Head of Government of Tunisia

Head of Government of the Tunisian Republic رئيس حكومة الجمهورية التونسية
Coat of Arms of Tunisia
Incumbent Youssef Chahed since 27 August 2016
Residence	Dar El Bey, Tunis, Tunisia
Appointer	Beji Caid Essebsi, as President of Tunisia
Term length	No term limited
Inaugural holder	Mustapha Dinguizli
Formation	May 1922
Website	www.pm.gov.tn

This page lists the holders of the office of Head of Government of Tunisia (French: chef du gouvernement tunisien). The post was called Prime Minister until the Revolution, though that title is still used by many sources outside of 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.

Appointment

After 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:

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 powers

The 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

№	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of Office			Party	Head of State (Reign / Term)
Grand Viziers of the Beylik of Tunis
1		Yusuf Sahib al-Tabi يوسف صاحب الطابع (c. 1765–1815)		1800	23 January 1815	Independent
2		Mohamed Arbi Zarrouk Khaznadar محمد العربي زروق خزندار (1760–1822)		1815	1822	Independent
3		Husain Khoja حسين خوجة (?–1857)		1822	1829	Independent
4		Rashid al-Shakir Sahib al-Taba'a شاكير صاحب الطابع (c. 1790–1837)		1829	1837	Independent
5		Mustapha Khaznadar مصطفى خزندار (1817–1878)		1837	22 October 1873	Independent
6		Hayreddin Pasha خير الدين باشا التونسي (1822–1890)		22 October 1873	21 July 1877	Independent
7		Mohammed Khaznadar محمد خزندار (c. 1810–1889)		21 July 1877	24 August 1878	Independent
8		Mustapha Ben Ismail أبو النخبة مصطفى بن اسماعيل (c. 1850–1887)		24 August 1878	12 September 1881	Independent
(7)		Mohammed Khaznadar محمد خزندار (c. 1810–1889)		12 September 1881	October 1882	Independent
9		Aziz Bouattour محمد العزيز بوعتور (1825–1907)		October 1882	4 February 1907	Independent
10		M'hamed Djellouli امحمّد جلولي (1834–1908)		18 February 1907	June 1908[1]	Independent
11		Youssef Djait يوسف جعيط (1830–1915)		June 1908	June 1915	Independent
12		Taïeb Djellouli الطيب جلولي (1857–1944)		October 1915	May 1922	Independent
Prime Ministers of the Beylik of Tunis
1		Mustapha Dinguizli مصطفى الدنقزلي (1865–1926)		May 1922	20 October 1926[1]	Independent
2		Khelil Bouhageb خليل بوحاجب (1863–1942)		3 November 1926	2 March 1932	Independent
3		Hédi Lakhoua الهادي الأخوة (1872–1949)		2 March 1932	31 December 1942	Independent
4		Mohamed Chenik محمد شنيق (1889–1976)	1	1 January 1943	15 May 1943	Independent
5		Slaheddine Baccouche صلاح الدين البكوش (1883–1959)	1	15 May 1943	21 July 1947	Independent	Muhammad VIII al-Amin محمد الثامن الأمين (1943–1956)
6		Mustapha Kaak مصطفى الكعاك (1893–1984)	•	21 July 1947	17 August 1950	Independent
(4)		Mohamed Chenik محمد شنيق (1889–1976)	2	17 August 1950	26 March 1952	Independent
(5)		Slaheddine Baccouche صلاح الدين البكوش (1883–1959)	2	12 April 1952	2 March 1954	Independent
7		Mohamed Salah Mzali محمد الصالح مزالي (1896–1984)	•	2 March 1954	6 July 1954	Independent
—		Georges Dupoizat (1909–1975) Acting Prime Minister		6 July 1954	7 August 1954	Independent
8		Tahar Ben Ammar الطاهر بن عمار (1889–1985)	•	7 August 1954	20 March 1956	Destour
Prime Ministers of the Kingdom of Tunisia
(8)		Tahar Ben Ammar الطاهر بن عمار (1889–1985)	•	20 March 1956	11 April 1956	Destour	Muhammad VIII al-Amin محمد الثامن الأمين (1956–1957)
9		Habib Bourguiba حبيب بورقيبة (1903–2000)	•	11 April 1956	25 July 1957[2]	Neo Destour
Prime Ministers of the Tunisian Republic
Post abolished (25 July 1957 – 7 November 1969)[3]								Habib Bourguiba حبيب بورقيبة (1957–1987)
10		Bahi Ladgham الباهي الأدغم (1913–1998)	•	7 November 1969	2 November 1970	Socialist Destourian Party
11		Hedi Amara Nouira الهادي نويرة (1911–1993)	•	2 November 1970	23 April 1980	Socialist Destourian Party
12		Mohammed Mzali محمد مزالي (1925–2010)	•	23 April 1980	8 July 1986	Socialist Destourian Party
13		Rachid Sfar رشيد صفر (1933–)	•	8 July 1986	2 October 1987	Socialist Destourian Party
14		Zine El Abidine Ben Ali زين العابدين بن علي (1936–)	•	2 October 1987	7 November 1987[4]	Socialist Destourian Party
15		Hédi Baccouche الهادي البكوش (1930–)	•	7 November 1987	27 September 1989	Socialist Destourian Party (until 1988)		Zine El Abidine Ben Ali زين العابدين بن علي (1987–2011)
(15)						Democratic Constitutional Rally
16		Hamed Karoui حامد القروي (1927–)	•	27 September 1989	17 November 1999	Democratic Constitutional Rally
17		Mohamed Ghannouchi محمد الغنوشي (1941–)	1	17 November 1999	27 February 2011[5]	Democratic Constitutional Rally (until 18 January 2011[6])
(17)			2			Independent		Fouad Mebazaa فؤاد المبزع (2011)
18		Beji Caid Essebsi الباجي قائد السبسي (1926–)	•	27 February 2011	24 December 2011	Independent
Heads of Government of the Tunisian Republic
19		Hamadi Jebali حمادي الجبالي (1949–)	•	24 December 2011	14 March 2013	Ennahda Movement		Moncef Marzouki المنصف المرزوقي (2011–2014)
20		Ali Laarayedh علي العريّض (1955–)	•	14 March 2013	29 January 2014[7]	Ennahda Movement
21		Mehdi Jomaa مهدي جمعة (1962–)	•	29 January 2014[7]	6 February 2015	Independent
22		Habib Essid حبيب الصيد (1949–)	•	6 February 2015	27 August 2016	Independent		Beji Caid Essebsi الباجي قائد السبسي (2014–)
23		Youssef Chahed يوسف الشاهد (1975–)	•	27 August 2016	Incumbent	Nidaa Tounes

Timeline

Footnotes

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. "Tunisia: New government leaders quit ruling party". BBC News. 18 January 2011.
7. "Tunisia's new government of independents sworn in". Daily News Egypt. 29 January 2014. Retrieved 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