Iraqi government 2005
After Saddam Hussein and his nationalist , socialist and secular Ba'ath regime in Iraq was overthrown in 2003 by the US- led coalition forces (including Great Britain , Italy , Poland , Japan , Spain and Ukraine ), ruled that of the US civil administrator Paul Bremer used Iraqi Governing Council and from 1 June 2004, the date that restored the occupation officially ended and a sovereign Iraq, the Iraqi Interim government of Iraq. Prime Minister of Iraq was the secular Shiite Iyad Allawi , President was the Sunni and tribal leaders Ghazi al-Yawar .
January 30, 2005 saw the first free elections in Iraq since Saddam Hussein was overthrown. There were 275 seats in the new Iraqi parliament , at least a third of which, according to the transitional constitution, had to go to women. The election was overshadowed by fear of terrorism and calls for a boycott by Sunni clergy. Many Sunnis then boycotted the election, as had been feared. However, the turnout was around 58%, as the majority of the Shiites and Kurds voted.
As the winner went to 48% of the vote, the predominantly Shiite United Iraqi Alliance ( United Iraqi Alliance forth), the second strongest force was the Democratic Patriotic Alliance of Kurdistan , the third-highest number of votes was led by Iyad Allawi secular Iraqi List . The UIA and the Kurdish party alliance formed a government coalition .
The new National Assembly now had the task of drafting a final Iraqi constitution by August 15, 2005 , which was to be ratified by a two-thirds majority in the National Assembly. On October 15, 2005, the Iraqi people voted in a referendum on the new constitution.
On March 16, 2005, the National Assembly met for the first time. After lengthy negotiations, the National Assembly nominated a Speaker of Parliament and his two deputies on April 4th . On April 6th, the congregation elected a president and two vice-presidents. This Presidential Council nominated a Prime Minister, who was confirmed by the National Assembly on April 28 with his (up to then incomplete) cabinet .
President of Parliament
| Office | Surname | Ethnic group |
|---|---|---|
| President of Parliament | Hajjim al-Hasani | Sunni |
| Deputy Speaker of Parliament | Hussain al-Shahristani | Shiite |
| Deputy Speaker of Parliament | Arif Taifur | Kurd |
The President of Parliament chairs the meetings and votes of the National Assembly.
president
| Office | Surname | Ethnic group |
|---|---|---|
| president | Jalal Talabani | Kurd |
| Deputy President | Adil Abd al-Mahdi | Shiite |
| Deputy President | Ghazi al-Yawar | Sunni |
The Iraqi president does not have many powers, but can pardon death row inmates and is officially the commander in chief of the Iraqi armed forces .
cabinet
| Office | Surname | Ethnic group |
|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | Ibrahim al-Jafari | Shiite |
| Deputy Prime Minister | Rodsch Nuri Schawais | Kurd |
| Deputy Prime Minister | Abid Mutlaq al-Djiburi | Sunni |
| Deputy Prime Minister | Ahmad Chalabi | Shiite |
| Deputy Prime Minister | Vacant | |
| Office | Surname | Ethnic group |
|---|---|---|
| Interior minister | Bayan Baqir Sulagh | Turkmen / Shiite |
| Foreign minister | Hoshyar Zebari | Kurd |
| Defense Minister | Saadun ad-Dulaimi | Sunni |
| Oil minister | Ibrahim Bahr al-Ulum | Shiite |
| Electricity minister | Muhsin Schalasch | Shiite |
| Minister of Planning and Development | Barham Salih | Kurd |
| Finance minister | Ali Abd al-Amir Allawi | Shiite |
| Minister of Justice | Abd al-Husain Shandal | Shiite |
| Minister for National Security | Abd al-Karim al-Anzi | Shiite |
| Minister of Education | Abd al-Falah Hasan | Shiite |
| Minister for Higher Education | Sami al-Mudafar | Shiite |
| Human rights minister | Wijdan Mikhail Salim | Christian / Assyrian |
| Communications minister | Jwan Fu'ad Massum | Kurdish |
| Water minister | Abd al-Latif Rashid | Kurd |
| Minister of Commerce | Abd al-Basit Karim Mulud | Kurd |
| Minerals and Industry Minister | Usama al-Nujaifi | Sunni |
| Minister for Provincial Affairs | Sa'ad Nayif Mujim al-Hardan | Sunni |
| Minister of Health | Abd al-Mutalib Muhammad Ali | Shiite |
| Minister for Local Government and State Construction | Nesrin Berwari | Kurdish |
| Minister for Civil Society Affairs | Ala Habib Kazim | Shiite |
| Minister of Women | Azhar Abd al-Karim al-Sheikhli | Sunni |
| Minister of Culture | Nuri Farhan ar-Rawi | Sunni |
| Labor and Social Affairs Minister | Idris Hadi | Kurd |
| Science and Technology Minister | Basimah Yusuf Butrus | Christian |
| Minister of transport | Salam al-Maliki | Shiite |
| Refugee Minister | Suhaila Abd Jafar | Shiite |
| Building and House Minister | Jazim Muhammad Jafar | Turkmen / Shiite |
| Environment Minister | Narmin Uthman | Kurdish |
| Minister of Agriculture | Ali al-Bahadli | Shiite |
| Minister of Youth and Sport | Talib Aziz Zaini | Turkmen / Shiite |
| Minister of Tourism and Archeology | Hashim al-Hashimi | Sunni |
| Minister for Affairs of the National Assembly | Safa al-Din al-Safi | Shiite |
The posts of vice-prime minister, which was supposed to be occupied by a Turkmen woman, and of human rights minister, which was intended for a Sunni, were not filled. The Sunni Hashim asch-Shibli had actually been nominated as human rights minister, but rejected the office on the grounds that he wanted to be appointed not only because of his religious affiliation; in addition, he was not asked before the appointment.
The Iraqi cabinet, which was still incomplete at the time (seven posts were not filled), was sworn in on May 3rd. The completed cabinet was sworn in on May 8th.