Tawfiq Kreishan

Tawfiq Mahmoud Hussein Kreishan
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs
In office 2 July 2011 – 17 November 2011
Personal details
Born	1947 Ma'an
Alma mater	Beirut Arab University

Tawfiq Kreishan (Arabic : توفيق كريشان ) (born 1947) is a Jordanian politician. He graduated in accounting and business administration from Beirut Arab University. He is now Member of The Senate (Parliament), was minister of Parliamentary affairs for two times. He also was minister of Municipal and Rural Affairs five times. The first time he became a minister was in 1996. Before that His Excellency was a Member of Parliament. He became a member of Parliament five times; two times in the Lower house, and three times in The Senate.

In office

Tawfiq Kreishan was part of the Jordanian government for 9 different terms :-

×	Term start	Term end	Office	Head of Government
1	2 July 2011	17 November 2011	Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Parliamentary Affairs	Marouf al-Bakhit
2	28 July 2010	22 November 2010	Minister of Parliamentary Affairs	Samir Rifai
3	14 December 2009	22 November 2010	Minister of Parliamentary Affairs	Samir Rifai
4	7 April 2005	24 November 2005	Minister of Municipal Affairs	Adnan Badran
5	21 July 2003	22 October 2003	Minister of Parliamentary Affairs	Ali Abu al-Ragheb
6	4 March 1999	18 June 2000	Minister of Municipal and Rural Affairs and Environment, Minister of Parliamentary Affairs	Abdelraouf al-Rawabdeh
7	21 August 1998	4 March 1999	Minister of Municipal and Rural Affairs and Environment	Fayez al-Tarawneh
8	19 March 1997	20 August 1998	Minister of Municipal and Rural Affairs and Environment	Abdelsalam al-Majali
9	8 June 1994	7 January 1995	Minister of Municipal and Rural Affairs	Abdelsalam al-Majali

Political experience

• 1993-1997 Member of Parliament
• 1998-2000 Member of The Senate
• 2007-2009 Member of the Chamber of Deputies
• 2009-2010 Minister Of Parliamentary Affairs
• 2010 Member of The Senate

Decorations and honours

• Grand Cordon of the Order of Al-Kawkab Al-Urduni

References

2. http://www.kingabdullah.jo/main.php?main_page=3&lang_hmka1=1