshuffle took place replacing nine ministers, increasing the number of FJP members to 10 out of a total of 36.[9][10][11][12]
Resignations[]
On 1 July 2013, five cabinet members resigned together; they were tourism minister Hisham Zazou, communications and IT minister Atef Helmi, legal and parliamentary affairs minister Hatem Bagato, environment minister Khaled Abdel-Aal, and drinking water and sanitation facilities minister Abdel Khalifa.[13][14] On 2 July 2013, foreign minister Mohamed Kamel Amr, petroleum minister Sherif Hadarra, and sports minister El Amry Farouk resigned.[15][16] On 4 July 2013, one day after the 2013 Egyptian coup d'état, the Freedom and Justice Party announced nine ministers offered their resignations.[17] The cabinet was dissolved on 8 July 2013 with the resignation of Prime Minister Hesham Qandil in protest over the killing of 61 protestors by the military at the Republican Guard headquarters.[18]
Cabinet members[]
Office | Name | Party |
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Prime Minister | Hesham Qandil | Independent |
Ministry of Interior | Ahmed Gamal El Din (2 August 2012 – 5 January 2013) Mohamed Ibrahim |
Independent |
Ministry of Defense | Mohamed Hussein Tantawi (20 May 1991 – 12 August 2012) Abdel Fattah el-Sisi |
Military |
Ministry of Foreign Affairs | Mohamed Kamel Amr | Independent |
Ministry of Military Production | Ali Sabry (21 July 2011 – 12 August 2012) Reda Hafez |
Independent |
Minister of Finance | Momtaz El-Saeed (2 August 2012 – 5 January 2013) Morsi El Sayed Hegazy (5 January 2013 – 7 May 2013) Fayyad Abdel Moneim |
Independent |
Ministry of Insurance and Social Affairs | Nagwa Khalil | Independent |
Ministry of Scientific Research | Nadia Zakhary | Independent |
Ministry of Antiquities | Mohamed Ibrahim AlSayed (2 August 2012 – 7 May 2013) Ahmed Eissa |
Independent Al-Wasat Party |
Ministry of Environment | Mostafa Hussein Kamel (2 August 12 – 5 January 2013) Khaled Abdel-Aal |
Independent |
Ministry of Local Development | Ahmed Abdeen (2 August 2012 – 5 January 2013) Mohammed Ali Beshr |
Independent FJP |
Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation Facilities | Abdel Khalifa | Independent |
Ministry of Culture | Mohamed Arab (9 May 2012 – 7 May 2013) Alaa Abdel-Aziz |
Independent Egyptian Arab Union Party |
Ministry of Justice | Ahmed Mekki (2 August 2012 – 7 May 2013) Ahmed Soliman |
Independent |
Ministry of Investment | Osama Saleh (2 August 2012 – 7 May 2013) Yehia Hamed Abdel-Samie |
Independent FJP |
Ministry of Education | Ibrahim Deif | Independent |
Ministry of Transportation | Mohammad Rashad Al Matini (2 August 2012 – 17 November 2012) Hatem Abdel Latif |
Independent FJP |
Ministry of Electricity and Energy | Mahmoud Balbaa (2 August 2012 – 5 January 2013) Ahmed Emam |
Independent |
Ministry of Legal and Parliamentary Affairs | Mohamed Mahsoub (2 August 2012 – 5 January 2013) Omar Salem (5 January 2013 – 7 May 2013) Hatem Bagato |
Al-Wasat Party Independent Independent |
Ministry of Tourism | Hisham Zazou | Independent |
Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation | Salah Abdel Moamen (2 August 2012 – 7 May 2013) Ahmed Mahmoud Ali El-Gizawi |
Independent |
Ministry of Communications and Information Technology | Hany Mahmoud (2 August 2012 – 5 January 2013) Atef Helmi |
Independent |
Ministry of Petroleum and Metallurgical Wealth | Osama Kamal (2 August 2012 – 7 May 2013) Sherif Hadarra |
Independent |
Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation | Mohamed Bahaa Eldin | Independent |
Ministry of Housing and Urban Development | Tarek Wafik | FJP |
Ministry of Higher Education | Mostafa Mussad | FJP |
Ministry of Supply and Internal Trade | Zeid Mohamed (2 August 2012 – 5 January 2013) Bassem Ouda |
Independent FJP |
Ministry of Manpower and Immigration | Khaled Azhari | FJP |
Ministry of Religious Endowments | Talaat Afifi | Independent |
Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation | Ashraf El-Araby (2 August 2012 – 7 May 2013) Amr Darrag |
Independent FJP |
Ministry of Health and Population | Mohamed Hamed | Independent |
Ministry of Information | Salah Abdel Maqsoud | FJP |
Ministry of Civil Aviation | Samir Imbabi (2 August 2012 – 5 January 2013) Wael El-Maadawy |
Independent |
Ministry of Industry and Foreign Trade | Hatem Saleh | Renaissance Party |
Ministry of Youth Affairs | Osama Yassin | FJP |
Ministry of Sports | El Amry Farouk | Independent |
References[]
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- ^ "Egyptian school bus crashes with train, killing 50, transportation minister resigns". Xinhua. Cairo. 17 November 2012. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
- ^ Shalaby, Ethar (6 January 2013). "Ten new ministers take oath in Cabinet reshuffle". Daily News. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
- ^ Fouly, Mahmoud (6 January 2013). "Egypt's 10-minister cabinet reshuffle meets with opposition dissatisfaction". Xinhua. Archived from the original on 27 November 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
- ^ "Egypt's Morsi Brings More Islamists into Cabinet". Voice of America. Reuters. 7 May 2013. Archived from the original on 18 June 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
- ^ "Nine new ministers announced in Egypt cabinet reshuffle". Ahram Online. 7 May 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
- ^ El Din, Gamal Essam (7 May 2013). "A disappointing reshuffle". Al Ahram Weekly. 1152. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
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- ^ "Mohamed Kamel Amr, Egypt Foreign Minister, Reportedly Resigns". HuffPost. Reuters. 1 July 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
- ^ "Egyptian sports minister resigns". Anadolu Agency. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
- ^ "Freedom and Justice Party cabinet members resign". 4 July 2013.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 31 May 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
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