# Chahed Cabinet

The Chahed Cabinet is the 29th government of the Tunisian Republic, which was declared on 20 August 2016. The Government was approved on 27 August 2016 by a majority of 167 of total 217 legislators of Tunisia's Assembly of the Representatives of the People.The unity government consists of 26 ministers and 14 secretaries of state and includes independents, members of Nidaa Tounes, Ennahdha, Afek Tounes, Al-Massar, Al Joumhouri, El Moubadra, Democratic Alliance.

## Cabinet members

| Office | Name | Party |
| Head of Government | Youssef Chahed | Nidaa Tounes |
| Minister of Interior | Hédi Majdoub | Independent |
| Minister of Justice | Ghazi Jeribi | Independent |
| Minister of Defence | Farhat Horchani | Independent |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | Khemaies Jhinaoui | Nidaa Tounes |
| Minister of Finance | Lamia Zribi | Independent |
| Minister of Development, Investment and International Cooperation | Fadhel Abdelkefi | Independent |
| Minister of Education | Néji Jalloul | Nidaa Tounes |
| Minister of Higher Education, Scientific Research and ICT | Slim Khalbous | Independent |
| Minister of Culture | Mohamed Zine El Abidine | Independent |
| Minister of Health | Samira Merai | Afek Tounes |
| Minister of Women, Family and Children | Neziha Labidi | El Moubadra |
| Minister of Tourism and Handicrafts | Selma Elloumi | Nidaa Tounes |
| Minister of Youth and Sports | Majdouline Cherni | Nidaa Tounes |
| Minister of Agriculture, Water Resources and Fisheries | Samir Taïeb | Al-Massar |
| Minister of Industry and Commerce | Zied Ladhari | Ennahda |
| Minister of Social Affairs | Mohamed Trabelsi | Independent |
| Minister of Employment and Vocational Training | Imed Hammami | Ennahda |
| Minister of the Local Affairs and Environment | Riadh Mouakher | Afek Tounes |
| Minister of Energy, Mining and Renewable Energies | Hela Cheikhrouhou | Independent |
| Minister of Transport | Anis Ghedira | Nidaa Tounes |
| Minister of Equipment, Housing and Spatial Planning | Mohamed Salah Arfaoui | Independent |
| Minister of Public Service, Governance and the Fight against Corruption | Abid Briki | Independent |
| Minister of Religious Affairs | Abdeljalil Ben Salem | Independent |
| Minister of Communication Technologies and the Digital Economy | Anouar Maârouf | Ennahda |
| Minister in charge of Relations with Parliament | Iyed Dahmani | Al Joumhouri |
| Minister in charge of Relations with constitutional bodies, civil society and human rights organizations | Mehdi Ben Gharbia | Democratic Alliance |
| Secretary of State for Environment | Chokri Belhassen | Nidaa Tounes |
| Secretary of State for Mines | Hachem Hmidi | Nidaa Tounes |
| Secretary of State for Commerce | Fayçal Hafiane | Nidaa Tounes |
| Secretary of State for Transport | Hichem Ben Ahmed | Afek Tounes |
| Secretary of State for Finance | Mabrouk Korchid | Independent |
| Secretary of State to the Minister of Youth and Sports in charge of Youth | Faten Kallel | Afek Tounes |
| Secretary of State for Sports | Imed Jabri | Nidaa Tounes |
| Secretary of State for Digital Economy | Habib Debbabi | Ennahda |
| Secretary of State for Scientific Research | Khalil Amiri | Ennahda |
| Secretary of State for Agricultural Production | Omar Béhi | Independent |
| Secretary of State to the Minister of Vocational Training in charge of Private Initiative | Sayida Ounissi | Ennahda |
| Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs | Sabri Bachtobji | Independent |
| Secretary of State to the Minister of Agriculture in charge of Water Resources and Fisheries | Abdallah Rabhi | Independent |
| Secretary of State in charge of Immigration and Tunisians abroad | Radhouane Ayara | Nidaa Tounes |