Tunis/Tunisia — Prime Minister-designate Hichem Mechichi presented, Monday at midnight, during a press briefing in Dar Dhiafa the lineup of his team.
Earlier, Mechichi was received by President Kais Saied, and handed over the composition of the government to him to be transmitted, in turn, to parliament in the coming hours.
The lineup of the new government is as follows:
Minister of Defense: Brahim Bartagi.
Minister of the Interior: Taoufik Charfeddine
Minister of Justice: Mohamed Boussetta
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad: Othman Jarandi
Minister of Religious Affairs: Ahmed Adhoum
Minister of Economy, Finance and Investment: Ali Kooli
Minister of Communication Technologies: Mohamed Fadhel Kraïem
Minister of Transport and Logistics: Moez Chakchouk
Minister of Equipment, Housing and Infrastructure: Kamel Eddoukh
Minister of State Properties and Land Affairs: Leila Jaffel
Minister of Agriculture, Water Resources and Fisheries: Akissa Bahri
Minister of Industry, Energy and Mines: Saloua Seghaier
Minister of the Environment and Local Affairs: Mustapha Laroui
Minister of Trade and Exports: Mohamed Bousaïd
Minister of Tourism: Habib Ammar
Minister of Education: Fathi Slaouti
Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research: Olfa Ben Ouda
Minister of Social Affairs: Mohamed Trabelsi
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Minister of Women, Family and the Elderly: Imen Houimel
Minister of Youth, Sports and Vocational Integration: Kamel Deguiche
Minister of Health: Faouzi El Mehdi
Minister of Culture: Walid Zidi
Minister to the Prime Minister in charge of relations with Parliament: Ali Hafsi
Minister to the Prime Minister in charge of Relations with Constitutional Authorities: Thouraya Jeribi
Minister to the Prime Minister in charge of Public Service and Governance: Hasna Ben Slimène
Secretary of State to the Minister of Economic Affairs, Finance and Investment, in charge of Public Finance and Investment: Khalil Chtourou
Secretary of State to the Minister for Foreign Affairs: Mohamed Ali Nafti
Secretary of State to the Minister for Youth, Sport and Vocational Training: Sihem Ayadi
Mechichi affirmed his commitment to ensuring that the government works independently and in a spirit of interactivity and cooperation with all parts of the parliamentary landscape and the different political communities.
