List of new Lebanese cabinet

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List of Lebanese cabinet

Agence France Presse -- English
July 19, 2005 Tuesday 6:02 PM GMT

BEIRUT July 19 -- Here is the line-up of the new Lebanese cabinet
formed Tuesday by prime minister-designate Fuad Siniora, which still
has to be approved by parliament.

- Prime Minister: Fuad Siniora (Sunni Muslim, new)

- Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defense: Elias Murr (Greek
Orthodox, unchanged)

- Foreign Minister: Fawzi Salukh (Shiite, new)

- Interior Minister: Hassan Sabaa (Sunni, unchanged)

- Finance, Economy and Trade Minister: Jihad Qazaour (Maronite, new)

- Public Works and Transport Minister: Mohammed Safadi, (Sunni, new)

- Health, Social Affairs Minister: Mohammad Khalifeh (Shiite,
unchanged)

- Telecommunication, Sports and Youth Minister: Marwan Hamadeh
(Druze, new)

- Justice Minister: Charles Rizk (Maronite, new)

- Education Minister: Khaled Qabbani (Sunni, new)

- Industry Minister: Pierre Gemayel (Maronite, new)

- Information, Tourism Minister: Ghazi Aridi, (Druze, new)

- Environment Minister: Yacoub Sarraf (Greek Orthodox, new)

- Economy Minister: Sami Haddad (Protestant, new))

- Youth and Sports Minister: Ahmed Fatfat (Sunni, new)

- Displaced Persons Minister: Nehmeh Tohmeh (Greek Catholic, new)

- Energy Minister: Mohammed Fneich (Shiite, new)

- Labour Minister: Trade Hamadeh (Shiite, unchanged)

- Agriculture Minister: Talal Sahili (Shiite, new)

- Tourism Minister: Joseph Sarkis (Maronite, new)

- Social Affairs Minister: Nayla Moawad (Maronite, new)

- Culture Minister: Tareq Mitri (Greek Orthodox, change of portfolio)

- Minister of State for Administrative Development: Jean Oghasappian
(Armenian, new)

- Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs: Michel Pharaon (Greek
Catholic, new)