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Second government of Mohamed Ould Bilal

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Second government of Mohamed Ould Bilal

17th Government of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania
2022-2023
Date formed1 April 2022 (2022-04-01)
Date dissolved3 July 2023 (2023-07-03)
People and organisations
PresidentMohamed Ould Ghazouani
Prime MinisterMohamed Ould Bilal
No. of ministers31[a]
Member parties  Union for the Republic (until July 2022)
  El Insaf (from July 2022)
  Union for Democracy and Progress
Status in legislatureMajority coalition government
109 / 157 (69%)
(2022-2023)
117 / 176 (66%)
(2023-present)
Opposition parties  Tewassoul
  APP (until 2023, extraparliamentary)
  RFD (until 2023, extraparliamentary)
  UFP (until 2023, extraparliamentary)
  Sawab–RAG
  AJD/MR
  Hope Mauritania (since 2023)
  State of Justice (since 2023)
History
Elections2018 Mauritanian parliamentary election
2023 Mauritanian parliamentary election
Legislature terms9th National Assembly of Mauritania
10th National Assembly of Mauritania
Budget2022
PredecessorOuld Bilal I
SuccessorOuld Bilal III

The second government of Mohamed Ould Bilal was the 17th government of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, in office between 1 April 2022 and 3 July 2023.[1][2] It was a coalition between the Union for the Republic, which rebranded itself as El Insaf in July 2022, and the Union for Democracy and Progress, whose leader Naha Mint Mouknass is the only member representing the party.

Background

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The government was formed after Prime Minister Mohamed Ould Bilal resigned with his government on 29 March 2022,[3] with him being re-nominated by President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani the following day.[4]

The government change was blamed on severe criticism of the government's performance by Ghazouani, with the president saying on a speech on 24 March 2022 that "Most ministries do not have enough staff to solve the problems of citizens. This is unacceptable. There is a huge lack of oversight of public services".[5]

Cabinet changes

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Ould Bilal's second government saw two reshuffles:

  • On 6 September 2022, a presidential decree was published announcing changes in several ministries, which was announced minutes after Mauritanian media announced that Moulaye Ould Mohamed Laghdaf, who was previously Prime Minister during ex-president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz's first term, was appointed Minister Secretary-General of the Presidency of the Republic, an office which is considered to be parallel to the Prime Minister in Mauritanian politics.[6] Mauritanian digital SaharaMedia reported that the move came after a long meeting between President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani and Ould Mohamed Laghdaf and that it was done in order for El Insaf to have a "quiet man" that could negotiate with the opposition and help the party prepare itself for the upcoming parliamentary and regional election.[7] In a similar move, newly-appointed leader of El Insaf Mohamed Melainine Ould Eyih left the government, while several ministers changed their offices, with only the new Minister of Livestock Brahim Vall Ould Mohamed Lemine being a brand-new appointment. The cabinet also saw the return of Nani Ould Chrougha, who left the government in 2020 after his involvement in a corruption case during the presidency of Ould Abdel Aziz. He was subsequently appointed Minister of Equipment and Transports and government Spokesperson.[8]
  • On 26 September 2022, the ministries of National Education and Reform of Education System, Public Service and Labor, and Livestock and the Minister Secretary-General of the Government were replaced.[9]

Ministers

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The list of members was announced by the Presidency of the Republic on 1 April, taking position immediately.[10] The following table has been updated to reflect the two reshuffles that happened.

