Content_paragraphs:  On 21 January, the President signed the decree establishing Prime Minister-
  
  designate Diab’s Government, comprising 20 members (down from 30 in the previous 
  
  Government). For the first time, women’s representation reached 30 per cent with the 
  
  appointment of six female ministers, including, for the first time, as Deputy Prime 
  
  Minister and Minister for Defence (which was also a first for the Arab region), as well 
  
  as Minister for Justice. The new Government excludes incumbent members of 
  
  Parliament and ministers from the previous Government.