Taïeb Baccouche

Taïeb Baccouche
الطيب البكوش
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
5 February 2015  6 January 2016
PresidentBeji Caid Essebsi
Prime MinisterHabib Essid
Preceded byMongi Hamdi
Succeeded byKhemaies Jhinaoui
Minister of Education
In office
17 January 2011  24 December 2011
PresidentFoued Mebazaa (Acting)
Prime MinisterMohamed Ghannouchi
Béji Caïd Essebsi
Preceded byHatem Ben Salem
Succeeded bySamir Dilou
Secretary General of UGTT
In office
19 February 1981  17 December 1984
Preceded byHabib Achour
Succeeded byHabib Achour
Personal details
Born
Taïeb Baccouche

(1944-11-01) 1 November 1944
Jemmal, Tunisia
EducationLicence in Arabic
Degree in Old History and Archeology
Degree in French Literature and Language
PhD in Linguistics
degree of Linguistics
aggregation in Arabic
Baccalaureate
OccupationLinguist, Professor, Syndicalist, Human Rights
Notable workTunisian Linguistics' Atlas

Taïeb Baccouche (Arabic: الطيب البكوش; born 1 November 1944) is a Tunisian politician who has been Secretary-General of the Arab Maghreb Union since 2016. Previously he served in the government of Tunisia as Minister of Education in 2011, in the wake of the Tunisian Revolution, and Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2015 to 2016.