The Second Wael al-Halqi government was the ninety-second government since the establishment of the modern Syrian state in 1918 and the sixth government to serve under the presidency of Bashar al-Assad. Formed on 28 August 2014 by Decree No. 273, the government followed Bashar al-Assad's re-election in the 2014 Syrian presidential election after Wael al-Halqi had been tasked with forming a new government on 10 August 2014.
The government introduced several changes to the structure of the Syrian executive. The Ministry of Social Affairs and Labour was divided into two separate ministries—the Ministry of Social Affairs and the Ministry of Labour—and a new Ministry of Administrative Development was established. The new ministry was tasked with improving public administration, modernising the civil service, enhancing government performance and public services, updating administrative legislation, developing state institutions, training public-sector personnel, promoting the use of information technology, and combating administrative corruption.
The government continued to govern Syria during the ongoing Syrian civil war, overseeing state administration, economic management, and public services amid the country's continuing political, military, and humanitarian challenges. It remained in office until July 2016, when it was succeeded by the Imad Khamis government following the 2016 parliamentary elections.
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See also Council of Ministers (Syria) List of Syrian governments Government ministries of Syria List of prime ministers of Syria
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