Third Arafat Government
Appearance
Third Arafat Government | |
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Date formed | 9 August 1998 |
Date dissolved | 13 June 2002 |
People and organisations | |
Head of state | Yasser Arafat |
Head of government | Yasser Arafat |
Member party | |
Status in legislature | Formed by executive order |
History | |
Predecessor | Second Arafat Government |
Successor | Fourth Arafat Government |
Officeholders whose status is disputed are shown in italics |
Member state of the Arab League |
Palestine portal |
The third Yasser Arafat government was the third Palestinian government formed[1] and headed by the President of the Palestinian National Authority Yasser Arafat. It succeeded the second Palestinian government and lasted from August 9, 1998 until the formation of the fourth Palestinian government in June 13, 2002.[2]
The Cabinet of Yasser Arafat's third government consisted of 30 ministers, including Arafat[b] himself amd only one woman, Intissar al-Wazir.[3]
Ministers were not appointed for the Ministries of Education, Youth and Sports, and Religious Affairs and Endowments.[4] Three new ministries were created: the Ministry of Environmental Affairs, Ministry of Prisoners' Affairs, and Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs.[4]
Notes
[edit]- ^ Includes Arafat
- ^ Was also the Minister of Interior of the Palestine National Authority
References
[edit]- ^ "تشكيلة الحكومة الفلسطينية الثالثة" [Formation of the third Palestinian government] (PDF). Wafa News Agency | Palestinian News & Information Agency (in Arabic). Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ "مرسوم رئاسي رقم (4) لسنة 2002م بتعديل تشكيل مجلس الوزراء" [Presidential Decree No. (4) of 2002 amending the formation of the Council of Ministers] (PDF). Electronic reference for official gazette. 13 June 2002. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ "Wazir, Intisar Al- (Umm Jihad; 1941–) | Encyclopedia.com". www.encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
- ^ a b "التشكيلات الحكومية في عهد السلطة الفلسطينية" [Government formations during the Palestinian Authority era]. Palestinian Planning Center. 12 August 1998. Retrieved 8 August 2024.