This article mentions the introduction and confirmation process for any successful or unsuccessful cabinet nominees of Hassan Rouhani First and Second Administrations.
First cabinet
editConfirmation process
editThe voting process began on 12 August 2013 and was continued until 15 August.[1] On 15 August 2013, Parliament members confirmed 15 ministers and rejected three of them, namely those proposed to head the ministries of education, science, research and technology; and sports and youth.[2] 284 out of 290 members of the Parliament were present at the session.
Ministry of Culture
editAli Jannati announced his nomination for minister of culture.[3][4] Ali Jannati, son of the prominent Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati, is seen as is politically closer to Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani.[5]
Minister of Culture | For | Against | Abstentions | Confirmation |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ali Jannati | 234 | 36 | 12 | Yes[6] |
Minister of Culture | For | Against | Abstentions | Confirmation |
---|---|---|---|---|
Reza Salehi Amiri | 180 | 89 | 6 | Yes[7] |
Ministry of Petroleum
editHassan Rouhani nominated Bijan Zanganeh to return to the post of petroleum minister, which he held under Iran's reformist government from 1997 to 2005.[8]
Minister of Petroleum | For | Against | Abstentions | Confirmation |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bijan Namdar Zanganeh | 166 | 104 | 13 | Yes[6] |
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
editThere were many candidates for ministry of foreign affairs: Ali Akbar Salehi, Kamal Kharazi, Sadegh Kharazi, Mohammad Javad Zarif and Mahmoud Vaezi.[9]
Minister of Foreign Affairs | For | Against | Abstentions | Confirmation |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mohammad Javad Zarif | 232 | 36 | 13 | Yes[6] |
Ministry of Agricultural
editMinister of Agricultural | For | Against | Abstentions | Confirmation |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mahmoud Hojjati | 177 | 81 | 26 | Yes[6] |
Ministry of Communication
editMinister of Communication | For | Against | Abstentions | Confirmation |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mahmoud Vaezi | 218 | 45 | 20 | Yes[6] |
Ministry of Defense
editMinister of Defense | For | Against | Abstentions | Confirmation |
---|---|---|---|---|
Hossein Dehghan | 269 | 10 | 50 | Yes[6] |
Ministry of Finance
editMinister of Finance | For | Against | Abstentions | Confirmation |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ali Tayebnia | 274 | 7 | 4 | Yes[6] |
Ministry of Education
editMinister of Education | For | Against | Abstentions | Confirmation |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mohammad Ali Najafi | 142 | 133 | 9 | No[6] |
Ali Asghar Fani | 185 | 57 | 24 | Yes |
Minister of Education | For | Against | Abstentions | Confirmation |
---|---|---|---|---|
Fakhruddin Ahmadi Danesh-Ashtiani | 157 | 111 | 6 | Yes |
Ministry of Energy
editMinister of Energy | For | Against | Abstentions | Confirmation |
---|---|---|---|---|
Hamid Chitchian | 272 | 7 | 5 | Yes[6] |
Ministry of Health
editMinister of Health | For | Against | Abstentions | Confirmation |
---|---|---|---|---|
Hassan Hashemi | 260 | 18 | 6 | Yes[6] |
Ministry of Industry, Mines and Trade
editMinister of Industries | For | Against | Abstentions | Confirmation |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mohammadreza Nematzadeh | 199 | 60 | 24 | Yes[6] |
Ministry of Intelligence
editMinister of Intelligence | For | Against | Abstentions | Confirmation |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mahmoud Alavi | 227 | 38 | 18 | Yes[6] |
Ministry of Interior
editMinister of Interior | For | Against | Abstentions | Confirmation |
---|---|---|---|---|
Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli | 256 | 19 | 9 | Yes[6] |
Ministry of Justice
editMinister of Justice | For | Against | Abstentions | Confirmation |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mostafa Pourmohammadi | 201 | 64 | 19 | Yes[6] |
Ministry of Labour
editMinister of Labour | For | Against | Abstentions | Confirmation |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ali Rabei | 163 | 100 | 21 | Yes[6] |
Ministry of Science
editMinister of Science | For | Against | Abstentions | Confirmation |
---|---|---|---|---|
Jafar Meyli Monfared | 105 | 162 | 15 | No[6] |
Reza Farajidana | 159 | 70 | 32 | Yes |
Impeachment of Minister of Science | For | Against | Abstentions | Confirmation |
---|---|---|---|---|
Reza Farajidana | 110 | 145 | 15 | No[6] |
Minister of Science | For | Against | Abstentions | Confirmation |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mahmoud Nili | 79 | 160 | 7 | No |
Fakhruddin Danesh-Ashtiani | 70 | 171 | 16 | No |
Mohammad Farhadi | 197 | 28 | 10 | Yes |
Ministry of Transportation
editMinister of Transportation | For | Against | Abstentions | Confirmation |
---|---|---|---|---|
Abbas Ahmad Akhondi | 159 | 107 | 18 | Yes[6] |
Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs
editMinister of Sports and Youth Affairs | For | Against | Abstentions | Confirmation |
---|---|---|---|---|
Masoud Soltanifar[6] | 117 | 148 | 18 | No |
