The first Djerad government (Arabic: حكومة جراد الأولى) is the forty-sixth government of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria. It is a government formed by Abdelaziz Djerad on 2 January 2020 under President Abdelmadjid Tebboune.
Formation After holding the elections that the Army was betting on in order to end the protests, and the announcement of Abdelmadjid Tebboune's victory and his inauguration as President, the unsurprising resignation of Noureddine Bedoui came.
The First Minister Noureddine Bedoui submitted the resignation of his government on 19 December 2019, which the new President Abdelmadjid Tebboune accepted. At the same day, the TV1 has announced that the Minister of Foreign Affairs Sabri Boukadoum was named as acting First Minister by the President.
On 29 December 2019, the President of the Republic has appointed the Professor Abdelaziz Djerad as First Minister to form a new government. The composition of the government was announced on 2 January 2020 by Belaïd Mohand-Oussaïd, Spokesman of the Presidency, with a number of ministers from the previous one retained.
Composition
Ministers PortraitOfficeNameTermPartyPrime MinisterAbdelaziz Djerad2 January 2020- 23 June 2020IndependentMinister of Interior and Local AuthoritiesKamel Beldjoud2 January 2020- 23 June 2020IndependentMinister of Foreign AffairsSabri Boukadoum2 January 2020- 23 June 2020IndependentMinister of Justice and Keeper of the SealsBelkacem Zeghmati2 January 2020- 23 June 2020IndependentMinister of National DefenceAbdelmadjid Tebboune2 January 2020- 23 June 2020IndependentMinister of FinanceAbderrahmane Raouya2 January 2020- 23 June 2020IndependentMinister of EnergyMohamed Arkab2 January 2020- 23 June 2020IndependentMinister of MojahedinTayeb Zitouni2 January 2020- 23 June 2020National Rally for Democracy Minister of Religious Affairs and WaqfYoucef Belmehdi2 January 2020- 23 June 2020IndependentMinister of National EducationMohamed Ouadjaout2 January 2020- 23 June 2020IndependentMinister of Higher Education and Scientific ResearchChems-Eddine Chitour2 January 2020- 23 June 2020IndependentMinister of Professional Education and TrainingHoyam Benfriha2 January 2020- 23 June 2020IndependentMinistry of Culture and ArtsMalika Bendouda2 January 2020- 23 June 2020IndependentMinister of Youth and SportsSid Ali Khaldi2 January 2020- 23 June 2020IndependentMinister of Post and Communication Technology and InformationBrahim Boumzar2 January 2020- 23 June 2020IndependentMinister of National Solidarity, Family and the Status of WomenKaoutar Krikou2 January 2020- 23 June 2020IndependentMinister of Industry and MinesFerhat Ait Ali Braham2 January 2020- 23 June 2020IndependentMinister of Agriculture and Rural DevelopmentCherif Omari2 January 2020- 23 June 2020IndependentMinister of Housing and Urban DevelopmentKamel Nasri2 January 2020- 23 June 2020IndependentMinister of TradeKamel Rezig2 January 2020- 23 June 2020IndependentMinister of Communications and Government SpokespersonAmmar Belhimer2 January 2020- 23 June 2020IndependentMinister of Public Works and TransportsFarouk Chiali2 January 2020- 23 June 2020IndependentMinister of Water ResourcesArezki Berraki2 January 2020- 23 June 2020IndependentMinister of Tourism, Handicrafts and Family WorkHacène Mermouri2 January 2020- 23 June 2020IndependentMinister of Health, Population and Hospital ReformAbderrahmane Benbouzid2 January 2020- 23 June 2020IndependentMinister of Labour, Employment and Social SecurityAhemd Achek2 January 2020- 23 June 2020IndependentMinister of Relations with ParliamentBasma Azouar2 January 2020- 23 June 2020Future FrontMinister of EnvironmentNassira Benharrath2 January 2020- 23 June 2020Independent Minister of Fisheries and Fishery ProductionsSid Ahmed Ferroukhi2 January 2020- 23 June 2020IndependentMinister of SMEs/SMIs and the Knowledge EconomyYacine Djeridane2 January 2020- 23 June 2020Independent
Deputy Ministers +PortraitOfficeAttachedNameTermPartyMinister of Statistics and ForesightPrime MinisterBachir Messaitfa2 January 2020- 23 June 2020IndependentMinister of Desert AgricultureMinister of Agriculture and Rural DevelopmentFouad Chehat2 January 2020- 23 June 2020IndependentMinister of Foreign TradeMinister of TradeAïssa Bekkai2 January 2020- 23 June 2020IndependentMinister of Pharmaceutical IndustryMinister of Health, Population and Hospital ReformAbderrahmane Lotfi Djamel Benbahmad2 January 2020- 23 June 2020IndependentMinister of the Desert EnvironmentMinister of EnvironmentHamza Al Sid Cheikh2 January 2020- 23 June 2020IndependentMinister of IncubatorsMinister of SMEs/SMIs and the Knowledge EconomyNassim Diafat2 January 2020- 23 June 2020IndependentMinister of Start-upsMinister of SMEs/SMIs and the Knowledge EconomyYacine Oualid2 January 2020- 23 June 2020Independent
Secretaries of State PortraitOfficeAttachedNameTermPartySecretary of State for the Community and Competencies AbroadMinister of Foreign AffairsRachid Bladehane2 January 2020- 23 June 2020IndependentSecretary of State for the Cinematographic IndustryMinistry of Culture and ArtsBachir Youcef Sehairi2 January 2020- 23 June 2020IndependentSecretary of State for Cultural ProductionMinistry of Culture and ArtsSalim Dada2 January 2020- 23 June 2020IndependentSecretary of State for Elite SportMinister of Youth and SportsNoureddine Morceli2 January 2020- 23 June 2020Independent
Secretary General PortraitOfficeAttachedNameTermPartySecretary General of the GovernmentPrime MinisterYahia Boukhari2 January 2020- 23 June 2020Independent
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