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{{Infobox official post |post = Head of the Government |body = the Republic of Tunisia |native_name = {{lang|ar|رئيس حكومة الجمهورية التونسية}} |insignia = Coat of arms of Tunisia.svg |insigniasize = 130px |insigniacaption = Coat of Arms of Tunisia |department = |image = PM Youssef Chahed.png |imagesize = 200px |alt = |incumbent = Youssef Chahed |incumbentsince = 27 August 2016 |style = |residence = Dar El Bey, Tunis, Tunisia |nominator = |nominatorpost = |appointer = Beji Caid Essebsi, {{small|as President of Tunisia}} |termlength = No term limited |inaugural = Mustapha Dinguizli |formation = May 1922 |last = |abolished = |succession = |deputy = |salary = |website = {{URL|http://www.pm.gov.tn}} }}{{Politics of Tunisia}}This page lists the holders of the office of Head of the Government of Tunisia ({{lang-fr|chef du gouvernement tunisien}}). The post was called Prime Minister until the Revolution, though that title is still used by many sources outside Tunisia. The office was created in May 1922. Mustapha Dinguizli was thus Tunisia's first Prime Minister in the modern sense. Prior to that, Tunisia had traditional Muslim-style viziers. AppointmentAfter the election, the President nominate the candidate of the party which gained the most votes to form a government within a month. The nominee must submit its program to the Assembly of the Representatives of the People and get the trust of the majority of its members before being formally appointed the Head of Government by the President. If it fails to form a government or if it does not get the confidence, the President initiates consultations with the political parties to find the best candidate. If, four months after the election, the Assembly did not give confidence in the Head of Government, the President can call new election. The Head of the Government swears to the following oath in the presence of the President: {{quote|I swear by Almighty God to work faithfully for the good of Tunisia, to respect its Constitution and laws, scrupulously to their interests and serve loyally.}}Constitutional powersThe powers of the Head of Government are established by the current Constitution of Tunisia of 2014. Under Articles 91, 92 and 94, the Head of Government sets the State's general policy except for foreign policy and domestic security. They are responsible for: - Creating, amending and dissolving ministries (Except ministries of Defence and Foreign Affairs which require the president's approval).
- Creating, amending and dissolving public institutions, public entities and administrative departments.
- Issuing governmental decrees after consulting the Council of Ministers.
- Shall endorse and sign, where appropriate, regulatory orders issued by ministers.
- Request the parliament to give vote of confidence to their government.
The Head of Government, together with the President, represent Tunisia at home and abroad. List No. | Portrait | Name {{small|(Birth–Death) | Term of Office | Party | Head of State {{small|(Reign / Term) |
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Grand Viziers of the Beylik of Tunis | 1 | | {{lang>ar|يوسف صاحب الطابع}} {{small|({{circa}} 1765–1815)}} | 1800 | 23 January 1815 | Independent |
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2 | | {{lang>ar|محمد العربي زروق خزندار}} {{small|(1760–1822)}} | 1815 | 1822 | Independent |
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3 | | {{lang>ar|حسين خوجة}} {{small|(?–1857)}} | 1822 | 1829 | Independent |
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4 | | {{lang>ar|شاكير صاحب الطابع}} {{small|({{circa}} 1790–1837)}} | 1829 | 1837 | Independent |
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5 | | {{lang>ar|مصطفى خزندار}} {{small|(1817–1878)}} | 1837 | 22 October 1873 | Independent |
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6 | | {{lang>ar|خير الدين باشا التونسي}} {{small|(1822–1890)}} | 22 October 1873 | 21 July 1877 | Independent |
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7 | | {{lang>ar|محمد خزندار}} {{small|({{circa}} 1810–1889)}} | 21 July 1877 | 24 August 1878 | Independent |
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8 | | {{lang>ar|أبو النخبة مصطفى بن اسماعيل}} {{small|({{circa}} 1850–1887)}} | 24 August 1878 | 12 September 1881 | Independent |
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{{small|(7) | | {{lang>ar|محمد خزندار}} {{small|({{circa}} 1810–1889)}} | 12 September 1881 | October 1882 | Independent |
