Prime Minister of the Palestinian National Authority

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The Prime Minister of the Palestinian National Authority is the head of government of the Palestinian Authority government.

The Prime Minister's Office was created in 2003 to manage day-to-day activities of the Palestinian government. The position was created because both Israel and the United States had indicated their refusal to negotiate directly with Yasser Arafat.[1] The executive structure of the government still resides in the President of the Palestinian National Authority.

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The Prime Minister is appointed by the President of the Palestinian National Authority and not directly elected by the Palestinian Legislative Council (parliament) or Palestinian voters.

Unlike the Prime Minister's office in many other nations, the Palestinian Prime Minister is not required to be a member of the legislature while in office. Instead, the appointment is made independently by the ruling party. The Prime Minister is expected to represent the majority party or ruling coalition in the parliament.

List of Prime Ministers

# Name Picture Born - Died Took Office Left Office Political Party
1 Mahmoud Abbas 1935- 19 March 2003 6 September 2003 Fatah
2 Ahmed Qurei 1937- 7 October 2003 18 December 2005 Fatah
Nabil Shaath[2] 1938- 18 December 2005 24 December 2005 Fatah
(2) Ahmed Qurei 1937- 24 December 2005 29 March 2006 Fatah
3 Ismail Haniyeh[3] 1963- 29 March 2006 Incumbent Hamas
4 Salam Fayyad[4] 1952- 15 June 2007 Incumbent Third Way

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References

  1. ^ Amayreh, Khalil (2003-07-23). "Arafat vs Abbas". Al-Ahram Weekly. http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2003/647/re2.htm. Retrieved 2006-02-17. 
  2. ^ Acting
  3. ^ Prime Minister of the Palestinian National Authority of the Government in the Gaza Strip
  4. ^ Prime Minister of the Palestinian National Authority of the Government in the West Bank

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