Qandil Cabinet

The cabinet of Egyptian Prime Minister Hesham Qandil was sworn in on 2 August 2012.[1] Qandil was appointed by President Mohamed Morsi, following the resignation of military-named premier Kamal Ganzouri. The cabinet consists of 36 ministers.[2] The composition of the government is mostly formed by technocrats, with five Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) members and one member each from the Al-Wasat and Renaissance parties.[3][2]

Hesham Qandil Cabinet

Cabinet of Egypt
Date formed2 August 2012
Date dissolved8 July 2013
People and organisations
Head of stateMohamed Morsi
Head of governmentHesham Qandil
Member partyIndependent
Supported by:
Freedom and Justice Party
Al-Wasat Party
Renaissance Party
Status in legislatureTechnocrats supported by FJP majority coalition
History
Election(s)2011–12 Egyptian parliamentary election
PredecessorGanzouri II
SuccessorBeblawi Cabinet

Reshuffles

On 12 August 2012, President Mohamed Morsi appointed Abdel Fattah el-Sisi as defense minister and Reda Hafez as military production minister.[4][5]

On 17 November 2012, transport minister Mohammad Rashad Al Matini resigned over the Manfalut railway accident.[6]

On 5 January 2013, a cabinet reshuffle took place replacing ten ministers.[7] The number of FJP members in the cabinet increased from five to eight after the reshuffle.[8]

On 7 May 2013, another reshuffle took place replacing nine ministers, increasing the number of FJP members to 10 out of a total of 36.[9][10][11][12]

Resignations

On 1 July 2013, five cabinet members resigned together; they were tourism minister Hisham Zazou, communications and IT minister Atef Helmi, legal and parliamentary affairs minister Hatem Bagato, environment minister Khaled Abdel-Aal, and drinking water and sanitation facilities minister Abdel Khalifa.[13][14] On 2 July 2013, foreign minister Mohamed Kamel Amr, petrolium minister Sherif Hadarra, and sports minister El Amry Farouk resigned.[15][16] On 4 July 2013, one day after the 2013 Egyptian coup d'état, the Freedom and Justice Party announced nine ministers offered their resignations.[17] The cabinet was dissolved on 8 July 2013 with the resignation of Prime Minister Hesham Qandil in protest over the killing of 61 protestors by the military at the Republican Guard headquarters.[18]

Cabinet members
OfficeNameParty
Prime MinisterHesham QandilIndependent
Ministry of InteriorAhmed Gamal El Din (2 August 2012 – 5 January 2013)
Mohamed Ibrahim		Independent
Ministry of DefenseMohamed Hussein Tantawi (20 May 1991 – 12 August 2012)
Abdel Fattah el-Sisi		Military
Ministry of Foreign AffairsMohamed Kamel AmrIndependent
Ministry of Military ProductionAli Sabry (21 July 2011 – 12 August 2012)
Reda Hafez		Independent
Minister of FinanceMomtaz El-Saeed (2 August 2012 – 5 January 2013)
Morsi El Sayed Hegazy (5 January 2013 – 7 May 2013)
Fayyad Abdel Moneim		Independent
Ministry of Insurance and Social AffairsNagwa KhalilIndependent
Ministry of Scientific ResearchNadia ZakharyIndependent
Ministry of AntiquitiesMohamed Ibrahim AlSayed (2 August 2012 – 7 May 2013)
Ahmed Eissa		Independent
Al-Wasat Party
Ministry of EnvironmentMostafa Hussein Kamel (2 August 12 – 5 January 2013)
Khaled Abdel-Aal		Independent
Ministry of Local DevelopmentAhmed Abdeen (2 August 2012 – 5 January 2013)
Mohammed Ali Beshr		Independent
FJP
Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation FacilitiesAbdel KhalifaIndependent
Ministry of CultureMohamed Arab (9 May 2012 – 7 May 2013)
Alaa Abdel-Aziz		Independent
Egyptian Arab Union Party
Ministry of JusticeAhmed Mekki (2 August 2012 – 7 May 2013)
Ahmed Soliman		Independent
Ministry of InvestmentOsama Saleh (2 August 2012 – 7 May 2013)
Yehia Hamed Abdel-Samie		Independent
FJP
Ministry of EducationIbrahim DeifIndependent
Ministry of TransportationMohammad Rashad Al Matini (2 August 2012 – 17 November 2012)
Hatem Abdel Latif		Independent
FJP
Ministry of Electricity and EnergyMahmoud Balbaa (2 August 2012 – 5 January 2013)
Ahmed Emam		Independent
Ministry of Legal and Parliamentary AffairsMohamed Mahsoub (2 August 2012 – 5 January 2013)
Omar Salem (5 January 2013 – 7 May 2013)
Hatem Bagato		Al-Wasat Party
Independent
Independent
Ministry of TourismHisham ZazouIndependent
Ministry of Agriculture and Land ReclamationSalah Abdel Moamen (2 August 2012 – 7 May 2013)
Ahmed Mahmoud Ali El-Gizawi		Independent
Ministry of Communications and Information TechnologyHany Mahmoud (2 August 2012 – 5 January 2013)
Atef Helmi		Independent
Ministry of Petroleum and Metallurgical WealthOsama Kamal (2 August 2012 – 7 May 2013)
Sherif Hadarra		Independent
Ministry of Water Resources and IrrigationMohamed Bahaa EldinIndependent
Ministry of Housing and Urban DevelopmentTarek WafikFJP
Ministry of Higher EducationMostafa MussadFJP
Ministry of Supply and Internal TradeZeid Mohamed (2 August 2012 – 5 January 2013)
Bassem Ouda		Independent
FJP
Ministry of Manpower and ImmigrationKhaled AzhariFJP
Ministry of Religious EndowmentsTalaat AfifiIndependent
Ministry of Planning and International CooperationAshraf El-Araby (2 August 2012 – 7 May 2013)
Amr Darrag		Independent
FJP
Ministry of Health and PopulationMohamed HamedIndependent
Ministry of InformationSalah Abdel MaqsoudFJP
Ministry of Civil AviationSamir Imbabi (2 August 2012 – 5 January 2013)
Wael El-Maadawy		Independent
Ministry of Industry and Foreign TradeHatem SalehRenaissance Party
Ministry of Youth AffairsOsama YassinFJP
Ministry of SportsEl Amry FaroukIndependent

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