The Government is Formed: Here Are the Ministers!

fter a long wait and a difficult process, the appointed Prime Minister Nawaf Salam announced the long-awaited government formation from Baabda Palace, as follows:

Deputy Prime Minister: Tarek Metri
Minister of Defense: Michel Menassa
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants: Youssef Rajji
Minister of Communications: Charles Hajj
Minister of Energy and Water: Joseph Sadi
Minister of Interior: Ahmed Hajar
Minister of Justice: Adel Nassar
Minister of Finance: Yassin Jaber
Minister of Health: Rakan Nasser Eldine
Minister of Culture: Ghassan Salameh
Minister of Industry: Joe Issa El Khoury
Minister of Economy and Trade: Amir Bisat
Minister of Agriculture: Nizar Hani
Minister of Information: Paul Morcos
Minister of Social Affairs: Haneen El Sayed
Minister of Public Works: Fayez Rasamny
Minister of Displaced: Kamal Chahadeh (Minister of State for Technology Affairs)
Minister of Labor: Mohammed Haidar
Minister of Youth and Sports: Nora Bayrakdarian
Minister of Tourism: Laura Khazen Lahoud
Minister of State for Administrative Development: Fadi Makki
Minister of Education: Rima Karami
Minister of Environment: Tamara Elzein