The Iraqi Transitional Government was the government of Iraq

Iraq

Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....

 from May 3rd, 2005, when it replaced the Iraqi Interim Government

Iraqi Interim Government

The Iraqi Interim Government was created by the United States and its coalition allies as a caretaker government to govern Iraq until the Iraqi Transitional Government was installed following the Iraqi National Assembly election conducted on January 30, 2005...

, until May 20th, 2006, when it was replaced by the first permanent government

Government of Iraq from 2006

The current government of Iraq took office on May 20, 2006 following approval by the members of the Iraqi National Assembly. This followed the general election in December 2005...

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On April 28 it was approved by the transitional Iraqi National Assembly, which had been elected in January 2005

Iraqi legislative election, January 2005

Elections for the National Assembly of Iraq were held on January 30, 2005 in Iraq. The 275-member National Assembly was a parliament created under the Transitional Law during the Occupation of Iraq...

. It operated under the Law of Administration for the State of Iraq for the Transitional Period

Law of Administration for the State of Iraq for the Transitional Period

The Law of Administration for the State of Iraq for the Transitional Period , was Iraq's provisional constitution following the 2003 Iraq War. It was signed on March 8, 2004 by the Iraqi Governing Council...

, and its main functions were to draft a permanent Constitution of Iraq

Constitution of Iraq

The Constitution of Iraq is Iraq's fundamental law.-History:Iraq's first constitution, which established a constitutional monarchy, entered into force under the auspices of a British military occupation in 1925 and remained in effect until the 1958 revolution established a republic...

 and to form a transitional government.

Executive

Although the President is the chief of military and head of state, the Prime Minister is the head of government who exercises most executive powers. The President and both deputies (collective the Presidency Council of Iraq

Presidency Council of Iraq

The Presidency Council of Iraq is an entity currently operating under the auspices of the "transitional provisions" of the Constitution of Iraq and previously under the Transitional Administrative Law....

) are elected by the Assembly with a two-thirds majority. They then propose the Prime Minister from the largest party, who must also be approved with a two thirds majority; the Prime Minister then proposes the Council of Ministers

Council of Ministers of Iraq

The Cabinet of Iraq is the executive branch of the government of Iraq.The National Assembly of Iraq elects a President of State who along with two deputies form the Presidency Council. The Presidency Council appoints the Prime Minister who appoints the Council of Ministers, all of whom must be...

 who must be approved with a two-thirds majority.

The current Council of Ministers was sworn in on May 3 but several key posts were left vacant. Six new ministers were approved to fill vacant positions on 8 May, one of whom rejected his position saying he had not been consulted.