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party
Prime Minister1 April 20223 July 2023 El Insaf
Minister Secretary-General of the Presidency of the Republic1 April 20226 September 2022 El Insaf
6 September 20223 July 2023 El Insaf
Minister Counsellor to the Presidency of the Republic
Coumba Ba
1 April 20223 July 2023 El Insaf
Minister Counsellor at the Presidency of the Republic1 April 20223 July 2023 UDP
Minister of Justice
Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Cheikh Abdoullah Ould Boya
1 April 20223 July 2023 El Insaf
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and Mauritanians Abroad
Mohamed Salem Ould Merzoug
1 April 20223 July 2023 El Insaf
Minister of National Defense
Hanena Ould Sidi
1 April 20223 July 2023 El Insaf
Minister of the Interior and Decentralisation
Mohamed Ahmed Ould Mohamed Lemine
1 April 20223 July 2023 El Insaf
Minister of Islamic Affairs and Original Education
Dah Ould Sidi Ould Amar Taleb
1 April 20223 July 2023 El Insaf
Minister of Economic Affairs and Promotion of Productive Sectors
Ousmane Mamoudou Kane
1 April 20223 July 2023 El Insaf
Minister of Finance
Isselmou Ould Mohamed M'Bady
1 April 20223 July 2023 El Insaf
Minister of National Education and Reform of Education System1 April 20226 September 2022 El Insaf
Adama Bokar Soko
6 September 202226 September 2022 El Insaf
Brahim Vall Ould Mohamed Lemine
26 September 20223 July 2023 El Insaf
Minister of Health
Moktar Ould Dahi
1 April 20223 July 2023 El Insaf
Minister of Public Service and Labor
Mohamed Ould Abdalahi Ould Ethmane
1 April 202226 September 2022 El Insaf
Zeinebou Mint Ahmednah
26 September 20223 July 2023 El Insaf
Minister of Digital Transformation, Innovation, and Modernization of Administration
Cheikh El Kebir Moulaye Taher
1 April 20226 September 2022 El Insaf
Moktar Ahmed Yedali
6 September 20223 July 2023 El Insaf
Minister of Petroleum, Mines and Energy
Abdessalam Ould Mohamed Saleh
1 April 20223 July 2023 El Insaf
Minister of Fishing and Maritime Economy
Mohamed Ould Abedeen Ould Ameyev
1 April 20223 July 2023 El Insaf
Minister of Agriculture
Adama Bocar Soko
1 April 20226 September 2022 El Insaf
6 September 20223 July 2023 El Insaf
Minister of Livestock
Mohamed Ould Soueidatt
1 April 20226 September 2022 El Insaf
Brahim Vall Ould Mohamed Lemine
6 September 202226 September 2022 El Insaf
Mohamed Ould Abdalahi Ould Ethmane
26 September 20223 July 2023 El Insaf
Minister of Trade, Industry, Handicrafts, and Tourism
Lamrabott Ould Bennahi
1 April 20223 July 2023 El Insaf
Minister of Employment and Vocational Training
Lalya Ali Camara
1 April 20226 September 2022 El Insaf
Niang Mamoudou
6 September 20223 July 2023 El Insaf
Minister of Housing, Urbanism and Land Planning
Sidi Ahmed Ould Mohamed
1 April 20223 July 2023 El Insaf
Minister of Equipement and Transports
Moktar Ahmed Yedali
1 April 20226 September 2022 El Insaf
Nany Ould Chrougha
6 September 20223 July 2023 El Insaf
Minister of Water and Sanitation
Sidi Mohamed Ould Taleb Omar
1 April 20223 July 2023 El Insaf
Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research
Mohamed Lemine Ould Aboyé Ould Cheikh El Hadrami
1 April 20223 July 2023 El Insaf
Minister of Culture, Youth, Sports and Relations with Parliament
Khattar Ould Cheibani
1 April 20226 September 2022 El Insaf
Mohamed Ould Soueidatt
6 September 20223 July 2023 El Insaf
Minister of Social Action
Savia Mint N'Tahah
1 April 20223 July 2023 El Insaf
Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development
Aissata Daouda Diallo
1 April 20226 September 2022 El Insaf
Lalya Ali Camara
6 September 20223 July 2023 El Insaf
Minister Secretary-General of Government
Zeinebou Mint Ahmednah
1 April 202226 September 2022 El Insaf
Moctar Al Housseynou Lam
26 September 20223 July 2023 El Insaf
Government Spokesperson
Government Spokesperson
Mohamed Melainine Ould Eyih
1 April 20226 September 2022 El Insaf
Nany Ould Chrougha
6 September 20223 July 2023 El Insaf
Posts of minister's rank
General Representative for National Solidarity and Anti-Exclusion (Synergy)
Mohamed Ali Ould Sidi Mohamed
1 April 20223 July 2023 El Insaf
Commissioner for Human Rights, Humanitarian Action, and Relations with Civil Society
Cheikh Ahmedou Ould Ahmed Salem Ould Sidi
1 April 20223 July 2023 El Insaf
Food Security Commissioner
Fatimetou Mint Mahfoudh Ould Khattri
1 April 20223 July 2023 El Insaf
Governor of the Central Bank
Mohamed Lemine Ould Dhehby
31 March 20223 July 2023 El Insaf

Footnotes

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  1. ^ Does not include the Prime Minister.

References

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  1. ^ "Presidency of Republic Announces Formation of New Government". AMI (Mauritanian News Agency). 1 April 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  2. ^ Rédaction (1 April 2022). "Mauritanie: Ghazouani réaménage son gouvernement (liste et éclairages)". Financial Afrik (in French). Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Prime Minister Submits Government Resignation". AMI (Mauritanian News Agency). 29 March 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Prime Minister: "I Will Form a Government Close to the Citizen"". AMI (Mauritanian News Agency). 30 March 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Mauritania's government resigns following criticism by president". Anadolu Agency. 30 March 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  6. ^ "Remaniement partiel au niveau du Gouvernement" [Partial reshuffle at government level]. AMI (Mauritanian News Agency) (in French). 6 September 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  7. ^ "رجلُ الأغلبية وصديق المعارضة.. ماذا وراء تعيين ولد محمد لقظف؟" [The man of the majority and friend of the opposition... What is behind the appointment of Ould Mohamed Laghdaf?]. SaharaMedias (in Arabic). 7 September 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  8. ^ "Mauritanie : remaniement ministériel partiel et permutations" [Mauritania: partial ministerial reshuffle and permutations]. SaharaMedias (in French). 6 September 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  9. ^ "Remaniement partiel du Gouvernement" [Partial reshuffle of the government]. AMI (Mauritanian News Agency) (in French). 26 September 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  10. ^ "Presidency of Republic Announces Formation of New Government". AMI (Mauritanian News Agency). 1 April 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
Preceded by Government of Mauritania
2022–2023
Succeeded by