Green Party of Lebanon

The Green Party of Lebanon (Arabic: حزب الخضر اللبناني, romanized: ĥizb-al-khodor-al-lubnanī) is a Lebanese green political party. Founded in August 2008, the green party advocates environmental protection, sustainable development, and human rights in Lebanon. It is the first Lebanese party to focus primarily on Green politics.

Green Party of Lebanon
حزب الخضر اللبناني
AbbreviationGPL
LeaderFadi Abi Allam
General SecretaryRita Boustany
FoundedAugust 20, 2008 (2008-August-20)
HeadquartersBeirut
IdeologyGreen politics
Website
http://www.greenpartylebanon.org

History

Environmental concerns in Lebanon have been overshadowed by the sectarian nepotist political system and consigned to the bottom of the political agenda. This is despite the fact that Lebanon's tourism industry - a key part of its economy - relies heavily on the green spaces and woodlands that distinguish Lebanon from neighboring countries.[1]

The Green Party of Lebanon was founded on 20 August 2008 at a conference in Beirut's Monroe Hotel. The three-hour conference, which assembled 65 members of the Lebanese elite, presented the party's charter and political and economic work plan followed by the election of its 20-member executive board. The executive board elected Philip Skaf, chief executive and creative officer at Grey Worldwide MENA, an advertising agency,[2] as party president.[3][4]

In March 2009, the Green Party declared a state of environmental emergency and announced the launching of an "environmental pact". Skaf declared that the Party would not run candidates in the 2009 Lebanese general election but stressed that the document will be presented to all Lebanese political parties in order for them to adopt its goals.[5][6]

With electing Nada Zaarour as president in 2011 the Green Party is the first party in Lebanon with a female leader. Lately, in June 2018, Mr Toufic Souk was elected as a new president for the GPL with a new political bureau succeeding Mrs. Zaarour.

Members[7]
Name Title
Fadi Abi Allam President
Mohammad Al-khawli Vice President
Rita Boustany General Secretary
Political Affairs
Imad Fahat Treasurer
Najah Jaroush International Affairs
Vanda Chedid Women Affairs
Rita Boustany

Environmental and Municipal Affairs

Other Members[8]

  • Mohamad Al Khawli
  • Fadi Chaar
  • Fouad Chaya
  • Navia Fahd
  • Joanna Jurdi
  • Rony Kfoury
  • Raymond Harb
  • Nidal Chebli
  • Nada Zaarour
  • Hanna Mrad
  • Georges Labaki
  • Fouad Zwein

References
  1. The Daily Star (2008-08-23). "The Daily Star - Editorial - The Green Party is a welcome addition to the political arena in Lebanon". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 2010-03-09. Retrieved 2009-11-13.
  2. Grey group media. "Welcome To Grey Worldwide". Greyme. Archived from the original on May 1, 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-07.
  3. Bassam Kantar (2008-08-20). "اشتراكيّون" و"نخبويّون" يُطلقون حزب الخضر في لبنان (PDF). al-Akhbar (in Arabic) (605 ed.). p. 6. Retrieved 2009-11-07.
  4. Green Party of Lebanon. "Green Party Lebanon". Archived from the original on 2010-01-19. Retrieved 2009-11-07.
  5. Akiki, Pierre (2009-03-03). حزب الخضر اللبناني يطلق وثيقته البيئية - أخبار البلد - جريدة صدى البلد. al-Balad (in Arabic). Retrieved 2009-11-14.
  6. The Lebanese Inner Circle (2009-03-19). "Lebanon's Green Party declares a state of environmental urgency and launches it's ecological pact" (Blog). The Lebanese Inner Circle : Blog (in French). Archived from the original on 2009-09-04. Retrieved 2009-11-14.
  7. "POLITICAL BUREAU". حزب الخضر اللبناني. 2013-09-17. Archived from the original on 2021-06-24. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
  8. "POLITICAL BUREAU". حزب الخضر اللبناني. 2013-09-17. Archived from the original on 2021-06-24. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
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