Palestinian government of March 2007

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Constitution President Mahmoud Abbas Prime Minister Salam Fayyad (emergency rule) / Ismail Haniyeh (see note) Present government Legislative Council Speaker Abdel Aziz Duwaik Current members Political parties Elections President: 1996, 2005, next Legislative: 1996, 2006, next Governorates Electoral Districts Foreign relations Foreign Minister Fatah-Hamas conflict Israeli-Palestinian conflict Oslo Accords Proposed State of Palestine Note: On June 14, 2007, President Mahmoud Abbas dismissed Haniyeh's government, and appointed Fayyad to form an emergency government. However, Haniyeh and Hamas maintain that these actions were illegal, and that Haniyeh is still the Prime Minister; Haniyeh still exercises de facto authority in the Gaza Strip, while Fayyad's authority is limited de facto to the West Bank.
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The Palestinian cabinet that was formed on March 17, 2007 (Arabic: المجلس الفلسطيني لآذار 17 2007‎) by Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniya mainly consisted of Hamas and Fatah members and of members of other parties and independents.

On June 14, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas announced the dissolution of the March 2007 unity government and the declaration of a state of emergency.^[1]^[2] Ismail Haniya has been dismissed, and Abbas will rule Gaza and the West Bank by presidential decree.^[3]

[edit] Members of the Palestine cabinet

Name	Office	Party
Ismail Hanieh	Prime Minister	Hamas
Azzam al-Ahmad	Deputy Prime Minister	Fatah
Salam Fayyad	Finance Minister	Third Way
Ziad Abu Amr	Foreign Affairs Minister	Independent
Talab al-Qawasmi	Interior Minister	Independent
Nasser Eddin al-Sha'er	Education Minister	Hamas
Mustafa al-Barghouthi	Information	Palestinian National Initiative
Bassam al-Salhi	Culture	Palestinian People's Party
Radwan al-Akhras	Health	Fatah
Sa'di al-Krunz	Transport	Fatah
Mahmoud Aloul	Labour	Fatah
Saleh Zeidan	Social Affairs	Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine
Taysir Abu Sneineh	Prisoners' Affairs	Fatah
Samir Abu Eisheh	Planning	Hamas
Mohammed al-Barghouthi	Local Government	Hamas
Ziad al-Thatha	Economic Affairs	Hamas
Basem Naim	Youth and Sports	Hamas
Yousef al-Mansi	Telecommunications and Information Technology	Hamas
Mohammed al-Agha	Agriculture	Hamas
Khouloud D'eibes	Tourism	Independent
Samih al-Abed	Public Works	Fatah
Ali al-Sartawi	Justice	Hamas
Hussein Tartouri	Waqf and Religious Affairs	Hamas
Amal Syam	Woman Affairs	Hamas
Wasfi Kabha	State	Hamas