On 23 January 2015, Cherni was appointed Secretary of State in charge of the Dossier of the Martyrs and Wounded of the Revolution in the cabinet of Habib Essid. Her role included providing "moral and material assistance" to families. On 20 August 2016, she was appointed Minister of Youth and Sports in the cabinet of Youssef Chahed. She has been responsible for organising youth forums to seek to restore the confidence of young people in Tunisia's state institutions. In late 2016, several photos posted on the minister's Facebook page were digitally altered to cover her knees.