Morocco's new government; list of ministers
Morocco, Politics, 6/9/2004

King Mohammed VI of Morocco appointed this Tuesday, new members of the Government as part of a "technical ministerial readjustment," announced the spokesman for the palace, Hassan Aourid.

The spokesman explained that the cabinet readjustment aims at "adapting the structure and the composition of the Government to the priorities and programs that must be carried out by the Government, in conformity with the high orientations of HM the King."

The new government, the spokesman went on, was appointed upon "proposal of the Prime Minister, in accordance with article 24 of the constitution."

Here follows the new government line-up, after the "technical readjustment:"

- MR. Driss Jettou: Prime Minister

- MR. Abbas El Fassi: Minister of state

- MR. Mohamed Benaissa: Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation

- MR. Al Mostafa Sahel: Minister of the Interior

- MR. Mohamed Bouzoubaa: Minister of Justice

- MR. Ahmed Toufiq: Minister of Habous and Islamic Affairs

- MR. Mohamed El Yazghi: Minister of Territory Development, Water and Environment

- MR. Fathallah Oualalou: Minister of Finance and Privatization

- MR. Abdessadek Rabiaa: Secretary General of the Government

- MR. Mohand Laenser: Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Sea Fisheries

- MR. Mustapha Mansouri: Minister of Employment and Vocational Training

- MR. Habib El Malki: Minister of National Education, Higher Education, Staff Training and Scientific Research

- MR. Mohamed Achaari: Minister of Culture

- MR. Karim Ghellab: Minister of Equipment and Transports

- MR. Adil Douiri, Minister of Tourism, Handicraft and Social Economy

- MR. Mohamed Cheikh Biadillah: Minister of Health

- MR. Mohamed Saad El Alami: Minister of Relations with the Parliament

- MR. Mohammed Boutaleb: Minister of Energy and Mining

- MR. Mohamed Nabil Benabdallah: Minister of Communication, Spokesman of the Government

- MR. Mustapha Mechahouri: Minister of Foreign Trade

- MR. Abderrahim Harouchi: Minister of Social Development, Family and Solidarity

- MR. Mohamed Boussaid: Minister in charge of Modernizing Public Sectors

- MR. Salaheddine Mezouar: Minister of Industry, Trade and Economy Upgrading

- MR. Abderrahman Sbai: Minister-Delegate to the Prime Minister, in charge of the Administration of National Defense

- MR. Rachid Talbi Alami: Minister-Delegate to the Prime Minister in charge of General and Economic Affairs

- MR. Taieb Fassi Fihri: Minister-Delegate to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation

- Mrs Nouzha Chekrouni: Minister-Delegate to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation in charge of Moroccans Living Abroad

- MR. Fouad Ali El Himma: Minister-Delegate to the Interior

- MR. Ahmed Toufiq Hejira: Minister-Delegate dŽlŽguŽ to the Prime Minister in charge of Housing and Urbanism

- MR. Abdelkebir Zahoud: secretary of state to the Minister of Territory Development, Water and Environment, in charge of water

- Mrs Yasmina Baddou: Secretary of State to the Minister of Social Development, Family and Solidarity

- MR. Said Oulbacha: Secretary of State to the Minister of Employment and Vocational Tranining in charge of Vocational Training

- MR. Mohamed El Gahs: Secretary of State to the Prime Minister, in Charge of Youth

- MR. Mohamed Mohattane: Secretary of State to the Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Sea Fisheries, in charge of Rural Development

- MR. Anis Birou: secretary of State to the Minister of National Education, Higher Education, Staff Training and Scientific Research, in charge of Literacy and Informal Education.

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