Rafiq Al-Natsheh

Rafiq Al-Natsheh (born in 1934^[1][2]) is a Palestinian politician who was elected the speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) from November 2003 to March 2004.

Rafiq Al-Natsheh
Speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council
In office November 2003 – 10 March 2004
Preceded by	Ahmed Qurei
Succeeded by	Rawhi Fattouh
Personal details
Born	1934 Hebron, West Bank, Mandatory Palestine
Political party	Fatah
Alma mater	Cairo University

He has a political science degree from Cairo University.^[3] He is a member of Fatah, and was in its central committee. He became a member of the Palestinian National Council in 1964.^[2] He was the PLO representative in Saudi Arabia^[1] from 1979 to 1990.^[2] He was elected to the Palestinian Legislative Council in the 1996 elections.^[1][3] He was appointed as minister of labor of Palestinian Authority from 1998^[1] to 2002. He was appointed as minister of agriculture from 2002^[3][1] until his election as speaker.^[3] He was elected Speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council from November 2003 to 10 March 2004.^[4][3] Later he was appointed as the head of Palestinian Anti-Corruption Commission.^[5][6]