Position
President President of Iraq The President of Iraq is the head of state of Iraq and "safeguards the commitment to the Constitution and the preservation of Iraq's independence, sovereignty, unity, the security of its territories in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution." The President is elected by the Council of...	Jalal Talabani Jalal Talabani Jalal Talabani is the sixth and current President of Iraq, a leading Kurdish politician. He is the first non-Arab president of Iraq, although Abdul Kareem Qasim was half Kurdish....
Vice Presidents	Adil Abdul Mahdi Ghazi al-Yawar
Prime Minister Prime Minister of Iraq The Prime Minister of Iraq is Iraq's head of government. Prime Minister was originally an appointed office, subsidiary to the head of state, and the nominal leader of the Iraqi parliament. Under the newly adopted constitution the Prime Minister is to be the country's active executive authority...	Ibrahim al Jaafari
Deputy Prime Ministers	Ahmed Chalabi Ahmed Chalabi Ahmed Abdel Hadi Chalabi is an Iraqi politician. He was interim oil minister in Iraq in April-May 2005 and December-January 2006 and deputy prime minister from May 2005 until May 2006. Chalabi failed to win a seat in parliament in the December 2005 elections, and when the new Iraqi cabinet was... Ruz Nuri Shawis Abid Mutlak al-Jubouri Abid Mutlak al-Jubouri Abid Mutlag al-Jubouri was an Iraqi politician and was a Deputy Prime Minister in the Iraqi Transitional Government. A Sunni Arab former major general in Saddam Hussain's army, he rose to prominence during the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war.-References:... (vacant)
Interior Minister Interior minister An interior ministry is a government ministry typically responsible for policing, national security, and immigration matters. The ministry is often headed by a minister of the interior or minister of home affairs...	Bayan Baqir Solagh
Foreign Minister Foreign minister A Minister of Foreign Affairs, or foreign minister, is a cabinet minister who helps form the foreign policy of a sovereign state. The foreign minister is often regarded as the most senior ministerial position below that of the head of government . It is often granted to the deputy prime minister in...	Hoshyar Zebari Hoshyar Zebari Hoshyar Zebari is the current Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iraq. A Kurd originally from Aqrah, a city in Iraqi Kurdistan, Zebari holds a masters degree in sociology from the University of Essex, England and studied political science in Jordan...
Defence Minister Defence minister A defence minister is a person in a cabinet position in charge of a Ministry of Defence, which regulates the armed forces in some sovereign nations...	Saadoun al-Dulaimi Saadoun al-Dulaimi - Personal life :Dr. Saadoun al-Dulaimi was born in the province of Al-Anbar in the year of 1954. An independent politician, who does not belong to any party. Married with five children...
Oil Minister	Ibrahim Bahr al-Uloum
Electricity Minister	Mohsen Shlash
Minister of Planning and Development Co-operation	Barham Salih Barham Salih Barham Ahmad Salih is an Iraqi Kurdish politician. He is currently the prime minister of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. He is married and has a daughter who attended Princeton University and a son who graduated from King's Academy in Madaba, Jordan and currently attends Columbia.-Early life:Dr....
Higher Education Minister	Sami al-Mudhaffar
Minister of Municipalities and Public Works	Nisrin Barwari Nisrin Barwari Nesreen Barwari was a Kurdish Official. She was born in Baghdad to a Kurdish family and was imprisoned at age fourteen due to her brother's involvement with the Kurdish movement. She obtained a Bachelor of Science in architectural engineering at the University of Baghdad in 1991. She served with...
Telecommunications Minister	Juwan Fouad Masum
Finance Minister Finance minister The finance minister is a cabinet position in a government.A minister of finance has many different jobs in a government. He or she helps form the government budget, stimulate the economy, and control finances...	Ali Abdul-Amir Allawi
Minister of Water Resources	Abdul-Latif Rashid
Minister of Environment Minister of the environment An environment minister is a cabinet position in charged with protecting the natural environment and promoting wildlife conservation...	Narmin Othman Narmin Othman Narmin Othman is the Iraqi Minister for the Environment in the government of Nouri al-Maliki, a post she also held in the Iraqi Transitional Government...
Trade Minister	Abdel-Karim Mahoud al-Mohammedawi Abdel-Karim Mahoud al-Mohammedawi Abdel-Karim Mahoud al-Mohammedawi was a member of the Interim Iraq Governing Council created following the United States's 2003 invasion of Iraq...
Transport Minister	Salam al-Maliki Salam al-Maliki Salam Aodeh al-Maliki is an Iraqi politician and was the Minister for Transport in the Iraqi Transitional Government from May 2005 to May 2006....
