Second Cabinet of Omar Karami explained

The Second Cabinet of Omar Karami (26 October 2004 to 19 April 2005) was the 67th Lebanese cabinet, led by Prime Minister Omar Karami. The cabinet came after the collapse of the Fifth Cabinet of Rafic Hariri resigned in the uproar following the parliamentary extension of the presidency of Émile Lahoud for three years. The Karami cabinet itself fell six months later during the Cedar Revolution, which was sparked by the assassination of Rafik Hariri, the previous prime minister.

Composition

The cabinet members were as follows:[1]

Lebanese Government of October 2004
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Prime Minister Omar Karami's Share (5/30)
Prime Minister of LebanonPrime Minister Arab Liberation PartySunni
Minister of Education Arab Liberation PartySunni
Minister of Defense Union PartySunni
Minister of Economy IndependentSunni
Minister of Industry IndependentSunni
Development and Liberation Bloc Share (5/30)
Minister of Social Affairs Shia
Minister of Health Shia
Minister of Public Works Shia
Minister of Labor Shia
Minister of State Shia
Syrian Social Nationalist Bloc Share (4/30)
Deputy Prime Minister Greek Orthodox
Minister of State Greek Catholic
Minister of Justice SSNPSunni
Minister of State
Marada Bloc Share (2/30)
Minister of Interior Maronite
Minister of Information Greek Orthodox
Armenian Revolutionary Federation Bloc Share (2/30)
Minister of Youth and Sports Armenian Revolutionary FederationArmenian Orthodox
Minister of State Armenian Revolutionary FederationArmenian Orthodox
Others (11/30)

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 24 September 2008 . Prominent Lebanese/Current Ministers . https://web.archive.org/web/20080924163222/http://www.lebanonwire.com/prominent/current_ministers/omar_karami_govt.asp . 24 September 2008 . 14 September 2021.