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9 | | {{lang>ar|محمد العزيز بوعتور}} {{small|(1825–1907)}} | October 1882 | 4 February 1907 | Independent |
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10 | | {{lang>ar|امحمّد جلولي}} {{small|(1834–1908)}} | 18 February 1907 | June 1908[1] | Independent |
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11 | | {{lang>ar|يوسف جعيط}} {{small|(1830–1915)}} | June 1908 | June 1915 | Independent |
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12 | | {{lang>ar|الطيب جلولي}} {{small|(1857–1944)}} | October 1915 | May 1922 | Independent |
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Prime Ministers of the Beylik of Tunis | 1 | | {{lang>ar|مصطفى الدنقزلي}} {{small|(1865–1926)}} | May 1922 | 20 October 1926[1] | Independent |
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2 | | {{lang>ar|خليل بوحاجب}} {{small|(1863–1942)}} | 3 November 1926 | 2 March 1932 | Independent |
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3 | | {{lang>ar|الهادي الأخوة}} {{small|(1872–1949)}} | 2 March 1932 | 31 December 1942 | Independent |
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4 | | {{lang>ar|محمد شنيق}} {{small|(1889–1976)}}1 | 1 January 1943 | 15 May 1943 | Independent |
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5 | | {{lang>ar|صلاح الدين البكوش}} {{small|(1883–1959)}}1 | 15 May 1943 | 21 July 1947 | Independent | Muhammad VIII al-Amin {{lang|ar|محمد الثامن الأمين}} {{small|(1943–1956)}} |
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6 | | {{lang>ar|مصطفى الكعاك}} {{small|(1893–1984)}}• | 21 July 1947 | 17 August 1950 | Independent |
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{{small|(4) | | {{lang>ar|محمد شنيق}} {{small|(1889–1976)}}2 | 17 August 1950 | 26 March 1952 | Independent |
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{{small|(5) | | {{lang>ar|صلاح الدين البكوش}} {{small|(1883–1959)}}2 | 12 April 1952 | 2 March 1954 | Independent |
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7 | | {{lang>ar|محمد الصالح مزالي}} {{small|(1896–1984)}}• | 2 March 1954 | 6 July 1954 | Independent |
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— | | {{small>(1909–1975)}} {{small|Acting Prime Minister}} | 6 July 1954 | 7 August 1954 | Independent |
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8 | | {{lang>ar|الطاهر بن عمار}} {{small|(1889–1985)}}• | 7 August 1954 | 20 March 1956 | Destour |
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Prime Ministers of the Kingdom of Tunisia | {{small|(8) | | {{lang>ar|الطاهر بن عمار}} {{small|(1889–1985)}}• | 20 March 1956 | 11 April 1956 | Destour | Muhammad VIII al-Amin {{lang|ar|محمد الثامن الأمين}} {{small|(1956–1957)}} |
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9 | | {{lang>ar|حبيب بورقيبة}} {{small|(1903–2000)}}• | 11 April 1956 | 25 July 1957[2] | Neo Destour |
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Prime Ministers of the Republic of Tunisia | Post abolished (25 July 1957 – 7 November 1969)[3] | | Habib Bourguiba {{lang|ar|حبيب بورقيبة}} {{small|(1957–1987)}} | 10 | | {{lang>ar|الباهي الأدغم}} {{small|(1913–1998)}}• | 7 November 1969 | 2 November 1970 | Socialist Destourian Party |
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11 | | {{lang>ar|الهادي نويرة}} {{small|(1911–1993)}}• | 2 November 1970 | 23 April 1980 | Socialist Destourian Party |
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12 | | {{lang>ar|محمد مزالي}} {{small|(1925–2010)}}• | 23 April 1980 | 8 July 1986 | Socialist Destourian Party |
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13 | | {{lang>ar|رشيد صفر}} {{small|(1933–)}}• | 8 July 1986 | 2 October 1987 | Socialist Destourian Party |
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14 | | {{lang>ar|زين العابدين بن علي}} {{small|(1936–)}}• | 2 October 1987 | 7 November 1987[4] | Socialist Destourian Party |
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15 | | Hédi Baccouche {{lang|ar|الهادي البكوش}} {{small|(1930–)}} | • | 7 November 1987 | 27 September 1989 | | {{small>(until 1988)}} | Zine El Abidine Ben Ali {{lang|ar|زين العابدين بن علي}} {{small|(1987–2011)}} |
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{{small|(15) | Democratic Constitutional Rally |
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16 | | {{lang>ar|حامد القروي}} {{small|(1927–)}}• | 27 September 1989 | 17 November 1999 | Democratic Constitutional Rally |
