The Palestinian Authority Government of October 2002 was a government of the Palestinian National Authority (PA) from 29 October 2002 to 30 April 2003, headed by Yasser Arafat, the President of the Palestinian National Authority. The Cabinet was largely equal to the June Government, from which six Ministers had resigned.
On 30 April 2003, the next Government led by Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas was established.
Powers and jurisdiction
Pursuant to the Oslo Accords, the authority of the PA Government was limited to some civil rights of the Palestinians in the West Bank Areas A and B and in the Gaza Strip, and to internal security in Area A and in Gaza.
2003 Basic Law changes After the dismissal of the Government, no elections were held. On 18 March 2003, Arafat signed the 2003 Amended Basic Law,2003 Amended Basic Law, 18 March 2003 which transformed the political system into a semi-presidential one. The post of Prime Minister was created,The Palestinian Prime Minister: A Reference Guide . PLO Negotiations Affairs Department (NAD), March 2003 who became responsible for the composition of the Cabinet and became the Chairman of the "Council of Ministers".
Mahmoud Abbas was named as the proposed first Prime Minister on 6 March 2003,Arafat chooses Palestinian prime minister. CNN, 6 March 2003 and appointed on 19 March 2003. Abbas and his cabinet were approved by the Palestinian Legislative Council on 29 April and he became the head of the next Government on 30 April after being sworn in.Inaugural Speech - Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmud Abbas. MidEastweb, 29 April 2003
Members of the Government
IndexPNA Government, Jerusalem Media and Community Centre. The link is given on this page.MinisterOfficeParty0Yasser ArafatPresident of the "Council of Ministers" Fatah 1Salam FayyadFinanceIndependent2Hani al-HasanInterior Fatah3Yasser Abed RabboCulture and InformationPalestine Democratic Union (FIDA)4Nabil ShaathPlanning and International CooperationFatah5Na'im Abu al-HummusEducationFatah6Intissar al-WazirSocial AffairsFatah7Nabeel KassisTourism and AntiquitiesIndependent8Zuhair SouraniJusticeIndependent9Saeb ErekatLocal GovernanceFatah10Azzam al-AhmadPublic Works and HousingFatah11Maher al-MasriEconomy, Trade and IndustryFatah12Abdel Rahman HamadEnergy and Natural ResourcesFatah13Rafiq al-NatshehAgricultureFatah14Ahmad al-ShibiHealthFatah15Ghassan KhatibLaborPalestinian People's Party16Mitri Abu EitaTransportation and TelecommunicationIndependent17Abdul Aziz ShahinSupplyIndependent18Samir GhoshehOrient House DirectorIndependent19Hisham Abdul RazeqPrisoners and Detainees AffairsFatah
See also Palestinian government
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