Ministry of Local Government (Palestine)

Ministry of Local Government
وزارة الحكم المحلي
Agency overview
Formed1994
JurisdictionGovernment of Palestine
HeadquartersRamallah, Palestine
Minister responsible
  • Sami Hijjawi, Minister of Local Government
Websitewww.molg.ps

The Ministry of Local Government (MoLG; Arabic: وزارة الحكم المحلي) is a governmental body in Palestine that is responsible for overseeing the local government system and ensuring that it functions effectively. The ministry is responsible for providing support and guidance to local government institutions, including municipalities, village councils, and other local authorities.[1][2]

The current Minister of Local Government of Palestine is Sami Hijjawi.[3][4]

History

The Ministry of Local Government was founded in 1994, coinciding with the formation of the Palestinian National Authority. Upon its inception, 483 local government units were established, including 103 municipalities, village councils, and small clusters. Additionally, 16 governorates were set up as a deconcentrated level of government.[5]

The ministry has a specific structure in place to effectively carry out its mandated responsibilities, which include planning, guiding, and supervising the local government sector.[6] It has oversight over 121 Palestinian municipalities, distributed as 96 in the West Bank and 25 in Gaza. Notably, this excludes those in Israeli-annexed East Jerusalem and UNRWA-administered refugee camps, which are managed by service committees. Additionally, there are approximately 355 village councils, along with local councils in Jerusalem.[7]

List of ministers

# Name Party Government Term start Term end Notes
1 Saeb Erekat Fatah 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 5 July 1994 30 April 2003
2 Jamal Al Shobaki Fatah 6, 7, 8 30 April 2003 24 February 2005
3 Khalid al-Qawasimi Fatah 9 24 February 2005 29 March 2006
4 Issa al-Jabari Hamas 10 29 March 2006 17 March 2007
5 Mohammad Barghouti Hamas 11 17 March 2007 14 June 2007
6 Ziad al-Bandak Independent 12 14 June 2007 19 May 2009
(3) Khalid al-Qawasimi Fatah 13, 14 19 May 2009 6 June 2013
7 Sa'ed al-Kuni Independent 15, 16 6 June 2013 2 June 2014
8 Nayef Abu Khalaf Independent 17 2 June 2014 31 July 2015
9 Hussein al-Araj Independent 17 31 July 2015 13 April 2019
10 Majdi al-Saleh Independent 18 13 April 2019 31 March 2024
11 Sami Hijjawi Independent 19 31 March 2024 Incumbent

References

  1. ^ "وزارة الحكم المحلي تعقد ورشة لتطوير خطة وطنية توعوية حول قضايا النفايات الصلبة في فلسطين". وكالة وطن للأنباء.
  2. ^ "وزارة الحكم المحلي في رام الله تنظم ماراثون رياضي بمناسبة ال..." menafn.com.
  3. ^ "State of Palestine - Council of Ministers". www.palestinecabinet.gov.ps.
  4. ^ "Majdi al-Saleh (Minister for Local Government)". ECFR. April 11, 2019.
  5. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-11-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-03-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ^ "Municipalities and Local Authorities". ECFR. March 21, 2018.
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