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At the beginning of 2005, Rizk was appointed information minister.<ref name=lwire23sept/> In July 2005, then Prime Minister [[Fouad Siniora]] controversially appointed Rizk as justice minister, a post claimed by [[Michel Aoun]] and also by [[Saad Hariri]].<ref name="2005cabinet">{{cite news|title=Anti-Syrians dominate in cabinet lineup|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/19/world/africa/19iht-beirut.html?_r=1&scp=7&sq=%22Charles%20Rizk%22&st=cse|accessdate=11 December 2010|newspaper=The New York Times|date=20 July 2005}}</ref> The appointment of Rizk, a man close to president [[Émile Lahoud|Lahoud]], was opposed as it was felt that the investigation into the murder of [[Rafik Hariri]] would be unlikely to be pursued vigorously by a pro-Lahoud minister. Rizk silenced critics by giving the investigation under UNIIIC-Commissioner [[Detlev Mehlis]] his full support while later on he became an outspoken critic of Mehlis' successor [[Serge Brammertz]] because of his alleged inactivity in the ongoing investigation.<ref name=fanoos/>
At the beginning of 2005, Rizk was appointed information minister.<ref name=lwire23sept/> In July 2005, then Prime Minister [[Fouad Siniora]] controversially appointed Rizk as justice minister, a post claimed by [[Michel Aoun]] and also by [[Saad Hariri]].<ref name="2005cabinet">{{cite news|title=Anti-Syrians dominate in cabinet lineup|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/19/world/africa/19iht-beirut.html?_r=1&scp=7&sq=%22Charles%20Rizk%22&st=cse|accessdate=11 December 2010|newspaper=The New York Times|date=20 July 2005}}</ref> The appointment of Rizk, a man close to president [[Émile Lahoud|Lahoud]], was opposed as it was felt that the investigation into the murder of [[Rafik Hariri]] would be unlikely to be pursued vigorously by a pro-Lahoud minister. Rizk silenced critics by giving the investigation under UNIIIC-Commissioner [[Detlev Mehlis]] his full support while later on he became an outspoken critic of Mehlis' successor [[Serge Brammertz]] because of his alleged inactivity in the ongoing investigation.<ref name=fanoos/>


Rizk's term as justice minister lasted until July 2008. He was not appointed to the national unity government headed by [[Fouad Siniora]] and was replaced by [[Ibrahim Najjar]].<ref name=ylibnan8>{{cite news|title=Lebanon's 'unity cabinet' announced|url=http://yalibnan.com/site/archives/2008/07/lebanons_unity.php|accessdate=28 January 2013|newspaper=Ya Libnan|date=11 July 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111205302/http://yalibnan.com/site/archives/2008/07/lebanons_unity.php|archive-date=11 November 2013|dead-url=yes}}</ref>
Rizk's term as justice minister lasted until July 2008. He was not appointed to the national unity government headed by [[Fouad Siniora]] and was replaced by [[Ibrahim Najjar]].<ref name=ylibnan8>{{cite news|title=Lebanon's 'unity cabinet' announced|url=http://yalibnan.com/site/archives/2008/07/lebanons_unity.php|accessdate=28 January 2013|newspaper=Ya Libnan|date=11 July 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111205302/http://yalibnan.com/site/archives/2008/07/lebanons_unity.php|archive-date=11 November 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>


Rizk was one the candidates for the Lebanese presidency in 2007.<ref name=lwire23sept>{{cite news|title=Lebanon leading presidential candidates|url=http://www.lebanonwire.com/0709MLN/07092329AF.asp|accessdate=24 March 2013|newspaper=Lebanon Wire|date=23 September 2007|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130120134157/http://lebanonwire.com/0709MLN/07092329AF.asp|archivedate=20 January 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
Rizk was one the candidates for the Lebanese presidency in 2007.<ref name=lwire23sept>{{cite news|title=Lebanon leading presidential candidates|url=http://www.lebanonwire.com/0709MLN/07092329AF.asp|accessdate=24 March 2013|newspaper=Lebanon Wire|date=23 September 2007|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130120134157/http://lebanonwire.com/0709MLN/07092329AF.asp|archivedate=20 January 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 01:24, 16 September 2019

Charles Rizk
Minister of Justice
In office
July 2005 – July 2008
PresidentEmile Lahoud
Michel Suleiman
Prime MinisterFouad Siniora
Succeeded byIbrahim Najjar
Personal details
Born (1935-07-20) 20 July 1935 (age 89)
NationalityLebanese

Charles Rizk (Template:Lang-ar) (born 20 July 1935) is a Lebanese Maronite politician, who served at different cabinet posts.

Early life and education

Rizk was born on 20 July 1935.[1] He studied at the prestigious Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris,[2] and received a PhD in law.[1]

Career

Rizk was a faculty member at Lebanese University until he joined politics.[1] He began his political career as an aide to President Fuad Chehab. He was Lebanon's representative at the Francophonie.[2] Then he became director general of the information ministry in 1967.[1] From 1978 to 1983 he served as the head of the state television station Tele Liban.[1]

At the beginning of 2005, Rizk was appointed information minister.[1] In July 2005, then Prime Minister Fouad Siniora controversially appointed Rizk as justice minister, a post claimed by Michel Aoun and also by Saad Hariri.[3] The appointment of Rizk, a man close to president Lahoud, was opposed as it was felt that the investigation into the murder of Rafik Hariri would be unlikely to be pursued vigorously by a pro-Lahoud minister. Rizk silenced critics by giving the investigation under UNIIIC-Commissioner Detlev Mehlis his full support while later on he became an outspoken critic of Mehlis' successor Serge Brammertz because of his alleged inactivity in the ongoing investigation.[2]

Rizk's term as justice minister lasted until July 2008. He was not appointed to the national unity government headed by Fouad Siniora and was replaced by Ibrahim Najjar.[4]

Rizk was one the candidates for the Lebanese presidency in 2007.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Lebanon leading presidential candidates". Lebanon Wire. 23 September 2007. Archived from the original on 20 January 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
  2. ^ a b c "Charles Rizk". Fanoos. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
  3. ^ "Anti-Syrians dominate in cabinet lineup". The New York Times. 20 July 2005. Retrieved 11 December 2010.
  4. ^ "Lebanon's 'unity cabinet' announced". Ya Libnan. 11 July 2008. Archived from the original on 11 November 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
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