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This is the list of the Lebanese government that was formed by [[Fouad Siniora]] on 11 July 2008.<ref name=lwire>{{cite news|title=Profiles: Lebanon's new government|url=http://www.lebanonwire.com/0807MLN/08071201LW.asp|accessdate=12 January 2013|newspaper=Lebanon Wire|date=12 July 2008|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130511134105/http://www.lebanonwire.com/0807MLN/08071201LW.asp|archivedate=11 May 2013}}</ref> In the cabinet, the opposition had eleven of the thirty seats.<ref name=Sorenson2009>{{cite book|author=David S. Sorenson|title=Global Security Watch—Lebanon: A Reference Handbook: A Reference Handbook|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=L7fr8WGPS_gC&pg=PA7|accessdate=16 January 2013|date=12 November 2009|publisher=ABC-CLIO|isbn=978-0-313-36579-9|pages=72}}</ref>
This is the list of the Lebanese government that was formed by Mr [[Fouad Siniora]] on [[July 11]] [[2008]]


==Composition==
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|colspan=4 style="text-align:center; background:#efefef"|'''Lebanese government of July 2008'''
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|td width="25%" style="border-bottom:1px solid; background:#efefef;"|'''Portfolio'''||td width="20%" style="border-bottom:1px solid; background:#efefef;"|'''Minister'''||td width="35%" style="border-bottom:1px solid; background:#efefef;"|'''Political affiliation'''||td width="20%" style="border-bottom:1px solid; background:#efefef;"|'''Religious Sect'''
|colspan=3 align=center|'''[[March 8 Alliance|Opposition]]'''
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|[[Greek Orthodox]]||[[Issam Abu Jamra]]||[[Vice Prime Minister (Lebanon)|Vice Prime Minister]]/[[Minister of State]]||[[Free Patriotic Movement]]
|colspan=4 style="text-align:center; background:#efefef"|'''[[Emile Lahoud|President Emile Lahoud's Share]] (3/30)'''
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|Minister of Interior || [[Ziad Baroud]] || {{color box|white|border=silver}} [[Independent politician|Independent]] || [[Maronite]]
|[[Maronite]]||[[Gebran Bassil]]||[[Ministry of Telecommunications (Lebanon)|Telecommunications]]||[[Free Patriotic Movement]]
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|Minister of Defense ||[[Elias Murr]] || {{color box|White|border=silver}} [[Independent politician|Independent]] || [[Greek Orthodox Christianity in Lebanon|Greek Orthodox]]
|[[Maronite]]||[[Mario Aoun]]||[[Ministry of Social Affairs (Lebanon)|Social Affairs]]||[[Free Patriotic Movement]]
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|Minister of State || [[Joe Takla]] || {{color box|white|border=silver}} [[Independent politician|Independent]] || [[Greek Catholic]]
|[[Greek Catholic]]||[[Elias Skaff]]||[[Ministry of Agriculture (Lebanon)|Agriculture]]||[[Skaff Bloc]]
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|[[Lebanese Armenian|Armenian]]||Alain Tabourian||Power||[[Armenian Revolutionary Federation|ARF]]
|colspan=4 style="text-align:center; background:#efefef"|'''[[March 14 Alliance]] (16/30)'''
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|Prime Minister of Lebanon|Prime Minister||[[Fouad Siniora]] || {{color box|{{party color|Future Movement}}|border=silver}} [[Future Movement]]|| [[Sunni Islam in Lebanon|Sunni]]
|[[Shia]]||[[Fawzi Salloukh]]||Foreign Affairs||[[Hezbollah]]
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|Minister of Finance ||[[Mohammad Chatah]] || {{color box|{{party color|Future Movement}}|border=silver}} [[Future Movement]]|| [[Sunni Islam in Lebanon|Sunni]]
|[[Shia]]||Mohammad Jawad Khalifeh||Health||[[Amal Movement]]
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|Minister of Education ||[[Bahia Hariri]] || {{color box|{{party color|Future Movement}}|border=silver}} [[Future Movement]]|| [[Sunni Islam in Lebanon|Sunni]]
|[[Shia]]||Ghazi Zeaiter||Industry||[[Amal Movement]]
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|Minister of Culture ||[[Tammam Salam]] || {{color box|{{party color|Future Movement}}|border=silver}} [[Future Movement]]|| [[Sunni Islam in Lebanon|Sunni]]
|[[Shia]]||Mohammad Fneich||Labor||[[Hezbollah]]
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|Minister of State ||[[Khaled Kabbani]] || {{color box|{{party color|Future Movement}}|border=silver}} [[Future Movement]]|| [[Sunni Islam in Lebanon|Sunni]]
|[[Shia]]||[[Ali Qanso]]||State||[[SSNP]]
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|Minister of Information ||[[Tarek Mitri]] || {{color box|{{party color|Future Movement}}|border=silver}} [[Future Movement]] || [[Greek Orthodox Christianity in Lebanon|Greek Orthodox]]
|[[Druze]]||[[Talal Arslan]]||Youth and Sports||[[Lebanese Democratic Party|LDP]]
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|State Minister ||[[Jean Ogassapian]] || {{color box|{{party color|Future Movement}}|border=silver}} [[Future Movement]]|| [[Armenian Catholic Church|Armenian Catholic]]
|colspan=3 align=center|'''[[Michel Sleiman|Pro-President]]'''
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|[[Maronite]]||[[Ziad Baroud]]||Interior||[[Michel Sleiman|President]] close to [[Democratic Renewal (Lebanon)|Democratic Renewal]]
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|Minister of Public Works ||[[Ghazi Aridi]] || {{color box|darkred|border=silver}} {{nowrap|[[Progressive Socialist Party]]}} || [[Druze]]
|[[Greek Orthodox]]||[[Elias Murr]]||Defense|| [[Michel Sleiman|President]] close to [[Michel Murr|Murr Bloc]]
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|Minister of State ||[[Wael Abou Faour]] || {{color box|darkred|border=silver}} {{nowrap|[[Progressive Socialist Party]]}} || [[Druze]]
|[[Greek Catholic]]||Joe Takla||State||[[Michel Sleiman|President]]
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|Minister of Environment || [[Antoine Karam (Lebanese politician)|Antoine Karam]] || {{color box|red|border=silver}} [[Lebanese Forces]] || [[Maronite]]
|colspan=3 align=center|'''[[March 14 Alliance]]'''
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|[[Sunni]]||[[Fouad Siniora]]||Prime Minister /State||[[Future Movement]]
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|Minister of Justice ||[[Ibrahim Najjar]] || {{color box|red|border=silver}} [[Lebanese Forces]] || [[Greek Orthodox Christianity in Lebanon|Greek Orthodox]]
|[[Sunni]]||Mohammad Shateh||Finance||[[Future Movement]]
|-
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|Minister of Tourism || [[Elie Marouni]] || {{color box|green|border=silver}} [[Kataeb Party]] || [[Maronite]]
|[[Sunni]]||[[Bahia Hariri]]||Education||[[Future Movement]]
|-
|-
|Minister of State || [[Nassib Lahoud]] || {{color box|blue|border=silver}} [[Democratic Renewal (Lebanon)| Democratic Renewal ]] || [[Maronite]]
|[[Lebanese Armenian|Armenian]]||Jean Ogasapian||State||[[Future Movement]]
|-
|-
|Minister of Economy and Trade ||[[Mohammad Safadi]] || {{color box|darkblue|border=silver}} [[Tripoli Bloc]]|| [[Sunni Islam in Lebanon|Sunni]]
|[[Sunni]]||Khaled Kabbani||State||[[Future Movement]]
|-
|-
|Minister of Displaced || [[Raymond Audi]] || {{color box|white|border=silver}} [[Independent politician|Independent]] || [[Greek Catholic]]
|[[Sunni]]||Mohammad Safadi||Economy and Trade||[[Tripoli Bloc]]
|-
|-
|Minister of State || [[Ibrahim Chamseddine]] || {{color box|white|border=silver}} [[Independent politician|Independent]] || [[Shia Islam in Lebanon|Shia]]
|[[Greek Orthodox]]||Tarek Mitri||Media||Independent close to [[Future Movement|FM]]
|-
|-
|colspan=4 style="text-align:center; background:#efefef"|'''[[March 8 Alliance]] (11/30)'''
|[[Sunni]]||Tammam Salam||Culture||Independent close to [[Future Movement|FM]]
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|[[Shia]]||Ibrahim Chamssedine||State for Administrative Development Affairs||[[Independent (politician)|Independent]]

|Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of State ||[[Issam Abu Jamra]] || {{color box|Orange|border=silver}} [[Free Patriotic Movement]] || [[Greek Orthodox Christianity in Lebanon|Greek Orthodox]]
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|Minister of Telecommunications || [[Gebran Bassil]] || {{color box|Orange|border=silver}} [[Free Patriotic Movement]] || [[Maronite]]
|[[Catholic]]||Raymond Audi||Displaced||Independent close to the ex-[[Qornet Shehwan Gathering]]
|-
|-
|Minister of Social Affairs || [[Mario Aoun]] || {{color box|Orange|border=silver}} [[Free Patriotic Movement]] || [[Maronite]]
|[[Druze]]||Ghazi Aridi||Public Works||[[Progressive Socialist Party|PSP]]
|-
|-
|Minister of Public Health || [[Mohammad Khalifeh]] || {{color box|green|border=silver}} [[Amal Movement]] || [[Shia Islam in Lebanon|Shia]]
|[[Druze]]||Wael Abu Faour||State||[[Progressive Socialist Party|PSP]]
|-
|-
|Minister of Industry || [[Ghazi Zeaiter]] || {{color box|green|border=silver}} [[Amal Movement]] || [[Shia Islam in Lebanon|Shia]]
|[[Maronite]]||[[Nassib Lahoud]]||State||[[Democratic Renewal (Lebanon)|Democratic Renewal]]
|-
|-
|Minister of Labor || [[Muhammad Fneish]] || {{color box|yellow|border=silver}} [[Hezbollah]] || [[Shia Islam in Lebanon|Shia]]
|[[Maronite]]||Antoine Karam||Environment||[[Lebanese Forces]]
|-
|-
|Minister of Youth and Sports ||[[Talal Arslan]] || {{color box|red|border=silver}} {{nowrap|[[Lebanese Democratic Party]]}} || [[Druze]]
|[[Greek Orthodox]]||Ibrahim Najjar||Justice||[[Lebanese Forces]]
|-
|-
|Minister of Energy and Water || [[Alain Tabourian]] || {{color box|{{party color|Armenian Revolutionary Federation}}|border=silver}} [[Armenian Revolutionary Federation in Lebanon| ARF]] || [[Armenian Orthodox]]
|[[Maronite]]||Elie Marouni||Tourism||[[Kataeb]]

