Driss Jettou

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Driss Jettou in January 2004

Driss Jettou ( Arabic إدريس جطو, DMG Idrīs Ǧaṭṭū ; * May 24, 1945 in El Jadida , Morocco ) was Prime Minister of Morocco from 2002 to 2007 . Jettou does not belong to any party, which led to resentment among the two major parties in Morocco, the Union Socialiste des Forces Populaires (USFP) and the national-conservative Istiqlal party . The USFP and the Istiqal Party made up most of the ministers within the ruling coalition, which consists of six parties. Jettou was Minister of the Interior before the 2002 election and was instrumental in organizing this election. Before that he was minister several times under Hassan II , whose trust he enjoyed. For example, between 1997 and 1998 he was the Kingdom's Minister of Finance. At times he was also the general director of the state phosphate company Office Chérifien des Phosphates .

Life

After obtaining the technical-mathematical bachelor's degree in 1964 at Kawarismi College in Casablanca , he studied chemistry and physics at the Faculty of Natural Sciences at the Muhammad V University in Rabat , which he completed in 1966 with a master's degree. In 1968 he received his degree in business management from Gordwainers College, London . Until 1993 Jettou was general director of various companies, president of the Fédération marrocaine des industries du cuir (FEDIC), the Moroccan business association and vice-president of the Moroccan association of exporters ( ASMEX ). On November 11, 1993, he was appointed Minister of Trade and Industry under Prime Minister Mohammed Karim Lamrani . Under Prime Minister Abdellatif Filali , he was reassigned responsibility for the Ministry of Trade and Industry on June 9, 1994. Later, his department was expanded to include handicrafts and foreign trade. From August 13, 1997 to March 14, 1998, he was Minister of Finance, Trade, Industry and Crafts. In September 2001 he was appointed Minister of the Interior in the government of Prime Minister Abderrahmane Youssoufi and on October 9, 2002 by King Muhammad VI. to the Prime Minister of Morocco. He held this office until his successor Abbas al-Fassi was appointed on September 19, 2007.

See also

• List of Prime Ministers of Morocco