| Cabinet Name: | Hesham Qandil Cabinet |
| Jurisdiction: | Egypt |
| Flag: | Flag of Egypt.svg |
| Flag Border: | true |
| Date Formed: | 2 August 2012 |
| Date Dissolved: | 8 July 2013 |
| Government Head: | Hesham Qandil |
| State Head: | Mohamed Morsi |
| Political Party: | Independent Supported by: Freedom and Justice Party Al-Wasat Party Renaissance Party |
| Legislature Status: | Technocrats supported by FJP majority coalition |
| Election: | 2011–12 Egyptian parliamentary election |
| Previous: | Ganzouri II |
| Successor: | Beblawi Cabinet |
The cabinet of Egyptian Prime Minister Hesham Qandil was sworn in on 2 August 2012.[1] Qandil was appointed by President Mohamed Morsi, following the resignation of military-named premier Kamal Ganzouri. The cabinet consists of 36 ministers.[2] The composition of the government is mostly formed by technocrats, with five Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) members and one member each from the Al-Wasat and Renaissance parties.[3] [2]
On 12 August 2012, President Mohamed Morsi appointed Abdel Fattah el-Sisi as defense minister and Reda Hafez as military production minister.[4] [5]
On 17 November 2012, transport minister Mohammad Rashad Al Matini resigned over the Manfalut railway accident.[6]
On 5 January 2013, a cabinet reshuffle took place replacing ten ministers.[7] The number of FJP members in the cabinet increased from five to eight after the reshuffle.[8]
On 7 May 2013, another reshuffle took place replacing nine ministers, increasing the number of FJP members to 10 out of a total of 36.[9] [10] [11] [12]
On 1 July 2013, five cabinet members resigned together; they were tourism minister Hisham Zazou, communications and IT minister Atef Helmi, legal and parliamentary affairs minister Hatem Bagato, environment minister Khaled Abdel-Aal, and drinking water and sanitation facilities minister Abdel Khalifa.[13] [14] On 2 July 2013, foreign minister Mohamed Kamel Amr, petroleum minister Sherif Hadarra, and sports minister El Amry Farouk resigned.[15] [16] On 4 July 2013, one day after the 2013 Egyptian coup d'état, the Freedom and Justice Party announced nine ministers offered their resignations.[17] The cabinet was dissolved on 8 July 2013 with the resignation of Prime Minister Hesham Qandil in protest over the killing of 61 protestors by the military at the Republican Guard headquarters.[18]
| Office | Name | Party |
|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | Hesham Qandil | Independent |
| Independent | ||
| Military | ||
| Independent | ||
| Independent | ||
| Independent | ||
| Ministry of Insurance and Social Affairs | Independent | |
| Ministry of Scientific Research | Independent | |
| Mohamed Ibrahim AlSayed (2 August 2012 – 7 May 2013) Ahmed Eissa | Independent Al-Wasat Party | |
| Mostafa Hussein Kamel (2 August 12 – 5 January 2013) Khaled Abdel-Aal | Independent | |
| Independent FJP | ||
| Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation Facilities | Independent | |
| Mohamed Arab (9 May 2012 – 7 May 2013) Alaa Abdel-Aziz | Independent Egyptian Arab Union Party | |
| Ahmed Mekki (2 August 2012 – 7 May 2013) Ahmed Soliman | Independent | |
| Osama Saleh (2 August 2012 – 7 May 2013) Yehia Hamed Abdel-Samie | Independent FJP | |
| Independent | ||
| Ministry of Transportation | Mohammad Rashad Al Matini (2 August 2012 – 17 November 2012) Hatem Abdel Latif | Independent FJP |
| Mahmoud Balbaa (2 August 2012 – 5 January 2013) Ahmed Emam | Independent | |
| Mohamed Mahsoub (2 August 2012 – 5 January 2013) Omar Salem (5 January 2013 – 7 May 2013) Hatem Bagato | Al-Wasat Party Independent Independent | |
| Independent | ||
| Salah Abdel Moamen (2 August 2012 – 7 May 2013) Ahmed Mahmoud Ali El-Gizawi | Independent | |
| Independent | ||
| Osama Kamal (2 August 2012 – 7 May 2013) Sherif Hadarra | Independent | |
| Independent | ||
| FJP | ||
| FJP | ||
| Ministry of Supply and Internal Trade | Independent FJP | |
| FJP | ||
| Independent | ||
| Independent FJP | ||
| Mohamed Hamed | Independent | |
| FJP | ||
| Samir Imbabi (2 August 2012 – 5 January 2013) Wael El-Maadawy | Independent | |
| Hatem Saleh | Renaissance Party | |
| Ministry of Youth Affairs | FJP | |
| Ministry of Sports | Independent | |