Hesham Qandil Cabinet | |
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 Cabinet of Egypt | |
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| Date formed | 2 August 2012 |
| Date dissolved | 8 July 2013 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Mohamed Morsi |
| Head of government | Hesham Qandil |
| Member party | Independent Supported by: Freedom and Justice Party Al-Wasat Party Renaissance Party |
| Status in legislature | Technocrats supported byFJP majority coalition |
| History | |
| Election | 2011–12 Egyptian parliamentary election |
| Predecessor | Ganzouri II |
| Successor | Beblawi Cabinet |
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Post-coup unrest in Egypt (2013–2014) Supporters Opponents Family
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Thecabinet of Egyptian Prime MinisterHesham Qandil was sworn in on 2 August 2012.[1] Qandil was appointed by PresidentMohamed Morsi, following the resignation of military-named premierKamal Ganzouri. The cabinet consists of 36 ministers.[2] The composition of the government is mostly formed by technocrats, with fiveFreedom and Justice Party (FJP) members and one member each from theAl-Wasat andRenaissance parties.[3][2]
On 12 August 2012, PresidentMohamed Morsi appointedAbdel Fattah el-Sisi as defense minister andReda Hafez as military production minister.[4][5]
On 17 November 2012, transport ministerMohammad Rashad Al Matini resigned over theManfalut railway accident.[6]
On 5 January 2013, a cabinet reshuffle took place replacing ten ministers.[7] The number of FJP members in the cabinet increased from five to eight after the reshuffle.[8]
On 7 May 2013, another reshuffle took place replacing nine ministers, increasing the number of FJP members to 10 out of a total of 36.[9][10][11][12]
On 1 July 2013, five cabinet members resigned together; they were tourism ministerHisham Zazou, communications and IT ministerAtef Helmi, legal and parliamentary affairs minister Hatem Bagato, environment minister Khaled Abdel-Aal, and drinking water and sanitation facilities ministerAbdel Khalifa.[13][14] On 2 July 2013, foreign ministerMohamed Kamel Amr, petroleum minister Sherif Hadarra, and sports ministerEl Amry Farouk resigned.[15][16] On 4 July 2013, one day after the2013 Egyptian coup d'état, theFreedom and Justice Party announced nine ministers offered their resignations.[17] The cabinet was dissolved on 8 July 2013 with the resignation of Prime MinisterHesham Qandil in protest over thekilling of 61 protestors by the military at theRepublican Guard headquarters.[18]
