Prime Minister of Lebanon
| President of the Council of Ministers of Lebanon | |
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Grand Serail, Beirut | |
| Nominator | Parliament |
| Appointer | President |
| Inaugural holder | Auguste Adib Pacha 31 May 1926[1] |
| Formation | Constitution of Lebanon 23 May 1926 |
| Deputy | Deputy Prime Minister of Lebanon |
| Salary | £L212,844,000/US$ 3,547 annually[2] |
| Website | Lebanese Government Website |
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The prime minister of Lebanon, officially the president of the Council of Ministers, is the
The current prime minister is Najib Mikati, having taken office on 10 September 2021. Mikati became prime minister 13 months after Hassan Diab resigned on 10 August 2020, serving as caretaker prime minister until Mikati took over.
The prime minister is assisted by the deputy prime minister of Lebanon.
History
The office was created on 23 May 1926, when the constitution of the state of
Differences with French constitution
While the 1926 Constitution of Greater Lebanon was roughly modeled after the French constitution (Greater Lebanon being under French mandate), the office of the prime minister in Lebanon was notably significantly weaker in Lebanon than in
Past irregularities in the office of the prime minister
Twice in the past, when the president resigned or shortly before his term expired, the president broke the National Pact and appointed a
During the Lebanese Civil War, outgoing president
Responsibilities and powers
The prime minister is the president of the Council of Ministers and the head of government. In addition, he is the deputy chair of the Supreme Defense Council.
The responsibilities of the prime minister are as follows:[3]
- Assume the negotiations for the formation of the government with parliament.
- Counter-sign all decrees signed by the president, except for the one appointing him or considering the government resigned.
- Present the Council of Minister's program to the Chamber of Deputies.
- He presides over the meetings of the Council of Ministers, except when the president attends, in which case he presides over them.
- In case of a vacancy in the presidency for whatever reason, he assumes the powers and responsibilities of the president in the narrow sense of "conducting the business"
Symbolic duties
Following the ratification of the Ta'if Accord, the Constitution laid out a preamble for the three "key" executive posts: the president, the prime minister, and the Council of Ministers. The preamble states the following:
The Prime Minister is the Head of Government. He represents it, speaks in its name, and is responsible for executing the public policy made by the Council of Ministers.
In addition, the prime minister also holds these posts ex officio:
- Vice President of the Supreme Defense Council
- President of the Council of Ministers
- Head of the government
List of prime ministers
See also
- President of Lebanon
- Legislative Speaker of Lebanon
References
- ^ مكتبة فلسطين للكتب المصورة (24 May 2017). معجم حكام لبنان والرؤساء 1842_2012 - عدنان محسن ضاهر و د.رياض غنام (in Arabic).
- ^ "Lebanese Politicians Reward Themselves - Al Akhbar English". 19 October 2017. Archived from the original on 19 October 2017.
- ^ "Lebanon's Constitution of 1926 with Amendments through 2004" (PDF). constituteproject.org.
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