Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika appointed new members of the government on Aug. 17:

The appointments were as follows:

-First Minister: Ahmed OUYAHIA

-Vice Minister of National Defense, Chief of Staff of the ANP, Ahmed GAIL SALAH

-Minister of Foreign Affairs: Abdelkader MESSAHEL  

-Minister of the Interior and Local Government and Territorial Development: Nour-Eddine BEDOUI

-Minister of Justice, Keeper of the Seals: Tayeb LOUH  

-Minister of Finance: Abderrahmane ROUIA  

-Minister of the Energy: Mustapha GUITOUNI

-Minister of the Mujahideen: Tayeb ZITOUNI

-Minister of Religious Affairs and Wakfs: Mohamed AISSA

-Minister of National Education: Nouria BENGHABRIT

-Minister Higher Education and Scientific Research: Tahar HADJAR

 -Minister of Vocational Education and Training: Mohamed MEBARKI

-Minister of Culture: Azzedine MIHOUBI 

-Minister of the Post, Telecommunications, Technology and Digital: Houda Imane FERAOUN

-Minister of Youth and Sports: El Hadi OULD ALI 

-Minister of National Solidarity, Family and the Status of Women: Ghania EDDALIA  

-Minister of Industry and Mines: Youcef YOUSFI

- Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries: Abdelkader BOUAZGUI 

- Minister of Housing, Urban Planning and Town: Abdelwahid TEMMAR 

-Minister of Commerce: Mohamed BENMERADI 

-Minister of Communication: Djamel KAOUANE 

-Minister of Public Works and Transport: Abdelghani ZAALANE 

-Minister of Water Resources: Hocine NECIB

-Minister of Tourism and Handicrafts: Hacène MERMOURI 

-Minister of Health, Population and Hospital Reform: Professor Mokhtar HASBELLAOUI 

-Minister of Labor, Employment and Social Security: Mourad ZEMALI 

-Minister of Relations with Parliament: Tahar KHAOUA 

-Minister of Environment and Renewable Energies, Fatma Zohra ZEROUATI