Abbas Government

Abbas Government
Date formed30 April 2003
Date dissolved7 October 2003
People and organisations
Head of stateYasser Arafat
Head of governmentMahmoud Abbas (until 6 September)
Vacant (starting 6 September)
History
PredecessorFifth Arafat Government
SuccessorFirst Qurei Government

The Palestinian Authority Government of April 2003 was a government of the Palestinian National Authority (PA) from 30 April to 7 October 2003. It was headed by Mahmoud Abbas, the first PA Prime Minister, until 6 September 2003. The Prime Minister and his government were approved by the Palestinian Legislative Council on 29 April and were sworn in on 30 April.

Abbas resigned as Prime Minister on 6 September 2003 because of a struggle for power with President Yasser Arafat and the stagnated implementation of the road map for peace.

After the discharge of the Government in September 2003, Speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council Ahmed Qurei was asked to become Prime Minister of an emergency government, but Arafat, on 5 October, appointed Qurei PM of a small emergency cabinet before a government could be presented to Parliament. Qurei and his cabinet were sworn in on 7 October 2003.

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