Bouden Cabinet
Bouden Cabinet | |
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 Cabinet of Tunisia | |
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| Date formed | 11 October 2021 |
| Date dissolved | 2 August 2023 |
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| Head of state | Kais Saied |
| Head of government | Najla Bouden |
| Total no. of members | 25 incl. Prime Minister |
| Member parties | Independent politicians |
| History | |
| Election | – |
| Predecessor | Mechichi Cabinet (2020–21) |
| Successor | Hachani Cabinet |
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 Member State of the Arab League |
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The Bouden Cabinet was the government of Tunisia from 2021 to 2023. It is headed by Najla Bouden, the first female prime minister in Tunisia and the Arab world. The formation was result of ongoing political instability and an economic crisis as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in Tunisia.[1]
Cabinet members
[edit]The Bouden government consists of the Prime Minister, 24 ministers and 1 secretary of state.
Cabinet reshuffle
[edit]2On 8 March 2022 the Secretary of State for International Cooperation Aïda Hamdi resigned.
On 6 January 2023 President Kaïs Saïed announced the dismissal of Fadhila Rebhi, Minister of Trade and Export Development, replaced by Kalthoum Ben Rejeb six days later.
On 30 January 2023 Ministers Fethi Sellaouti (Education) and Mahmoud Elyes Hamza (Agriculture, Water Resources and Fisheries) were dismissed and replaced by Mohamed Ali Boughdiri and Abdelmonem Belaâti.
On 7 February 2023 Minister Othman Jerandi (Foreign Affairs) was sacked and replaced by Nabil Ammar.
On 13 February 2023 Ridha Gabouj was appointed Secretary of State in charge of Waters to the Minister of Agriculture, Hydraulic Resources and Fisheries.
On 22 February 2023 the President of the Republic dismissed Nasreddine Nsibi, Minister of Vocational Training and Employment and government spokesman and appoints Mounir Ben Rjiba as Secretary of State to the Minister of Foreign Affairs.
On 17 March 2023 Interior Minister Taoufik Charfeddine announced his resignation for family reasons he is replaced the same day by Kamel Feki.
On 4 May 2023 Minister of Industry, Energy and Mines Neila Gonji is dismissed from office by presidential decree without naming a successor.
References
[edit]- ^ "Najla Bouden: what next for Tunisia's first female PM?". the Guardian. 2021-10-06. Retrieved 2021-11-19.
- ^ Rim (2023-01-12). "Tunisia - Kalthoum Ben Rejeb ,New Minister of Commerce". Tunisia News (in French). Retrieved 2023-01-29.
- ^ "Tunisian president appoints a military official as agriculture minister". www.yahoo.com. 30 January 2023. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
- ^ "Tunisia: Newly Appointed Education Minister Pledges to Maintain Stability of Education Sector". Tunis Afrique Presse. 2023-02-01. Retrieved 2023-02-13.