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.
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 Culture Minister was replaced on 23 May.
| Portfolio | Minister |
|---|---|
| Prime Minister | Nouri al-Maliki |
| Deputy Prime Minister | Barham Salih |
| Deputy Prime Minister | Salam al-Zobaie |
| Interior Minister | Jawad Bulani |
| Foreign Minister | Hoshyar Zebari |
| Defence Minister | Qadir Obeidi |
| Oil Minister | Hussain al-Shahristani |
| Electricity Minister | Karim Waheed |
| Minister of Planning | Ali Baban |
| Higher Education Minister | Abd Dhiab |
| Minister of Municipalities and Public Works | Riad Ghareeb |
| Finance Minister | Bayan Jabor |
| Minister of Water Resources | Abdul-Latif Rashid |
| Minister of Environment | Narmin Othman |
| Trade Minister | Abdul Falah al-Sudany |
| Transport Minister | Karim Mahdi Salih |
| Minister of Labour and Social Affairs | Mahmoud al-Radi |
| Human Rights Minister | Wijdan Michael |
| Health Minister | Ali al-Shemari |
| Minister of Construction and Housing | Bayan Dezei |
| Education Minister | Khodair al-Khozaei |
| Agriculture Minister | Yaroub al-Abodi |
| Justice Minister | Hashem al-Shebly |
| Culture Minister | Suleiman al-Jumeily |
| Minister of Science and Technology | Raed Fahmy |
| Minister of Displacement and Migration | Abdul Samad Sultan |
| Minister of Youth and Sports | Jasem Mohammed Jaafar |
| Minister of Industry | Fawzi Hariri |
| Minister of State for National Security Affairs | Shirwan Waili |
| Minister of State for Governorate Affairs | Saad Taher al-Hashemi |
| Minister of State for Civil Society Affairs | Adel al-Assadi |
| Minister of State for Women's Affairs | Faten Mahmoud |
| Minister of State for Tourism and Antiquities | Liwaa Semeism |
| Minister of State for National Assembly Affairs | Safaaeddine al-Safi |
See also
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