Tunisia unveils composition of new government
Tunisian President Kais Saied on Monday issued a presidential order to form a new government, headed by Najla Bouden, which was appointed earlier.
Kais Saied, a member of the new government, was sworn in at the Carthage presidential palace.
The cabinet included nine female ministers, while Kais Saied kept the Mechichi government’s foreign minister in the same position
The composition of the Government is as follows:
Justice Minister Leila Jaffel
Defense Minister Emad Mamych
Interior Minister Taoufik Charfeddine
Othman Jerandi
Finance Minister Sihem Boughdiri
Economy and Planning Minister Samir Said
Social Affairs Minister Malek Al-Zahi
Minister of Industry, Mines and Energy Nayla Nouira
Trade and Export Development Minister Fadhila Al-Rabahi
Minister of Agriculture, Water Resources and Fisheries Mahmoud Elias Hamza
Education Minister Fethi Sellouati
Moncef Boukther, Minister of Higher Education
Health Minister Ali Mrabet
Youth and Sports Minister Kamel Deguiche
Minister of Supply and Housing Sara Zafrani
Environment Minister Leila Chikhaoui
Communication Technologies Minister Nizar Ben Neji
Transport Minister Rabie Majidi
Minister of State Properties and Real Estate Mohamed Rakiq
Tourism Minister Mohamed Moaz Al-Hussein
Minister of Religious Affairs Ibrahim Chaibi
Minister of Women, Children and the Elderly Amal Belhaj
Cultural Affairs Minister Hayat Katat
Minister of Employment Nassereddine Nassibi
Aida Hamdi is Secretary of State for International Cooperation.
In her speech after members of her cabinet were sworn in, Bouden said, “We have retained the current structure of the ministries and will consider further developing them.”
Regarding her policy of managing the new government, the prime minister said: “We aim to fight corruption, which is becoming more widespread by the day.”
She added: “We aim to accelerate the economic process in the country and open the door for young people,” she said. “Our citizens are equal in rights without any discrimination.”
“The government’s work is based on restoring confidence in the state and citizens and can only be achieved through a feeling of full rights and trust in the administration, and confidence in transactions, which will only be achieved through the application of the law,” she said.
She called for restoring hope in citizens for a better future, improving living conditions, opening the door for initiative and adopting competence and experience.
The head of government stressed the need to be effective in government work, develop its methods of work and embody the principle of monitoring and selecting the most capable people.
On September 29, President Kais Saied tasked Najla Bouden with forming a government, making her the first Arab woman to assume the position.
This is part of a rescue mission Saied began to undertake to overcome the remnants of the Brotherhood’s rule since 2011.
