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Cabinet of Ministers of Eritrea

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The Eritrean Cabinet of Ministers is headed by the President of Eritrea, Isaias Afwerki.

Legal basis

In principle, the National Assembly of Eritrea approves all candidates for the Cabinet.^[1] As of 2016^[update], the National Assembly was considered to be effectively inexistent by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.^[2]

Minister of Agriculture — Arefaine Berhe (2007^[3])
Minister of Defense — Sebhat Ephrem (2007^[3]); General Filipos Woldeyohannes (2014)
Minister of Education — Semere Russom (2007^[3])
Minister of Energy & Mines — Ahmed Hajj Ali (2007^[3]); General Sebhat Ephrem
Minister of Finance — Berhane Abrehe (2007^[3]); Berhane Habtemariam
Minister of Fisheries & Marine Resources — Tewolde Kelati
Minister of Foreign Affairs — Osman Saleh Mohammed (2007^[3])
Minister of Health — Amna Nurhusein (2007^[3])
Minister of Information — Ali Abdu (2007^[3]); Yemane Gebremeskel (2021^[4])
Minister of Justice — Fozia Hashim (2007^[3])
Minister of Labor & Human Welfare — Kahsay Gebrehiwet
Minister of Land, Water, & Environment — Tesfai Gebreselassie
Minister of Local Government — Weldenkiel Abraha
Minister of National Development — Giorgis Tesfamichael
Minister of Public Works — Abraha Asfaha (2007^[3])
Minister of Tourism — Askalu Menkerios
Minister of Trade & Industry — Nesredin M.S.A. Bekit
Minister of Transport & Communications — Tesfaselasie Berhane

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