Minister of Labour and Social Affairs	Idris Hadi
uman Rights Minister	Narmin Othman Narmin Othman Narmin Othman is the Iraqi Minister for the Environment in the government of Nouri al-Maliki, a post she also held in the Iraqi Transitional Government...  (acting) Hashim al-Shible rejected the post after he had been approved by parliament
Health Minister	Abdel Muttalib Mohammed Ali
Minister of Construction and Housing	Jasim Mohammed Jaafar Jasim Mohammed Jaafar Jasim Mohammed Jaafar is the Iraqi Minister for Youth & Sports in the government of Nouri al-Maliki. He was confirmed by the Iraqi National Assembly on 2006-05-20, having previously served as the Minister for Construction and Housing in the Iraqi Transitional Government.Jaafar was born in Tuz...
Education Minister	Abdel Falah Hassan
Agriculture Minister	Ali al-Bahadili Ali al-Bahadili Dr. Ali Husayn al-Bahadili is an Iraqi politician currently serving as the Agriculture Minister in the government of Nouri al-Maliki.He previously served as the Agriculture Minister under the Iraqi Transitional Government from 2005 to 2006 under Ibrahim al-Jafari...
Justice Minister Justice Minister A justice ministry is a ministry or other government agency charged with justice. The ministry is often headed by a minister for justice or secretary of justice or secretary for justice; sometimes the head of a department of justice is entitled attorney general.Specific duties may relate to...	Abdel Hussein Shandal Abdel Hussein Shandal Abdel Hussein Shandal is an Iraqi politician who was the Justice Minister in the Iraqi Transitional Government.For the December 2005 elections he joined with Ahmad Chalabi's Iraqi National Congress in a list which failed to win any seats.-Sources:*...
Culture Minister	Nuri Farhan al-Rawi
Minister of Science and Technology	Basimah Yusuf Butrus Basimah Yusuf Butrus Professor Basimah Yusuf Butrus is an Iraqi Assyrian politician who was Minister of Science and Technology in the Iraqi Transitional Government from May 2005 until May 2006. She was then the only Christian Minister in Iraq. She graduated from Salahaddin University, earning Master's degree in...
Minister of Displacement and Migration	Suhaylah Abd-Jaafar
Minister of Youth and Sports	Talib Aziz Zayni
Minister of Industry	Usama al-Najafi Usama al-Najafi Usama Abdu'l Aziz al-Nujayfi is an Iraqi politician from the Iraqi National List who was Minister of Industry in the Iraqi Transitional Government...
Minister of State Minister of State Minister of State is a title borne by politicians or officials in certain countries governed under a parliamentary system. In some countries a "minister of state" is a junior minister, who is assigned to assist a specific cabinet minister...  for National Security Affairs	Abdul Karim al-Anizi Abdul Karim al-Anizi Abdul Karim al-Anizi is an Iraqi politician and a member of the National Assembly of Iraq, representing Islamic Dawa Party - Iraq Organisation, the fifth largest party within the ruling United Iraqi Alliance coalition....
Minister of State for Governorate Affairs	Saad Nayif Mujhim al-Hardan
Minister of State for Civil Society Affairs	Ala Habib Kazim
Minister of State for Women's Affairs	Azhar Abdel Karim al-Shaikhli
Minister of State for Tourism Tourism Tourism is travel for recreational, leisure or business purposes. The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people "traveling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure, business and other purposes".Tourism has become a...  and Antiquities Archaeology Archaeology, or archeology , is the study of human society, primarily through the recovery and analysis of the material culture and environmental data that they have left behind, which includes artifacts, architecture, biofacts and cultural landscapes...	Hashim al-Hashimi
Minister of State for National Assembly Affairs National Assembly of Iraq The Council of Representatives of Iraq is the main elected body of representatives in Iraq. It is currently composed of 325 seats and meets in Baghdad inside the International Zone . It is governed by bylaws that can be found -The monarchy:...	Safa al-Din Mohammed al-Safi

Legislative

• President of National Assembly Hajim al-Hassani
  Hajim al-Hassani
  Hajim Mahdi Saleh al-Hassani to a prominent Kirkuki family is an Iraqi politician and was the speaker of the Iraqi National Assembly under the Iraqi Transitional Government...
  
  
  • Deputy President Hussain al-Shahristani
    Hussain al-Shahristani
    Hussain Ibrahim Saleh al-Shahristani is the current Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister for Energy.Born in 1942 in Karbala, Iraq, Shahristani received a BSc in Chemical Engineering from Imperial College London in 1965, and an MSc from the University of Toronto in 1967, from where he also received a PhD in...
    
    
  • Deputy President Aref Taifour
    • National Assembly

Judicial

• Higher Judicial Council
  • Federal Supreme Court
    • Court of Cassation
    • Courts of Appeal
    • Central Criminal Court