Second cabinet of Abdullah Ensour

Second cabinet of Abdullah Ensour

77th Cabinet of Jordan
Incumbent
Date formed 23 April 2013
People and organizations
Head of government Abdullah Ensour
Head of state King Abdullah
Member party Independent
History
Previous First cabinet of Ensour

The prime minister of Jordan, Abdullah Ensour, formed his second cabinet in March 2013. The new cabinet was sworn in before King Abdullah II on 30 March 2013.[1] On 23 April 2013, the parliament approved the cabinet with 83 votes in favor and 65 votes against.[2]

It is the 77th government of Jordan.[3] In addition, it is the 13th government formed during the reign of King Abdullah who ascended to the throne in 1999.[1]

Structure

The cabinet was initially made up of 19 members.[4] The number of portfolios in the first cabinet of Ensour was 21.[1]

Of the cabinet members excluding Ensour, four retained their previous posts in the first cabinet. Nine of the cabinet members are newcomers, while five served in other cabinets. There is only one woman in the cabinet, Reem Abu Hassan who was appointed minister of social development.[5] None of the cabinet members are member of the parliament.[5]

Reshuffles

On 21 August, the cabinet was reshuffled and five ministers left office: Mohammad Wahsh (Education), Mohammad Qudah (Awqaf and Islamic affairs), Mujalli Mhailanm (Health), Malek Kabariti (Energy and mineral resources) and Barakat Awajan (Culture).[6] In addition, the number of cabinet members was increased to 27.[6]

A further reshuffle occurred 2 March 2015, with five new ministers joining the cabinet while four left. Imad Fakhoury was named minister of planning and international cooperation, Nayef Al Fayez minister of tourism and antiquities, Maha Ali minister of industry, trade and supply, Labib Khadra minister of higher education and scientific research, and Majd Shweikeh was named minister of information and communications technology.[7]

The ministers that left were: Mohammad Hamed of energy and mineral resources, Hatem Halawani of industry, trade and supply, Amin Mahmoud of higher education and Azzam Sleit of information and communications technology. Ibrahim Saif took over the post of energy.[7] Furthermore, Mohammad Thneibat and Nasser Judeh were appointed deputy prime minister while keeping their own posts.[7]

Cabinet members

As of August 2013, the members of the cabinet is as follows:[6]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Wael Al Jaraisheh; Banan Malkawi (30 March 2013). "Preliminary Reading into Jordan's New Government". Ammon News. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
  2. ↑ "Jordan's new government wins confidence vote". The Daily Star (Amman). 24 April 2013. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
  3. ↑ "Jordan gets new Cabinet". UPI. 30 March 2013. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
  4. ↑ Malkawi, Khetam (3 April 2013). "Not built to last". Al Ahram Weekly. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Ensour 19-member Cabinet sworn in". The Jordan Times. 30 March 2013. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "13 in, 5 out in Ensour’s Cabinet reshuffle". The Jordan Times. 21 August 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Omar Obeidat (2 March 2015). "Cabinet reshuffle sees five ministers in, four out". The Jordan Times. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
Preceded by
First cabinet of Ensour		 Cabinet of Jordan
2013 - present 		Succeeded by
Incumbent