The Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation is the branch of the Palestinian government that is responsible for cross-sector planning, developing comprehensive development policies with the participation of all relevant Palestinian institutions and to coordinate sector planning in specific ministries, to ensure their consistency with cross-sector approaches and plans. Any plan has to be approved by the Palestinian National Authority Cabinet and then ratified by the Palestinian Legislative Council. The ministry was established in 1994 as the Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation. The current ministry has a relatively minor position in Palestinian politics and a minister was not appointed by Mahmoud Abbas after the establishment of an emergency government in June 2007.About the Ministry of Planning Palestinian National Authority Ministry of Planning.
List of ministers Name Party Government Term start Term endMinister of Planning and International Cooperation 1 Nabil Shaath Fatah 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 5 July 1994 30 April 2003Minister of Planning 2 Nabeel Kassis Independent 6 30 April 2003 7 October 2003 3 Salam Fayyad Independent 7 7 October 2003 12 November 2003 (2) Nabeel Kassis Independent 8 12 November 2003 24 February 2005 4 Ghassan Khatib Palestinian People's Party 9 24 February 2005 29 March 2006 5 Samir Abu Eisheh Hamas 10, 11 29 March 2006 14 June 2007 6 Independent 12 14 June 2007 19 May 2009Minister of Planning and Administrative Development 7 Ali Jarbawi Independent 13 19 May 2009 16 May 2012Minister of State for Planning and Administrative Development — Independent 14, 15, 16 16 May 2012 2 June 2014Minister of Finance and Planning — Shoukry Bishara Independent 17, 18 2 June 2014 1 July 2019Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Vacant 18 1 July 2019 31 March 2024 8 Independent 19 31 March 2024 22 May 2025 — (Interim) Independent 19 22 May 2025 23 June 2025 9 Estephan Salameh Independent 19 23 June 2025 15 December 2025Minister of Finance and Planning — Estephan Salameh Independent 19 15 December 2025 Incumbent
References
External links Official Ministry of Planning Website (West Bank) Official Ministry of Planning Website (Gaza Strip)