First Arafat Government
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| jurisdiction = Palestinian National Authority
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| date_formed = 5 July 1994
| date_dissolved = 17 May 1996
| government_head = Yasser Arafat
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{{Politics of Palestine}}
The First Arafat Government was formed in 1994, when Yasser Arafat returned to Palestine, settling in Gaza City and promoted self-governance for the Palestinian territories.Constitution of Palestine (1994) Wikisource 26 July 2006. Accessed on 7 November 2007 The government was dissolved following the 1996 Palestinian general election.
Government Composition
Yasser Arafat's first government consisted of 20 ministries, 17 ministers (including one woman, Intissar al-Wazir). The positions of ministers of the Ministry of Public Works and the Ministry of Agriculture remained vacant, with a deputy minister appointed for each of them.
Members of the Government
References
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Category:Cabinets established in 1994
Category:Cabinets disestablished in 1996