Reza Salehi Amiri | 107 | 141 | 13 | No |
Nasrollah Sajjadi[10] | 124 | 107 | 22 | No |
Mahmoud Goudarzi[11] | 199 | 44 | 24 | Yes |
Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs | For | Against | Abstentions | Confirmation |
---|---|---|---|---|
Masoud Soltanifar | 193 | 72 | 9 | Yes |
Second cabinet
editConfirmation process
editMinistry of Culture
editMinister of Culture | For | Against | Abstentions | Confirmation |
---|---|---|---|---|
Abbas Salehi | 242 | 25 | 21 | Yes |
Ministry of Petroleum
editMinister of Petroleum | For | Against | Abstentions | Confirmation |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bijan Namdar Zanganeh | 241 | 25 | 20 | Yes |
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
editMinister of Foreign Affairs | For | Against | Abstentions | Confirmation |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mohammad Javad Zarif | 236 | 26 | 26 | Yes |
Ministry of Agricultural
editMinister of Agricultural | For | Against | Abstentions | Confirmation |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mahmoud Hojjati | 164 | 94 | 23 | Yes |
Ministry of Communication
editMinister of Communication | For | Against | Abstentions | Confirmation |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mohammad Javad Jahromi | 152 | 120 | 7 | Yes |
Ministry of Defense
editMinister of Defense | For | Against | Abstentions | Confirmation |
---|---|---|---|---|
Amir Hatami | 261 | 10 | 13 | Yes |
Ministry of Finance
editMinister of Finance | For | Against | Abstentions | Confirmation |
---|---|---|---|---|
Masoud Karbasian | 240 | 31 | 15 | Yes |
Impeachment of Minister of Science | For | Against | Abstentions | Confirmation |
---|---|---|---|---|
Masoud Karbasian | 121 | 137 | 32 | No[6] |
Ministry of Education
editMinister of Education | For | Against | Abstentions | Confirmation |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mohammad Bathaei | 238 | 35 | 13 | Yes |
Ministry of Energy
editMinister of Energy | For | Against | Abstentions | Confirmation |
---|---|---|---|---|
Habibollah Bitaraf | 132 | 133 | 17 | No |
Reza Ardakanian | 225 | 38 | 13 | Yes |
Ministry of Health
editMinister of Health | For | Against | Abstentions | Confirmation |
---|---|---|---|---|
Hassan Ghazizadeh Hashemi | 253 | 18 | 14 | Yes |
Ministry of Industry, Mines and Trade
editMinister of Industries | For | Against | Abstentions | Confirmation |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mohammad Shariatmadari | 241 | 25 | 20 | Yes |
Ministry of Intelligence
editMinister of Intelligence | For | Against | Abstentions | Confirmation |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mahmoud Alavi | 252 | 22 | 13 | Yes |
Ministry of Interior
editMinister of Interior | For | Against | Abstentions | Confirmation |
---|---|---|---|---|
Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli | 250 | 25 | 13 | Yes |
Ministry of Justice
editMinister of Justice | For | Against | Abstentions | Confirmation |
---|---|---|---|---|
Alireza Avayi | 244 | 18 | 23 | Yes |
Ministry of Labour
editMinister of Labour | For | Against | Abstentions | Confirmation |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ali Rabei | 191 | 79 | 15 | Yes |
Impeachment of Minister of Labour | For | Against | Abstentions | Confirmation |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ali Rabei | 111 | 129 | 50 | No[6] |
Ministry of Science
editMinister of Science | For | Against | Abstentions | Confirmation |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mansour Gholami | 180 | 82 | 14 | Yes |
Ministry of Transportation
editMinister of Transportation | For | Against | Abstentions | Confirmation |
---|---|---|---|---|
Abbas Akhoundi | 188 | 75 | 14 | Yes |
Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs
editMinister of Sports and Youth Affairs | For | Against | Abstentions | Confirmation |
---|---|---|---|---|
Masoud Soltanifar | 225 | 39 | 20 | Yes |
References
edit- ^ "Iran MPs to vote for Rouhani's cabinet on August 12". Nasim Online. 6 August 2013. Archived from the original on 6 December 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
- ^ Kamali Dehghan, Saeed (15 August 2013). "Iran's parliament approves 15 of Hassan Rouhani's 18 cabinet ministers". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
- ^ Ali Jannati promises open cultural space for artists BBC Persian
- ^ "Iran's New Culture Minister Key Figure in Rouhani's Cabinet". Al Monitor. 2 August 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
- ^ Eight possible new ministers Archived 2013-12-30 at the Wayback Machine Alsharq Alawsat
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u "Iranian Parliament Gives Vote of Confidence to Majority of Rouhani's Proposed Ministers". Fars News. 15 August 2013. Archived from the original on 1 October 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
- ^ "مجلس به سه وزیر دولت اعتماد کرد + فیلم". November 2016.
- ^ Iran to reappoint ex-oil minister to job
- ^ رونمایی از کابینه احتمالی دولت یازدهم. Bolanda News (in Persian). Archived from the original on 2013-06-20. Retrieved 2013-07-29.
- ^ Sajjadi did not confirmed by parliament in Persian
- ^ Goudarzi became minister of Sports and Youth Affairs in Persian