Laarayedh Cabinet

The first cabinet of Tunisian Head of Government Ali Laarayedh was presented on 8 March 2013.^[1] It was approved on 13 March 2013 by the Constituent Assembly of Tunisia.^[2] Laarayedh resigned on 9 January 2014.^[3] His successor, Mehdi Jomaa, took office on 29 January 2014.^[4]

Laarayedh Cabinet
Cabinet of Tunisia
Date formed	13 March 2013
Date dissolved	29 January 2014 (10 months and 16 days)
People and organisations
Head of state	Moncef Marzouki (CPR)
Head of government	Ali Laarayedh (Ennahda)
Total no. of members	38 (incl. Prime Minister)
Member parties	Ennahda, Ettakatol, CPR ("Troika")
Status in legislature	coalition government
Opposition parties	Nidaa Tounes, People's Movement, Popular Front, Al Joumhouri
History
Election	2011 Constituent Assembly election
Legislature term	Constituent Assembly (2011–2014)
Predecessor	Jebali Cabinet (2011–13)
Successor	Jomaa Cabinet (2014-15)

Cabinet members

The Laarayedh government consisted of the Prime Minister, three deputy prime ministers, 24 ministers and six state secretaries.^[5]

Office	Name	Party
Head of Government	Ali Laarayedh		Ennahda
Deputy Prime Minister	Noureddine Bhiri		Ennahda
Deputy Prime Minister for Economy	Ridha Saidi		Ennahda
Deputy Prime Minister for Governance and Fighting Corruption	Abderrahman Ladgham		Ettakatol
Minister of Defence	Rachid Sabbagh		Independent
Minister of Interior	Lotfi Ben Jeddou		Independent
Minister of Foreign Affairs	Othman Jerandi		Independent
Minister of Justice	Nadhir Ben Ammou		Independent
Minister of Human Rights,Transitional Justice and Government Spokesperson	Samir Dilou		Ennahda
Minister of Religious Affairs	Nourredine Khadmi		Independent
Minister of Finance	Elyes Fakhfakh		Ettakatol
Minister of Industry	Mehdi Jomaa		Independent
Minister of Commerce and Craft industry	Abdelwaheb Maatar		CPR
Minister of Tourism	Jamel Gamra		Independent
Minister of Social Affairs	Khalil Zaouia		Ettakatol
Minister of Education	Salem Labiadh		Independent
Minister of Health	Abdellatif Mekki		Ennahda
Minister of Development and International Cooperation	Lamine Doghri		Independent
Minister of Vocational Training and Employment	Naoufel Jammali		Independent
Minister of Transport	Abdelkarim Harouni		Ennahda
Minister of Communication Technologies	Mongi Marzouk		Ennahda
Minister of Equipment and Environment	Mohamed Salmane		Ennahda
Minister of Youth and Sports	Tarak Dhiab		Independent
Minister of Culture	Mehdi Mabrouk		Independent
Minister of Women’s Affairs	Sihem Badi		CPR
Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research	Moncef Ben Salem		Ennahda
Minister of State Domains and Land Affairs	Slim Ben Hamidene		CPR
Minister of Agriculture	Mohamed Ben Salem		Ennahda
Secretary of State for Regional Affairs and Local Authorities	Saïd Mechichi		Ettakatol
Secretary of State for African and Arab Affairs	Leila Bahria		Independent
Secretary of State for Immigration	Houcine Jaziri		Ennahda
Secretary of State for Finance	Chedly Abed		Independent
Secretary of State for Energy and Mines	Nidhal Ouerfelli		Independent
Secretary of State for Agriculture	Habib Jemli		Independent
Secretary of State for Regional Development	Noureddine Kaâbi		Independent
Secretary of State for Youth and Sports	Fethi Touzri		Independent
Secretary of State for Environment	Sadok Amri		Independent
Secretary of State for Housing	Chahida Ben Fraj Bouraoui		Independent