Lebanese government of July 2005

This is the list of the Lebanese government that was formed by Fouad Siniora on 19 July 2005 after the general elections of 2005, who was appointed by then president Émile Lahoud. All the main political blocs were included in it except for the Free Patriotic Movement-led bloc headed by General Michel Aoun. Hezbollah were firstly represented in this cabinet.[1]

The legality of the government was questioned when five Shia members left in November 2006. The reason for their resignation was Siniora's eagerness to sign the UN draft plan for the foundation of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon, which would search the assassination of Rafik Hariri, who was killed on 14 February 2005.[2]

On 24 November 2007, the government became an interim one following the end of the president's mandate. A new government shall be formed following the election of a new president.

Portfolio	Minister[3]	Pol. affil.[lower-alpha 1]	Religion
Agriculture	Talal Sahili[lower-alpha 2]	Amal Movement	Shia Islam
Culture	Tarek Mitri	Independent (was pro-Lahoud)	Eastern Orthodox Christian
Defense	Elias Murr	Independent (was pro-Lahoud)	Eastern Orthodox Christian
Deputy Prime Minister	Elias Murr	Independent (was pro-Lahoud)	Eastern Orthodox Christian
Displaced people	Nehmeh Tohme	Progressive Socialist Party[lower-alpha 3]	Greek Catholic
Economy and Trade	Sami Haddad	Future Movement[lower-alpha 3] (pro-Hariri)	Protestant
Education	Khaled Kabbani	Future Movement (pro-Hariri)	Sunni Islam
Energy and Water	Muhammad Fneish[lower-alpha 2]	Hezbollah	Shia Islam
Environment	Yacoub Sarraf[lower-alpha 2]	pro-Lahoud	Eastern Orthodox Christian
Finance	Jihad Azour	Independent	Maronite Christian
Foreign Affairs	Fawzi Salloukh[lower-alpha 2]	Independent (Hezbollah-endorsed)	Shia Islam
Health	Mohamad Jawad Khalifeh[lower-alpha 2]	Amal Movement	Shia Islam
Industry	Pierre Amine Gemayel[lower-alpha 4]	Kataeb[lower-alpha 5]	Maronite Christian
Information	Ghazi Aridi	Progressive Socialist Party[lower-alpha 3]	Druze
Interior	Hassan Sabeh	Future Movement[lower-alpha 3] (pro-Hariri)	Sunni Islam
Justice	Charles Rizk	Independent[lower-alpha 6] (was pro-Lahoud)	Maronite Christian
Labour	Trad Hamadeh[lower-alpha 2]	Hezbollah	Shia Islam
Prime Minister	Fouad Siniora[lower-alpha 7]	Future Movement[lower-alpha 3] (pro-Hariri)	Sunni Islam
Public Works and Transport	Mohammad Safadi	Future Movement[lower-alpha 3] (pro-Hariri)	Sunni Islam
Social Affairs	Nayla Moawad	Qornet Shehwan Gathering[lower-alpha 3][lower-alpha 5]	Maronite Christian
State for Administrative Reform	Jean Oghassabian	Future Movement[lower-alpha 3] (pro-Hariri)	Armenian Orthodox Christian
State for Parliamentary Affairs	Michel Pharaon	Future Movement[lower-alpha 3] (pro-Hariri)	Greek Catholic
Telecommunications	Marwan Hamadeh	Progressive Socialist Party[lower-alpha 3]	Druze
Tourism	Joseph Sarkis	Lebanese Forces[lower-alpha 3]	Maronite Christian
Youth and Sport	Ahmad Fatfat	Future Movement (pro-Hariri)	Sunni Islam

Political affiliation: Ministers may or may not be formal members of the parties and movements named, but are generally regarded as affiliated in some way.
Resigned on 11 November 2006
The Future Movement, led by Saad Hariri, is part of a larger coalition called the March 14 Alliance, which also includes the Qornet Shehwan Gathering, the Progressive Socialist Party, and the Lebanese Forces.
Assassinated on 21 November 2006
The Qornet Shehwan Gathering is an anti-Syrian Christian coalition of the Kataeb Party, led by former President Amine Gemayel, the National Liberal Party, led by Dory Chamoun, and a number of other Christian-led parties. The Qornet Shehwan Gathering claimed Cardinal Nasrallah Sfeir, the Maronite Patriarch as its leader.
Supporters of former pro-Syrian President Émile Lahoud. Most of them de facto defected to March 14 Alliance when Hizbollah, Amal and Lahoud ordered their ministers to resign and Mitri, Murr and Rizk refused to resign.
Considered to have resigned on 25 May 2008 because of the election of a new President

Preceded by Not Available	List of Lebanese governments 2020–present	Succeeded by Lebanese government of July 2008

References

Knudsen, Are (2007). "The Law, the Loss and the Lives of Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon" (PDF). CMI. 1. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
Khashan, Hilal (Winter 2011). "Saad Hariri's Moment of Truth". Middle East Quarterly. XVIII (1): 65–71. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
"DI CS 2005-08: Chiefs of State & Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments: a Directory" (PDF). Central Intelligence Agency. August 2005. p. 56–57 (PDF p. 61–62). Retrieved 26 January 2020.

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[PolAff-4] Political affiliation: Ministers may or may not be formal members of the parties and movements named, but are generally regarded as affiliated in some way.

[R20061111-5] Resigned on 11 November 2006

[March14-6] The Future Movement, led by Saad Hariri, is part of a larger coalition called the March 14 Alliance, which also includes the Qornet Shehwan Gathering, the Progressive Socialist Party, and the Lebanese Forces.

[A20061121-7] Assassinated on 21 November 2006

[QK-8] The Qornet Shehwan Gathering is an anti-Syrian Christian coalition of the Kataeb Party, led by former President Amine Gemayel, the National Liberal Party, led by Dory Chamoun, and a number of other Christian-led parties. The Qornet Shehwan Gathering claimed Cardinal Nasrallah Sfeir, the Maronite Patriarch as its leader.

[Rizk-9] Supporters of former pro-Syrian President Émile Lahoud. Most of them de facto defected to March 14 Alliance when Hizbollah, Amal and Lahoud ordered their ministers to resign and Mitri, Murr and Rizk refused to resign.

[R20080525-10] Considered to have resigned on 25 May 2008 because of the election of a new President

[are2007-1] Knudsen, Are (2007). "The Law, the Loss and the Lives of Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon" (PDF). CMI. 1. Retrieved 20 March 2013.

[meq11-2] Khashan, Hilal (Winter 2011). "Saad Hariri's Moment of Truth". Middle East Quarterly. XVIII (1): 65–71. Retrieved 11 March 2013.

[CSCMFG-200508-3] "DI CS 2005-08: Chiefs of State & Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments: a Directory" (PDF). Central Intelligence Agency. August 2005. p. 56–57 (PDF p. 61–62). Retrieved 26 January 2020.