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King Mohammed operates cabinet reshuffle
Morocco, Politics, 9/6/2000
Morocco's King Mohammed VI on Wednesday operated a cabinet reshuffle, downsizing the number of ministerial portfolios from 43 to 33.
The king appointed the new cabinet during an official ceremony, held at the royal palace of Agadir, southern Morocco, this Wednesday noon.
Under the Moroccan constitution, the King appoints the ministers upon the proposal of the Prime Minister.
Abderrahmane Youssoufi, first secretary of the Socialist Union of Popular Forces (USFP), who has been leading since March 1998 a seven-party center-left coalition government, is still at the head of the cabinet.
The same Seven political parties represented in the 1998 government are forming the new cabinet, namely the USFP (10 portfolios), the Istiqlal Party (PI/4 portfolios), the National rally of Independents (RNI/ 4 portfolios), the National Popular Movement (MNP/ 3 portfolios), the Party for Progress and Socialism (PPS/2 portfolios), the Social Democratic Party (PSD/ 1 portfolio) and the Democratic Forces Front (FFD/ 1 portfolio).
Eight of the cabinet members are independent.
There are four newcomers in the reshuffled cabinet, two from the USFP, namely Nacer Hajji -Secretary of state in charge of post and information and communication technologies--and Abdelkrim Ben Atiq-- Secretary of state to the minister of social economy, small and medium-sized enterprises and handicraft. The two other newcomers are from the Istiqlal Party, namely the partyıs secretary general Abbas El-Fassi, who holds the portfolio of employment, vocational training, social development and solidarity, and MıHammed Al-Khalifa, appointed minister of public service and administrative reform.
Morocco entered the alternation experience in 1998, with the coming to power of a socialist-led coalition government after decades of right-wing rule.
LIST OF THE GOVERNMENT MEMBERS
(appointed on September 6, 2000)
Mr. Aberrahmane EL YOUSSOUFI (USFP) -unchanged--
Prime Minister
Mr. Omar AZZIMAN : --unchanged--
Minister of Justice
Mr. Abdelkebir M'DAGHRI ALAOUI --unchanged--
Minister of Habous and Islamic Affairs
Mr. Mohamed Benaissa : --unchanged--
Minister of foreign affairs and cooperation
Mr. Ahmed El Midaoui: --unchanged--
Minister of the Interior
Mr. Abbas El Fassi (Istiqlal Party) --new--
Minister of employment, vocational training, social development and solidarity
Mr. Mohamed EL YAZGHI (USFP) --unchanged--
Minister in charge of territory development, urbanism, housing and Environment
Mr. Fathallah OUALALOU (USFP) -adds tourism portfolio--
Minister of Economy, Finance and Tourism
Mr. Abdessadek RABIA --unchanged--
Secretary General of the Government
Mr. Ahmed Lahlimi Alami (USFP) -adds new departments--
Minister of Social economy, small and medium-sized enterprises and handicraft, in charge of the government general affairs
Mr. Ismail ALAOUI (PPS) --changes portfolio--
Minister of agriculture and rural development
Mr. Mustapha Mansouri (RNI) --changes portfolio--
Minister of industry, trade, energy and mining
Mr. Said Chbaatou (MNP) --changes portfolio--
Minister of sea fisheries
Mr. Bouamour Taghouane (PI) -unchanged--
Minister of equipment
Mr. Abdeslam Znined (RNI) --changes portfolio--
Minister of transport and merchant navy
Mr. Najib Zerouali (RNI) --unchanged--
Minister of higher education and scientific research
Mr. Abdallah Saaf (PSD) --changes portfolio--
Minister of national education
Mr. Thami El Khyari (FFD) -changes portfolio--
Minister of health
Mr. Mohamed Achaari (USFP) --adds communication portfolio--
Minister of culture and communication
Mr. Mohamed Bouzoubaa (USFP) --unchanged--
Minister in charge of relations with the parliament
Mr. Mohamed Aujjar (RNI) -unchanged--
Minister of human rights
Mr. Ahmed MOUSSAOUI (MNP) -unchanged--
Minister of Youth and Sports
Mr. Abelhamid AOUAD (PI) -unchanged--
Minister of economic forecasts and Planning
Mr. Mıhammed El Khalifa (PI) -new--
Minister of public service and administrative reform
Mr. Abderrahmane Sbai --unchanged--
Minister, delegated to the prime minister, in charge of the national defense administration
Mr. Hassan Maaouni (MNP) --changes portfolio--
Minister, delegated to the minister of agriculture and rural development, in charge of rural development
Mrs Nezha Chekrouni (USFP) -changes portfolio--
Minister, delegated to the minister of employment, vocational training, social development and solidarity, in charge of women condition, family and childhood protection, and integration of handicapped persons
Mr. Taieb Fassi Fihri --unchanged--
Secretary of state for foreign affairs and cooperation
Mr. Fouad Ali Al Himma --unchanged--
Secretary of state to the interior
Mr. Mohamed MıBarki (USFP) -unchanged--
Secretary of state to the minister of territory development, urbanism, housing and environment, in charge of housing
Mr. Omar El Fassi (PPS) -unchanged--
Secretary of state to the minister of higher education and scientific research, in charge of scientific research
Mr. Nacer Hajji (USFP) --new--
Secretary of state to the prime minister in charge of post and information and communication technologies
Mr. Abdelkrim Ben Atiq (USFP) -new--
Secretary of state to the minister of social economy, small and medium-sized enterprises and handicraft. (MAP)SL/SH
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