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17 | | Mohamed Ghannouchi {{lang|ar|محمد الغنوشي}} {{small|(1941–)}} | 1 | 17 November 1999 | 27 February 2011[5] | | {{small>(until 15 January 2011[6])}}
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{{small|(17) | 2 | Independent | | Fouad Mebazaa {{lang|ar|فؤاد المبزع}} {{small|(2011)}} |
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18 | | {{lang>ar|الباجي قائد السبسي}} {{small|(1926–)}}• | 27 February 2011 | 24 December 2011 | Independent |
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Heads of Government of the Republic of Tunisia | 19 | | {{lang>ar|حمادي الجبالي}} {{small|(1949–)}}• | 24 December 2011 | 14 March 2013 | Ennahda Movement | | Moncef Marzouki {{lang|ar|المنصف المرزوقي}} {{small|(2011–2014)}} |
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20 | | {{lang>ar|علي العريّض}} {{small|(1955–)}}• | 14 March 2013 | 29 January 2014[7] | Ennahda Movement |
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21 | | {{lang>ar|مهدي جمعة}} {{small|(1962–)}}• | 29 January 2014[7] | 6 February 2015 | Independent |
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22 | | {{lang>ar|حبيب الصيد}} {{small|(1949–)}}• | 6 February 2015 | 27 August 2016 | Independent | | Beji Caid Essebsi {{lang|ar|الباجي قائد السبسي}} {{small|(2014–)}} |
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23 | | {{lang>ar|يوسف الشاهد}} {{small|(1975–)}}• | 27 August 2016 | Incumbent | Nidaa Tounes |
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TimelineImageSize = width:600 height:1700 PlotArea = left:45 right:0 bottom:150 top:20 Legend = columns:2 left:40 top:100 columnwidth:300 AlignBars = early Colors= id:grid value:gray(0.80) id:grid2 value:gray(0.95) id:NP value:gray(0.867) legend:No_party id:ND value:rgb(0.6,0.1,0.1) legend:Neo-Destour/SDP/CDR id:CFR value:rgb(0,0.5,0) legend:CFR id:EM value:rgb(0,0,0.5) legend:Ennahda id:NT value:red legend:Nidaa_Tounes id:Vac value:black legend:Office_vacant DateFormat = yyyy Period = from:1957 till:2019 TimeAxis = orientation:vertical order:reverse ScaleMajor = grid:grid unit:year increment:5 start:1959 ScaleMinor = grid:grid2 unit:year increment:1 start:1957 PlotData= from:1957 till:1969 color:Vac text:"Vacant_1957–87" from:1969 till:1970 color:ND text:"Bahi Ladgham_1969–70" from:1970 till:1980 color:ND text:"Hedi Nouira_1970-80" from:1980 till:1986 color:ND text:"Mohamed Mzali_1980-86" from:1986 till:1987 color:ND text:"Bechir Sfar_1986-87" from:1987 till:1987 color:ND text:"Zine El Abidine Ben Ali_1987" from:1987 till:1989 color:ND text:"Hedi Baccouche_1987-89" from:1989 till:1999 color:ND text:"Hamed Karoui_1987-89" from:1999 till:2011 color:ND text:"Mohamed Ghannouchi_1999-2011" from:2011 till:2012 color:NP text:"Beji Caid Essebsi_2011" from:2012 till:2013 color:EM text:"Hamadi Jebali_2011-13" from:2013 till:2014 color:EM text:"Ali Laraayedh_2013-14" from:2014 till:2015 color:NP text:"Mehdi Jomaa_2014-15" from:2015 till:2017 color:NP text:"Habib Essid_2015-16" from:2017 till:end color:NT text:"Youssef Chahed_2016– (incumbent)" from:1957 till:1987 color:ND text:"Habib Bourguiba_1957–87" from:1987 till:2011 color:ND text:"Zine El Abidine Ben Ali_1987–2011" from:2011 till:2012 color:NP text:"Fouad Mebazaa_2011" from:2012 till:2015 color:CFR text:"Moncef Marzouki_2011–14" from:2015 till:end color:NT text:"Beji Caid Essebsi_2014– (incumbent)" Footnotes1. ^1 Died in office. 2. ^Deposed Muhammad VIII al-Amin and became President. 3. ^During this interval the Secretary of the Presidency, Bahi Ladgham, acted as the de facto Prime Minister. 4. ^Deposed Bourguiba in a coup d'état and became President. 5. ^Resigned during the Revolution. 6. ^{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12220862 |title=Tunisia: New government leaders quit ruling party |publisher=BBC News |date=15 January 2011}} 7. ^1 {{cite news|url=http://www.dailynewsegypt.com/2014/01/29/tunisias-new-government-independents-sworn/|agency=Daily News Egypt|title=Tunisia’s new government of independents sworn in|date=29 January 2014|accessdate=29 January 2014}}
See also- Tunisia
- List of Beys of Tunis
- List of French residents-general in Tunisia
- President of Tunisia
- List of Presidents of Tunisia
- First Lady of Tunisia
- Lists of office-holders
- List of current heads of state and government
External links- World Statesmen - Tunisia
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