AOUN, DIAB Sign New Cabinet Line-up Decree 21 Jan 2020 Lebanon - President of the Republic, Micheal Aoun, and Prime Minister, Hassan Diab, have signed the new cabinet line-up decree at Baabda Presidential Palace.
PRIME Minister, Hassan Diab, on Tuesday confirmed that the new cabinet embodied the aspirations of protesters all across the nation. “We will endeavor to translate the people's demands. The new government comprises of qualified professionals and has a balanced representation of women. It is a government of specialists who only work for the sake of the country; a government that is not affected by politics and its struggles. It is a government of young men and women who are looking for a promising future in their homeland,” Diab said as describing the new government. “It is a government in which women have a balanced representation and occupy the position of vice-president for the first time in Lebanon,” Diab added. In response to a question, the Prime Minister said that the new cabinet had capabilities and competencies that it planned to invest to rescue the country. “You know the reality of Lebanon, and I assure you that every minister in this government is a technocrat and functions away from political parties. As for consultations, it is very normal to hold them with politicians,” he added in response to another question. As for a new election law, Diab stressed, "We will study the electoral law, and after the cabinet’s approval, it will be forwarded to the house of parliament for legislation, after which we will hold elections." In response to another question about the demands of protesters, Diab said, “we will strive to do everything required to meet all the protesters’ demands; the government will start working as of the first day." With regard to addressing the crucial monetary and financial situation, he explained that a committee of ministers has been tasked to deal with the financial and monetary situation. “For my part, I deal with the administrative policy that benefits the Lebanese best; however, political disputes have no place in my dictionary,” Diab added.
The names of the new Cabinet Ministers are as follows: - Hassan Diab as Prime Minister - Zeina Akar as vice Prime Minister, National Defense Minister - Nassif Hitti as Foreign and Emigrants Minister - Ghazi Wazni as Finance Minister - Mohammad Fahmi as Interior and Municipalities Minister - Raymond Ghajar as Water and Energy Minister - Talal Hawwat as Telecom Minister - Raoul Nehme as Economy and Trade Minister - Marie-Claude Najm as Justice Minister - Michael Najjar as Public Works and Transportation Minister - Imad Hoballah as Industry Minister - Hamad Hassan as Public Health Minister - Abbas Mortada as Agriculture and Culture Minister - Lamia Yammine as Labor Minister - Tarek Al-Majzoub as National Education Minister - Manal Abdel-Samad as Information Minister - Ramzi Mousharaffieh as Tourism and Social Affairs Minister - Ghada Shreim as Minister for the Displaced - Damianos Kattar as Environment and Administrative Development Minister - Vartini Ohanian as Youth and Sports Minister 
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