The Iraqi Transitional Government was the government of
Iraq
Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq ...
from May 3, 2005, when it replaced the
Iraqi Interim Government
The Iraqi Interim Government was created by the United States and its coalition allies as a caretaker government to govern Iraq until the drafting of the new constitution following the National Assembly election conducted on January 30, 2005. T ...
, until May 20, 2006, when it was replaced by a
permanent government.
On April 28 it was approved by the transitional
Iraqi National Assembly
The Council of Representatives ( ar, مجلس النواب, Majlis an-Nuwwāb al-ʿIrāqiyy; ku, ئهنجومهنی نوێنهران, ''Enjumen-e Nûnerên''), usually referred to simply as the Parliament is the unicameral legislature o ...
, which had been
elected in January 2005. It operated under the
, and its main functions were to draft a permanent
Constitution of Iraq
The Constitution of the Republic of Iraq ( ar, دستور جمهورية العراق Kurdish: دەستووری عێراق) is the fundamental law of Iraq. The first constitution came into force in 1925. The current constitution was adopted on S ...
and to form a transitional government.
Organization
Executive
Although the President is the chief of military and head of state, the Prime Minister is the head of government who exercises most executive powers. The President and both deputies (collective the ''
Presidency Council of Iraq
The presidency council of Iraq was an entity that operated under the auspices of the "transitional provisions" of the Constitution of Iraq and previously under the Transitional Administrative Law.
The presidency council functioned in the role of ...
'') are elected by the Assembly with a two-thirds majority. They then propose the Prime Minister from the largest party, who must also be approved with a two-thirds majority; the Prime Minister then proposes the
Council of Ministers
A council is a group of people who come together to consult, deliberate, or make decisions. A council may function as a legislature, especially at a town, city or county/ shire level, but most legislative bodies at the state/provincial or ...
, who must be approved with a two-thirds majority.
The current Council of Ministers was sworn in on May 3 but several key posts were left vacant. Six new ministers were approved to fill vacant positions on 8 May, one of whom rejected his position saying he had not been consulted.
Legislative
*President of National Assembly
Hajim al-Hassani
Hajim Mahdi Saleh al-Hassani ( ar, حاجم مهدي صالح الحسني; born 1954 in Kirkuk) to a prominent family is an Iraqi politician and was the speaker of the Iraqi National Assembly under the Iraqi Transitional Government. A moderate S ...
**Deputy President
Hussain al-Shahristani
Hussain Ibrahim Saleh al-Shahristani (born 1942) is an Iraqi politician who served in different cabinet posts, including as Iraq's Minister of Higher Education.
Early life and education
al-Shahristani was born in 1942 in Karbala, Iraq. He hail ...
**Deputy President
Aref Taifour
***
National Assembly
In politics, a national assembly is either a unicameral legislature, the lower house of a bicameral legislature, or both houses of a bicameral legislature together. In the English language it generally means "an assembly composed of the r ...
Judicial
*Higher Judicial Council
**Federal Supreme Court
***Court of Cassation
***Courts of Appeal
***Central Criminal Court
References
ANNEX TO THE LAW FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF IRAQ IN THE TRANSITIONAL PERIOD''
Air University of United States Air Force''
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Cabinets of Iraq
Provisional governments
2005 establishments in Iraq
2006 disestablishments in Iraq