Council of Ministers of Iraq
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The Council of Ministers of Iraq is the executive branch of the government of Iraq.
The National Assembly of Iraq elects a President of State who along with two deputies form the Presidency Council. The Presidency Council appoints the Prime Minister who appoints the Council of Ministers, all of whom must be approved by the Assembly. At least one former government ministry, the Information Ministry, no longer exists.
[edit] Current Council of Ministers
The current cabinet was approved by the Assembly on 20 May, 2006, but the key Interior and Defence posts were temporarily filled until 8 June 2006. The Sadrist Movement wihdrew from the government in April 2007, followed by the Iraqi Accord Front in August.
| Portfolio | Minister | Coalition | Party | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | Nouri al-Maliki | United Iraqi Alliance | Islamic Dawa Party | 2006-05-20 - |
| Deputy Prime Minister | Barham Salih | Kurdistani Alliance | Patriotic Union of Kurdistan | 2006-05-20 - |
| Deputy Prime Minister | Salam al-Zobaie | Iraqi Accord Front | Iraqi People's Conference | 2006-05-20 - 2007-08-01 |
| Interior Minister | Nouri al-Maliki | United Iraqi Alliance | Islamic Dawa Party | 2006-05-20 - 2006-06-08 |
| Jawad Bulani | United Iraqi Alliance | Independent | 2006-06-08 - | |
| Foreign Minister | Hoshyar Zebari | Kurdistani Alliance | Kurdistan Democratic Party | 2006-05-20 - |
| Defence Minister | Salam al-Zaubai | Iraqi Accord Front | Iraqi People's Conference | 2006-05-20 - 2006-06-08 |
| Qadir Obeidi | Iraqi Accord Front | Independent | 2006-06-08 - 2007-08-01 | |
| Oil Minister | Hussain al-Shahristani | United Iraqi Alliance | Independent | 2006-05-20 - |
| Electricity Minister | Karim Waheed | United Iraqi Alliance | Independent | 2006-05-20 - |
| Minister of Planning | Ali Baban | Iraqi Accord Front | Iraqi Islamic Party | 2006-05-20 - 2007-08-01 |
| Higher Education Minister | Abd Dhiyab al-Ajili | Iraqi Accord Front | Iraqi Islamic Party | 2006-05-20 - 2007-08-01 |
| Minister of Municipalities and Public Works | Riad Ghareeb | United Iraqi Alliance | Supreme Islamic Iraqi Council | 2006-05-20 - |
| Finance Minister | Bayan Jabor | United Iraqi Alliance | Supreme Islamic Iraqi Council | 2006-05-20 - |
| Minister of Water Resources | Abdul-Latif Rashid | Kurdistani Alliance | Patriotic Union of Kurdistan | 2006-05-20 - |
| Environment Minister | Narmin Othman | Kurdistani Alliance | Patriotic Union of Kurdistan | 2006-05-20 - |
| Trade Minister | Abdul Falah al-Sudany | United Iraqi Alliance | Islamic Dawa Party - Iraq Organisation | 2006-05-20 - |
| Transport Minister | Karim Mahdi Salih | United Iraqi Alliance | Sadrist Movement | 2006-05-20 - 2007-04-16 |
| Minister of Labour and Social Affairs | Mahmoud al-Radi | United Iraqi Alliance | Supreme Islamic Iraqi Council | 2006-05-20 - |
| Human Rights Minister | Wijdan Michael | Iraqi National List | Iraqi National Accord | 2006-05-20 -
2007-08-24 |
| Health Minister | Ali al-Shemari | United Iraqi Alliance | Sadrist Movement | 2006-05-20 - 2007-04-16 |
| Minister of Construction and Housing | Bayan Dezei | Kurdistani Alliance | Kurdistan Democratic Party | 2006-05-20 - |
| Education Minister | Khodair al-Khozaei | United Iraqi Alliance | Islamic Dawa Party - Iraq Organisation | 2006-05-20 - |
| Agriculture Minister | Yaroub al-Abodi | United Iraqi Alliance | Sadrist Movement | 2006-05-20 - 2007-04-16 |
| Justice Minister | Hashem al-Shebly | Iraqi National List | National Democratic Party | 2006-05-20 - 2007-03-31 |
| Culture Minister | Asaad Kamal Hashemi | Iraqi Accord Front | Iraqi People's Conference | 2006-05-20 - 2007-08-01 |
| Minister of Science and Technology | Raed Fahmy Jahid | Iraqi National List | Iraqi Communist Party | 2006-05-20 - |
| Minister of Displacement and Migration | Abdul Samad Sultan | United Iraqi Alliance | Fayli Kurd | 2006-05-20 - |
| Minister of Youth and Sports | Jasem Mohammed Jaafar | Kurdistani Alliance | Shiite Turkmen | 2006-05-20 - |
| Minister of Industry & Minerals | Fawzi Hariri | Kurdistani Alliance | Kurdistan Democratic Party | 2006-05-20 - |
| Communications Minister | Mohammed Tawfiq Allawi | Iraqi National List | 2006-05-20 - 2007-08-24 | |
| Ministers of State: | ||||
| National Security Affairs | Barham Salih | Kurdistani Alliance | Patriotic Union of Kurdistan | 2006-05-20 - 2006-06-08 |
| Shirwan Waili | United Iraqi Alliance | Islamic Dawa Party - Iraq Organisation | 2006-06-08 - | |
| Governorate Affairs | Saad Taher Abd Khalaf al-Hashemi | Iraqi National List | Iraqi National Accord | 2006-05-20 - 2007-08-24 |
| Civil Society Affairs | Adel al-Assadi | United Iraqi Alliance | Islamic Action Organisation | 2006-05-20 - |
| Foreign Affairs | Rafi al-Isawi | Iraqi Accord Front | Iraqi Islamic Party | 2006-05-20 - 2007-08-01 |
| National Dialogue | Akram al-Hakim | United Iraqi Alliance | Supreme Islamic Iraqi Council | 2006-05-20 - |
| Women | Faten Abdul Rahman Mahmoud | Iraqi Accord Front | Iraqi Islamic Party | 2006-05-20 - 2007-08-01 |
| Tourism & Antiquities | Liwaa Semeism | United Iraqi Alliance | Sadrist Movement | 2006-05-20 - 2007-04-16 |
| National Assembly Affairs | Safaaeddine al-Safi | United Iraqi Alliance | Independent | 2006-05-20 - |
| without portfolio | Muhammad Abbas al-Uraybi | Iraqi National List | 2006-05-20 - 2007-08-24 | |
| without portfolio | Ali Muhammad Ahmad | Kurdistan Islamic Union | Kurdistan Islamic Union | 2006-05-20 - |
| without portfolio | Hasan Radi Kazim al-Sari | United Iraqi Alliance | Iraqi Hezbollah | 2006-05-20 - |
