Ali Chaouch (26 June 1948 – 17 August 2020) was a Tunisian politician and government minister.

Biography

Chaouch graduated from

Tunis University Tunis University ( ar, جامعة تونس, french: link=no, Université de Tunis) is a university in Tunis, Tunisia. It was founded in 1960 on the basis of earlier educational establishments. The University of Tunis is a member of the Mediterr ...

in 1970 with a degree in economic science. He became director general of the Société d'économie mixte d'aménagement de Tunis in 1981, and he was nominated to be President-Director-General of the Agence de réhabilitation et de rénovation urbaine in 1982. After

Zine El Abidine Ben Ali Zine El Abidine Ben Ali ( ar, زين العابدين بن علي, translit=Zayn al-'Ābidīn bin 'Alī; 3 September 1936 – 19 September 2019), commonly known as Ben Ali ( ar, بن علي) or Ezzine ( ar, الزين), was a Tunisian politician ...

came to power, he was appointed leader of the

Medenine Governorate Medenine ( ') is one of the 24 governorates (provinces) of Tunisia. Geography The governorate encompasses the south-easternmost coastal strip, totalling 9167 km2 and had a population of 479,520 at the 2014 census. The capital is Medenine. Th ...

on 21 November 1987, then became CEO of the Agence foncière de l'habitat. Chaouch first entered government when he became a secretary to the Minister of Public Health on 31 July 1992. He then became Minister of Housing and Equipment on 15 June 1993, before heading the

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beginning on 9 October 1997 and ending on 17 November 1999. He was appointed to the Social and Economic Council before serving as Secretary General of the

Democratic Constitutional Rally The Democratic Constitutional Rally or Democratic Constitutional Assembly ( ar, التجمع الدستوري الديمقراطي ', french: Rassemblement Constitutionnel Démocratique, sometimes also called Constitutional Democratic Rally in E ...

party from 5 December 2000 until 18 August 2005. He returned as a minister on 17 August 2005 as Minister of Social Affairs, serving until a government reshuffle on 14 January 2010. He was then appointed Ambassador to

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and became

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's representative to the

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. A lawsuit was filed against Chaouch on 6 May 2011 for abuse of power and misappropriation of public property. Ali Chaouch died on 17 August 2020 at the age of 72.

References

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