Prime Minister of Tunisia
(Redirected from Head of Government of Tunisia)
This page lists the holders of the office of Prime Minister of Tunisia (French: chef du gouvernement tunisien). The office was created in May 1922. Mustapha Dinguizli was Tunisia's first Prime Minister.
| Prime Minister of Tunisia | |
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| Cabinet of Tunisia Executive branch of the Tunisian Government | |
| Style | Prime Minister (informal) His/Her Excellency (formal) |
| Status | 2nd highest in executive branch |
| Residence | Dar El Bey |
| Seat | Tunis |
| Nominator | Political parties |
| Appointer | President of Tunisia |
| Term length | No term limits specified |
| Constituting instrument | Constitution of Tunisia |
| Inaugural holder | Bahi Ladgham |
| Formation | November 7, 1969 |
| Salary | 8000 TND monthly[1] |
| Website | www |
Oath
The Head of the Government swears to the following oath in the presence of the President:
I swear by Almighty God to work faithfully for the good of Tunisia, to respect its Constitution and laws, scrupulously to their interests and serve loyally.
Duties
- Creating, amending and dissolving ministries (Except ministries of Defence and Foreign Affairs which require the president's approval).
- Creating, amending and dissolving public institutions, public entities and administrative departments.
- Issuing governmental decrees after consulting the Council of Ministers.
- Shall endorse and sign, where appropriate, regulatory orders issued by ministers.
- Request the parliament to give vote of confidence to their government.
- With the president, they both represent Tunisia abroad.
List
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| Premiership | Portrait | Prime Minister | Prior public office | Party | Election | President[3] | ||
| 1 | 7 November 1969 – 2 November 1970 |
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Bahi Ladgham 10 January 1913 – 13 April 1998 (Lived 85 years) |
Minister of Defence (1968) |
SDP | 1969 | Habib Bourguiba | |
| 2 | 2 November 1970 – 23 April 1980 |
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Hedi Nouira 5 April 1911 – 25 January 1993 (Lived 81 years) |
Minister of Finance (1955–1958) |
SDP | |||
| 1974 | ||||||||
| 1979 | ||||||||
| 3 | 23 April 1980 – 8 July 1986 |
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Mohammed Mzali 23 December 1925 – 23 June 2010 (Lived 84 years) |
Minister of Education (1976–1980) |
SDP | |||
| 1981 | ||||||||
| 4 | 8 July 1986 – 2 October 1987 |
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Rachid Sfar 11 September 1933 – 20 July 2023 (Lived 89 years) |
Minister of Finance (1986) |
SDP | |||
| 1986 | ||||||||
| 5 | 2 October 1987 – 7 November 1987 |
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Zine El Abidine Ben Ali 3 September 1936 – 19 September 2019 (Lived 83 years) |
Minister of Interior (1986–1987) |
SDP | |||
| 6 | 7 November 1987 – 27 September 1989 |
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Hedi Baccouche 15 January 1930 – 21 January 2020 (Lived 90 years) |
Minister of Social affairs (1987) |
SDP | Zine El Abidine Ben Ali | ||
| DCR | 1989 | |||||||
| 7 | 27 September 1989 – 17 November 1999 |
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Hamed Karoui 30 December 1927 – 27 March 2020 (Lived 92 years) |
Minister of Justice (1987) |
DCR | |||
| 1994 | ||||||||
| 8 | 17 November 1999 – 27 February 2011 |
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Mohamed Ghannouchi 18 August 1941 |
Minister of Finance (1991–1992) |
DCR | 1999 | ||
| 2004 | ||||||||
| 2009 | ||||||||
| Independent | Tunisian parliament dissolved | Fouad Mebazaa | ||||||
| 9 | 27 February 2011 – 24 December 2011 |
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Beji Caid Essebsi 29 November 1926 – 25 July 2019 (Lived 92 years) |
Speaker of the Parliament (1990–1991) |
Independent | |||
| 10 | 24 December 2011 – 14 March 2013 |
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Hamadi Jebali 12 January 1949 |
No prior public office held | Ennahda | 2011 | Moncef Marzouki | |
| 11 | 14 March 2013 – 29 January 2014 |
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Ali Laarayedh 15 August 1955 |
Minister of the Interior (2011–2013) |
Ennahda | |||
| 12 | 29 January 2014 – 6 February 2015 |
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Mehdi Jomaa 21 March 1962 |
Minister of Industry (2013–2014) |
Independent | |||
| 13 | 6 February 2015 – 27 August 2016 |
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Habib Essid 1 June 1949 |
Minister of the Interior (2011) |
Independent | 2014 | Beji Caid Essebsi | |
| 14 | 27 August 2016 – 27 February 2020 |
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Youssef Chahed 18 September 1975 |
Minister of Local Affairs (2016) |
Nidaa Tounes | |||
| Tahya Tounes | ||||||||
| 15 | 27 February 2020 – 2 September 2020 |
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Elyes Fakhfakh 1972 |
Minister of Finance (2013–2014) |
Ettakatol | 2019 | Kais Saied | |
| 16 | 1 September 2020 – 25 July 2021 |
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Hichem Mechichi 1974 |
Minister of the Interior (2020) |
Independent | |||
| 17 | 29 September 2021 – 2 August 2023 |
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Najla Bouden Romdhane 29 June 1958 |
Director at the Ministry of Higher Education (2016–2021) |
Independent | |||
| 18 | 2 August 2023 – 7 August 2024 |
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Ahmed Hachani 4 October 1956 |
No prior public office held | Independent | 2023 | ||
| 19 | 7 August 2024 – Incumbent |
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Kamel Madouri 25 January 1974 |
No prior public office held | Independent | |||
Prime Minister Of Tunisia Media
Mustapha Khaznadar, one of the most influential prime ministers in Tunisian history.
References
- ↑ "La Misère de nos députés". Leaders.
- ↑ "Tunisie : La garde rapprochée d'Elyes Fakhfakh, chargé de former le prochain gouvernement – Jeune Afrique". 14 February 2020.
- ↑ Name of the president who appointed the Prime minister