The First Arafat Government was formed in 1994, when Yasser Arafat returned to Palestine, settling in Gaza City and promoted self-governance for the Palestinian territories.Constitution of Palestine (1994) Wikisource 26 July 2006. Accessed on 7 November 2007 The government was dissolved following the 1996 Palestinian general election.
Government Composition Yasser Arafat's first government consisted of 20 ministries, 17 ministers (including one woman, Intissar al-Wazir). The positions of ministers of the Ministry of Public Works and the Ministry of Agriculture remained vacant, with a deputy minister appointed for each of them.
Members of the Government S.NoPortraitNamePortfolioPartyRemarks1Dr. Yasser ArafatPresident of the Palestinian National Authority and Minister of InteriorFatahChairman of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization2Ahmed QureiArchitect of Self-Rule Apparently Leaves Arafat's Government. The New York Times, 18 September 1994Minister of Economy and TradeFatahMember of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization3Nabil ShaathMinister of Planning and International CooperationFatah4Saeb Erekat'Politics in Palestine', Palestinian National Authority: The PA Ministerial Cabinet List Emergency Cabinet, October 2003 – November 2003 , Jerusalem Media and Communication Centre.Minister of Local GovernmentFatah5Minister of HealthFatah6Minister of JusticeFatah7Minister of Civil AffairsFatah8Zakaria al-AghaMinister of HousingFatah9Intissar al-WazirMinister of Social AffairsFatah10Yasser Abd Rabbo"Abd Rabbo, Yasir", pp. 6–7. Michael R. Fischbach, Encyclopedia of the Palestinians. Infobase Publishing, 2005Minister of Culture and InformationPalestinian Democratic UnionMember of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization11Minister of Youth and SportsPalestinian Democratic Union12Samir GhawshahSamir Ghousha, PPSF secretary-general and co-founder, dead at 72 . Ma'an News Agency. 2009-08-05.Minister of LabourPalestinian Popular Struggle FrontMember of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization13Mohammad Zuhdi NashashibiMinister of FinanceIndependentMember of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization14Minister of EducationIndependentMember of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization15Minister of TransportIndependent16Minister of CommunicationsIndependent17Elias FreijMinister of TourismIndependent18Hasan TahboubMinister of Waqf and Religious AffairsIndependent19VacantMinister of Public Works20VacantMinister of Agriculture
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