First cabinet of Fouad Siniora

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This is the list of the Lebanese government that was formed by Fouad Siniora on 19 July 2005 after the general elections of 2005, who was appointed by then president Émile Lahoud. All the main political blocs were included in it except for the Free Patriotic Movement-led bloc headed by General Michel Aoun. Hezbollah were firstly represented in this cabinet.{{cite journal|last=Knudsen|first=Are|title=The Law, the Loss and the Lives of Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon|journal=CMI|year=2007|volume=1|url=http://bora.cmi.no/dspace/bitstream/10202/24/1/WP%202007-1.pdf|accessdate=20 March 2013}}

The legality of the government was questioned when five Shia members left in November 2006.{{Citation needed|date=May 2008}} The reason for their resignation was Siniora's eagerness to sign the UN draft plan for the foundation of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon, which would search the assassination of Rafik Hariri, who was killed on 14 February 2005.{{cite journal|last=Khashan|first=Hilal|title=Saad Hariri's Moment of Truth|journal=Middle East Quarterly|date=Winter 2011|volume=XVIII|issue=1|pages=65–71|url=http://www.meforum.org/2820/saad-hariri-moment-of-truth|accessdate=11 March 2013}}

On 24 November 2007, the government became an interim one following the end of the president's mandate. A new government shall be formed following the election of a new president.{{Citation needed|date=January 2011}}

Composition

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colspan=4 style="text-align:center; background:#efefef"|President Emile Lahoud's Share (3/24)
Deputy Prime Minister
and Defence
Elias Murr{{color box|White|border=silver}} IndependentGreek Orthodox
Minister of EnvironmentYacoub Sarraf{{color box|White|border=silver}} IndependentGreek Orthodox
Minister of JusticeCharles Rizk{{color box|white|border=silver}} IndependentMaronite
colspan=4 style="text-align:center; background:#efefef"|March 14 Alliance (16/24)
Prime Minister of Lebanon|Prime MinisterFouad Siniora{{color box|{{party color|Future Movement}}|border=silver}} Future MovementSunni
Minister of Youth and SportsAhmad Fatfat{{color box|{{party color|Future Movement}}|border=silver}} Future MovementSunni
Minister of Public WorksMohammad Safadi{{color box|{{party color|Future Movement}}|border=silver}} Future MovementSunni
Minister of CultureTarek Mitri{{color box|{{party color|Future Movement}}|border=silver}} Future MovementGreek Orthodox
Minister of InteriorHassan Sabeh{{color box|{{party color|Future Movement}}|border=silver}} Future MovementSunni
Minister of EducationKhaled Kabbani{{color box|{{party color|Future Movement}}|border=silver}} Future MovementSunni
State MinisterMichel Pharaon{{color box|{{party color|Future Movement}}|border=silver}} Future MovementGreek Catholic
State MinisterJean Ogassapian{{color box|{{party color|Future Movement}}|border=silver}} Future MovementArmenian Catholic
Minister of Economy and TradeSami Haddad{{color box|{{party color|Future Movement}}|border=silver}} Future MovementProtestant
Minister of DisplacedNehmeh Tohme{{color box|darkred|border=silver}} Progressive Socialist PartyGreek Catholic
Minister of InformationGhazi Aridi{{color box|darkred|border=silver}} {{nowrap|Progressive Socialist Party}}Druze
Minister of TelecommunicationsMarwan Hamadeh{{color box|darkred|border=silver}} {{nowrap|Progressive Socialist Party}}Druze
Minister of Social AffairsNayla Moawad{{color box|pink|border=silver}} Independence MovementMaronite
Minister of IndustryPierre Amine Gemayel{{color box|green|border=silver}} Kataeb PartyMaronite
Minister of TourismJoseph Sarkis{{color box|red|border=silver}} Lebanese ForcesMaronite
Minister of FinanceJihad Azour{{color box|white|border=silver}} IndependentMaronite
colspan=4 style="text-align:center; background:#efefef"|March 8 Alliance (5/24)
Minister of HealthMohammad Khalifeh{{color box|green|border=silver}} Amal MovementShia
Minister of AgricultureTalah Sahili{{color box|green|border=silver}} Amal MovementShia
Minister of LabourTrad Hamadeh{{color box|yellow|border=silver}} HezbollahShia
Minister of Energy and WaterMuhammad Fneish{{color box|yellow|border=silver}} HezbollahShia
Minister of Foreign AffairsFawzi Salloukh{{color box|white|border=silver}} IndependentShia

Notes

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References

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