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|Minister of Agriculture || [[Elias Skaff]] || {{color box|lightgreen|border=silver}} [[Popular Bloc (Lebanon)| Popular Bloc]] || [[Greek Catholic]]
|colspan=3|'''Notes:'''
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|Minister of State || [[Ali Qanso]] || {{color box|black|border=silver}} [[Syrian Social Nationalist Party]] || [[Shia Islam in Lebanon|Shia]]
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|Minister of Foreign Affairs || [[Fawzi Salloukh]] || {{color box|white|border=silver}} [[Independent politician|Independent]] || [[Shia Islam in Lebanon|Shia]]
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==References==
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==Sources==
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*[http://www.tayyar.org/Tayyar/UnityGovernmentEN.htm National Unity Government]


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This is the list of the Lebanese government that was formed by Fouad Siniora on 11 July 2008.[1] In the cabinet, the opposition had eleven of the thirty seats.[2]

Composition

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Lebanese government of July 2008
Portfolio Minister Political affiliation Religious Sect
President Emile Lahoud's Share (3/30)
Minister of Interior Ziad Baroud   Independent Maronite
Minister of Defense Elias Murr   Independent Greek Orthodox
Minister of State Joe Takla   Independent Greek Catholic
March 14 Alliance (16/30)
Prime Minister Fouad Siniora   Future Movement Sunni
Minister of Finance Mohammad Chatah   Future Movement Sunni
Minister of Education Bahia Hariri   Future Movement Sunni
Minister of Culture Tammam Salam   Future Movement Sunni
Minister of State Khaled Kabbani   Future Movement Sunni
Minister of Information Tarek Mitri   Future Movement Greek Orthodox
State Minister Jean Ogassapian   Future Movement Armenian Catholic
Minister of Public Works Ghazi Aridi   Progressive Socialist Party Druze
Minister of State Wael Abou Faour   Progressive Socialist Party Druze
Minister of Environment Antoine Karam   Lebanese Forces Maronite
Minister of Justice Ibrahim Najjar   Lebanese Forces Greek Orthodox
Minister of Tourism Elie Marouni   Kataeb Party Maronite
Minister of State Nassib Lahoud   Democratic Renewal Maronite
Minister of Economy and Trade Mohammad Safadi   Tripoli Bloc Sunni
Minister of Displaced Raymond Audi   Independent Greek Catholic
Minister of State Ibrahim Chamseddine   Independent Shia
March 8 Alliance (11/30)
Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of State Issam Abu Jamra   Free Patriotic Movement Greek Orthodox
Minister of Telecommunications Gebran Bassil   Free Patriotic Movement Maronite
Minister of Social Affairs Mario Aoun   Free Patriotic Movement Maronite
Minister of Public Health Mohammad Khalifeh   Amal Movement Shia
Minister of Industry Ghazi Zeaiter   Amal Movement Shia
Minister of Labor Muhammad Fneish   Hezbollah Shia
Minister of Youth and Sports Talal Arslan   Lebanese Democratic Party Druze
Minister of Energy and Water Alain Tabourian   ARF Armenian Orthodox
Minister of Agriculture Elias Skaff   Popular Bloc Greek Catholic
Minister of State Ali Qanso   Syrian Social Nationalist Party Shia
Minister of Foreign Affairs Fawzi Salloukh   Independent Shia


Preceded by List of Lebanese governments Succeeded by

References

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  1. ^ "Profiles: Lebanon's new government". Lebanon Wire. 12 July 2008. Archived from the original on 11 May 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
  2. ^ David S. Sorenson (12 November 2009). Global Security Watch—Lebanon: A Reference Handbook: A Reference Handbook. ABC-CLIO. p. 72. ISBN 978-0-313-36579-9. Retrieved 16 January 2013.

Sources

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