Third Arafat Government

Third Arafat Government


Date formed	9 August 1998
Date dissolved	13 June 2002
People and organisations
Head of state	Yasser Arafat
Head of government	Yasser Arafat
Member party	PLO (30) Fatah (24) DAL (3) FIDA (1) PPP (2) Independents (3)
Status in legislature	Formed by executive order
History
Predecessor	Second Arafat Government
Successor	Fourth Arafat Government

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The third Yasser Arafat government was the third Palestinian government formed and headed by the President of the Palestinian National Authority Yasser Arafat. It succeeded the second Palestinian government and lasted from August 9, 1998 until the formation of the fourth Palestinian government on June 13, 2002.

The Cabinet of Yasser Arafat's third government consisted of 30 ministers, including Arafat himself and only one woman, Intissar al-Wazir.

Ministers were not appointed for the Ministries of Education, Youth and Sports, and Religious Affairs and Endowments. Three new ministries were created: the Ministry of Environmental Affairs, Ministry of Prisoners' Affairs, and Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs.