Ministry of Information (Palestine)
High government position Palestine
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The Ministry of Information is the ministry in charge of election polls and media in Palestine. The Minister of Information has a role in advising the Prime Minister of Palestine.[1] In 2002, the ministry was merged with the Culture and Arts Ministry.[2]
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 1994 |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Palestine |
| Headquarters | |
List of ministers
| # | Name | Party | Government | Term start | Term end | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minister of Culture and Information | ||||||
| 1 | Yasser Abed Rabbo | Palestinian Democratic Union | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 | 5 July 1994 | 30 April 2003 | |
| Minister of Information | ||||||
| 2 | Nabil Amr | Independent | 6 | 30 April 2003 | 7 October 2003 | |
| 3 | Ahmed Qurei | Fatah | 7, 8 | 7 October 2003 | 27 September 2004 | Serving Prime Minister |
| 4 | Saeb Erekat | Fatah | 8 | 27 September 2004 | 24 February 2005 | |
| 5 | Nabil Shaath | Fatah | 9 | 24 February 2005 | 3 January 2006 | Serving Deputy Prime Minister |
| 6 | Yousef Rizqa | Hamas | 10 | 29 March 2006 | 17 March 2007 | |
| 7 | Mustafa Barghouti | Palestinian National Initiative | 11 | 17 March 2007 | 14 June 2007 | |
| 8 | Riyad al-Maliki | Independent | 12 | 14 June 2007 | 19 May 2009 | |
| Vacant | 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 | 19 May 2009 | 2 August 2018 | |||
| 9 | Nabil Abu Rudeineh | Independent | 17, 18 | 2 August 2018 | 31 March 2024 | Serving Deputy Prime Minister |
| Vacant | 19 | 31 March 2024 | Present | |||
