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The 'Prime Minister of the Palestinian National Authority' is the head of government of the Palestinian government.

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Term

History

References

See also

Term

The Prime Minister is appointed by the President of the Palestinian National Authority and thus not directly elected by the Palestinian Legislative Council (parliament) or Palestinian voters.
Unlike the Prime Minister's office in many other nations, the Palestinian Prime Minister does not serve as a member of the legislature while in office. Instead, the appointment is made independently by the ruling party. The Prime Minister is expected to represent the majority party or ruling coalition in the parliament.
==List of Prime Ministers of the Palestinian National Authority (2003-Present)==

★ 'Mahmoud Abbas' - Fatah (19 March 2003 – 6 September 2003)

★ 'Ahmad Qurei' - Fatah (7 October 2003 – 18 December 2005)

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★ 'Nabil Shaath' - Fatah (18 December 2005 – 24 December 2005) (acting)

★ 'Ahmad Qurei' - Fatah (24 December 2005 – 29 March 2006)

★ 'Ismail Haniyeh' - Hamas (29 March 2006 – present) (along with the Palestinian Legislative Council, refuses to acknowledge legitimacy of dismissal; from 14 June 2007 exercizing ''de facto'' authority in the Gaza Strip Abbas sacks Hamas-led government )

★ 'Salam Fayyad' - Third Way (17 June 2007^[1] – Present) (emergency rule; authority limited ''de facto'' to areas of the West Bank under Palestinian control)

History

The Prime Minister's Office was created in 2003 to manage day-to-day activities of the Palestinian government. The executive structure of the government still resides in the President of the Palestinian National Authority.

References

1. New Palestinian cabinet sworn in

See also

★ Palestinian Legislative Council

★ Palestinian National Authority

★ President of the Palestinian National Authority