Cabinet of Egypt
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The Cabinet of Egypt (Arabic: الحكومة المركزية) (Al-Hokouma Al-Misreya) is the chief executive body of the Arabic Republic of Egypt. It consists of the Prime Minister and the cabinet ministers.
The government has a leading role in shaping the agenda of the houses of Parliament. It may propose laws to Parliament, as well as amendments during parliamentary meetings. It may make use of some procedures to speed up parliamentary deliberations.
The government is responsible only to Parliament, specifically the People’s Assembly.
The People’s Assembly may pass a motion of censure, forcing the resignation of the cabinet. Ministers have to answer questions from Members of Parliament, both written and oral; this is known as Inquiries to the Government Talebat Ihata.
In addition, ministers attend meetings of the two houses of Parliament when laws pertaining to their areas of responsibility are being discussed.
The details of the cabinet's organisation are set down in articles 153 to 160 of the constitution. Article 155 states that the members of the cabinet have to be sworn in when taking office.
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[edit] Functions
The Cabinet shall exercise in particular the following functions:
- Laying down the general policy of the State in collaboration with the President of the Republic and controlling its implementation in accordance with the laws and republican decrees.
- Directing, co-ordinating and following up the work of the ministries and their different administrations as well as public organizations and institutions.
- Issuing administrative and executive decisions in accordance with the laws and decrees and supervising their implementation.
- Preparing draft laws and decrees.
- Preparing the draft of the general budget of the State.
- Preparing the draft of the State’s overall plan.
- Contracting and granting loans in accordance with the rules of the Constitution.
- Supervising the implementation of law, maintaining State security and protecting the rights of the citizens and the interests of the State.
Traditionally, the cabinet comprises, in decreasing rank:
- The Prime Minister
- Ministers
- Ministers of State, described as ‘junior ministers’, are assigned specific responsibilities or agencies. The portfolios of ministers of state are considerably more transient, as positions may be created and dissolved to suit specific short-term government priorities or the specific qualifications of candidates without alterations to the departmental structure, e.g. the Ministry of State for Environmental Affairs.
- Ministers without portfolio, ministers who do not head specific departments and occasionally attend cabinet meetings, e.g. Minister without portfolio Omar Suleiman, the current Chief of the Egyptian Intelligence Services.
- Chairmen of Departments, who head certain important departments that do not fall under the jurisdiction of any of the ministers and answer directly to the Prime Minister, e.g. The Chairman of the Suez Canal Authority.
- Ministers-Delegate, who assist ministers in areas of their duties and rarely attend cabinet meeting.
[edit] Present Egyptian Cabinet
As of 31 December 2005, The current cabinet consists of the following ministers. The Prime Minister is Dr. Ahmed Nazif.
Office | Incumbent | Since |
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Prime Minister | Dr. Ahmed Nazif | 2004 |
Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation | Mr. Amin Ahmed Mohamed Othman Abaza | 2005 |
Ministry of Civil Aviation | Air Marshal Ahmed Shafik | 2004 |
Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (MCIT) | Dr. Tarek Kamel | 2004 |
Ministry of Culture | Dr. Farouk Hosni | 1987 |
Ministry of Defense and Military Production | Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi | 1991 |
Ministry of Education | Dr. Yousry Saber Hussein El-Gamal | 2005 |
Ministry of Electricity and Energy | Dr. Hassan Ahmed Younis | 2004 |
Ministry of Finance | Dr. Youssef Boutros Ghali | 2004 |
Ministry of Foreign Affairs | Ambassador Ahmed Ali Aboul Gheit | 2004 |
Ministry of Foreign Trade & Industry | Rashid Mohamed Rashid | 2004 |
Ministry of Health and Population | Dr. Hatem Mostafa Mostafa El-Gabaly | 2005 |
Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research | Dr. Hany Mahfouz Helal | 2005 |
Ministry of Housing, Utilities, and Urban Communities | Eng. Ahmed Alaa E-Din Amin El-Maghrabi | 2005 |
Ministry of Information | Anas El Fiqqi | 2004 |
Ministry of Social Solidarity | Dr.Ali El-Sayed Ali Al-Moselhi | 2005 |
Ministry of Interior | General Habib El Adly | 1997 |
Ministry of Investment | Dr. Mahmoud Mohieldin | 2004 |
Ministry of International Cooperation | Ms. Fayza Abo ElNaga | 2004 |
Ministry of Justice | Counseler Mahmoud Abo El Leil | 2004 |
Ministry of Manpower and Immigration | Mrs.Aesha Abdel Hadi Abdel Ghani | 2005 |
Ministry of Petroleum | Sameh Fahmi | 1999 |
Ministry of Planning and Economic Development | Eng. Osman Mohamed Osman | |
Ministry of Local Development | Mr. Mohamed Abd ElSalam Mahgoub | 2006 |
Ministry of Religious Affairs (Awkaf)=(Endowments) | Dr. Mahmoud Hamdi Zakzok | 1996 |
Ministry of Tourism | Mr.Mohamed Zohair Mohamed Wahid Garana | 2005 |
Ministry of Transportation | Eng. Mohamed Younes Mansour Lotfy Mansour | 2005 |
Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation | Mahmoud Abu Zeid | 1997 |
Ministry of State for Administrative Development | Dr. Ahmed Darwish | 2004 |
Ministry of State for Legal and Parliamentary Councils | Dr.Moufed Mahmoud Shehab | 2005 |
Ministry of State for Environmental Affairs | General Maged George | 2004 |
Ministry of State for Military Production | Sayed Meshaal | 1999 |
Governor of the Central Bank of Egypt | Farouk Abdel Baky Al-Okda | 2004 |
Permanent Representative to the UN, New York | Ambassador Maged Abdel Fattah | 2005 |
Minister without portfolio Chief of the Egyptian Intelligence Services | General Omar Suleiman | |
Chairman of the Suez Canal Authority | General Ahmed Ali Fadel | 1996 |
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Egyptiancabinet:[1]
- Cabinet of Egypt
- More Information about cabinet ministers