Fifth Arafat Government

The Palestinian Authority Government of October 2002 was a government of the Palestinian National Authority (PA) from October 2002 to April 2003, headed by Yasser Arafat, the President of the Palestinian National Authority. The Cabinet was largely equal to the June Government, from which six Ministers had resigned.

Fifth Arafat Government
Date formedOctober 2002
Date dissolvedApril 29, 2003
People and organisations
Head of stateYasser Arafat
Head of governmentYasser Arafat
Total no. of members6
History
PredecessorPalestinian Authority Government of June 2002
SuccessorPalestinian Authority Government of April 2003
Politics of Palestine
Officeholders whose status is disputed are shown in italics

Arab League Member state of the Arab League

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In April 2003, the next Government led by Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas was established.

Powers and jurisdiction

Pursuant to the Oslo Accords, the authority of the PA Government was limited to some civil rights of the Palestinians in the West Bank Areas A and B and in the Gaza Strip, and to internal security in Area A and in Gaza.

2003 Basic Law changes

After the dismissal of the Government, no elections were held. On 18 March 2003, Arafat signed the 2003 Amended Basic Law,[1] which transformed the political system into a semi-presidential one. The post of Prime Minister was created,[2] who became responsible for the composition of the Cabinet and became the Chairman of the "Council of Ministers".

Mahmoud Abbas was named as the proposed first Prime Minister on 6 March 2003,[3] and appointed on 19 March 2003. Abbas became the head of the next Government on 29 April.[4]

Members of the Government [5]
Minister Office Party
0Yasser ArafatPresident of "Council of Ministers"Fatah
1Salam FayyadFinanceIndependent
2Hani al-HasanInteriorFatah
3Yasser Abed RabboInformation and CulturePalestine Democratic Union (FIDA)
4Nabil ShaathPlanning and International CooperationFatah
5Na'im Abu al-HummusEducationFatah
6Intissar al-WazirSocial AffairsFatah
7Nabeel KassisTourism and AntiquitiesIndependent
8Zuhair SouraniJusticeIndependent
9Saeb ErekatLocal GovernanceFatah
10Azzam al-AhmadHousingFatah
11Maher al-MasriEconomy, Trade and IndustryFatah
12Abdel Rahman HamadEnergy and Natural ResourcesFatah
13Rafiq al-NatshehAgricultureFatah
14Ahmad al-ShibiHealthFatah
15Ghassan KhatibLaborPalestinian People's Party
16Mitri Abu EitaTransportation and TelecommunicationIndependent
17Abdul Aziz ShahinRationsIndependent
18Samir GhoshehOrient House DirectorIndependent
19Hisham Abdul RazeqPrisoners AffairsFatah

See also

References
  1. 2003 Amended Basic Law, 18 March 2003
  2. The Palestinian Prime Minister: A Reference Guide. PLO Negotiations Affairs Department (NAD), March 2003
  3. Arafat chooses Palestinian prime minister. CNN, 6 March 2003
  4. Inaugural Speech - Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmud Abbas. MidEastweb, 29 April 2003
  5. PNA Government, Jerusalem Media and Community Centre. The link is given on this page.
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