[Ennahar] Tunisian Acting Prime Minister Beji Caid Essebsi, announced Monday the list of his provisional government composed of 22 ministers including five new ones, it was announced officially.This new team no longer has any minister who served in the last government of President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, until he decamped last January 14.
Appointed interim prime minister on February 27, Mr. Essebsi, 84, had to immediately redesign the government he had inherited from his predecessor, Mohammed Ghannouchi, following the resignations of five ministers a few days ago.
Among those who resigned were two ministers who had been part of the last government of Ben Ali: Mohamed Nouri Jouini (Planning and International Cooperation) and Mohamed Afif Chelbi (Industry and Technology), and two opposition representatives: Ahmed Ibrahim (Higher Teaching and Scientific Research) and Ahmed Najib Chebbi (Regional and Local Development).
Minister to the Prime Minister in charge of the Tunisian economic and social reforms, Elyes Jouini, had also tendered his resignation.