Prime Minister of the Palestinian National Authority

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

The Prime Minister's Office was created in 2003 to manage day-to-day activities of the Palestinian government. The position was created because both Israel and the United States had indicated their refusal to negotiate directly with Yasser Arafat. The executive structure of the government still resides in the President of the Palestinian National Authority.

Term

The Prime Minister is appointed by the President of the Palestinian National Authority and not directly elected by the Palestinian Legislative Council (parliament) or Palestinian voters.^{[citation needed]}

Unlike the Prime Minister's office in many other nations, the Palestinian Prime Minister is not required to be 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 (2003–present)

#	Portrait	Name (Born-died)	Term of office		Party
1		Mahmoud Abbas (b. 1935)	19 March 2003	6 September 2003	Fatah (Palestine Liberation Organization)
2		Ahmed Qurei (b. 1937)	7 October 2003	18 December 2005	Fatah (Palestine Liberation Organization)
—		Nabil Shaath (b. 1938)	18 December 2005	24 December 2005	Fatah (Palestine Liberation Organization)
(2)		Ahmed Qurei (b. 1937)	24 December 2005	29 March 2006	Fatah (Palestine Liberation Organization)
3		Ismail Haniyeh (b. 1963)	29 March 2006	Incumbent (disputed since 14 June 2007)	Hamas
4		Salam Fayyad (b. 1952)	15 June 2007	13 April 2013	Third Way

See also

• Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization
• President of the State of Palestine
• President of the Palestinian National Authority
• Speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council
• Leaders of Palestinian institutions

External links

• Official Website of the Prime Minister's Office (West Bank) (Arabic)
• Official Website of the Prime Minister's Office (Gaza Strip) (Arabic)