The new government was just announced few minutes ago from Baabda palace by Council of Ministers secretary-general Fouad Fleifel. It’s quite shameful that there’s only one female minister and that the minister of state concerned with women right is a dude.

Here are the new/old names:

Saad Hariri – Prime Minister
Ghassan Hasbani – VP and Minister of Public Health

Marwan Hamadeh – Minister of Education
Ayman Choucair – Minister of State
Talal Erslan – Minister of Displaced
Yaacoub el Sarraf – Minister of National Defense
Ali Kanso – Minister of State
Gebran Bassil – Minister of Foreign Affairs
Jamal el Jarrah – Telecom Minister
Ghazi Zaaiter – Minister of Agriculture
Michel Pharaon – Minister of State
Ali Hassan Khalil – Finance Minister
Mohammad Fneich – Minister of Sports
Jean Ogasapian – Minister of State
Hussein el Hajj Hassan – Minister of Industry
Salim Jreissati – Minister of Justice
Nohad el Machnouk – Minister of Interior
Mohammad Kabbara – Ministry of Labor
Mouiin el Mouraabi – Minister of State
Ghattas Khoury – Minister of Culture
Pierre Raffoul – Minister of State
Nicolas Tueni – Minister of State
Tarek el Khatib – Environment Minister
Inaya Ezzedine – Minister of State
Youssef Fenianos – Minister of Public Works
Melhem Riachi – Minister of Information
Pierre Abi Assi- Minister of Social Affairs
Avadis Kadanian – Tourism Minister
Cesar Abi Khalil- Minister of Energy & Water
Ra2ed Khoury- Minister of Economy & Trade