Joseph Elias Tohme Skaf ( ar, جوزيف الياس طعمه سكاف; 1991–1922), was a Lebanese politician who is considered one of the most prominent personalities of the Skaff family in the city of Zahle. He held several ministerial positions from 1955 to 1988 under 5 different presidents which include

Camille Chamoun Camille Nimr Chamoun OM, ONC ( ar, كميل نمر شمعون, ''Kamīl Sham'ūn''; 3 April 1900 – 7 August 1987) was a Lebanese politician who served as President of Lebanon from 1952 to 1958. He was one of the country's main Christi ...

Fouad Chehab Fouad Abdullah Chehab ( ar, فُؤادْ عبد الله شِهاب; 19 March 1902 – 25 April 1973) was a Lebanese general and statesman who served as President of Lebanon from 1958 to 1964. He is considered to be the founder of the Lebanese ...

Suleiman Franjieh Suleiman Kabalan Frangieh, last name also spelled ''Frangié,'' ''Franjieh,'' or ''Franjiyeh'' (, 15 June 1910 – 23 July 1992), was a Lebanese Maronite politician who was President of Lebanon from 1970 to 1976. Early life and education Sulei ...

Elias Sarkis Elias is the Greek equivalent of Elijah ( he, אֵלִיָּהוּ‎ ''ʾĒlīyyāhū''; Syriac: ܐܠܝܐ ''Eliyā''; Arabic: الیاس Ilyās/Elyās), a prophet in the Northern Kingdom of Israel in the 9th century BC, mentioned in several holy ...

and

Amine Gemayel Amine Pierre Gemayel ( ar, أمين بيار الجميٌل ; (born 22 January 1942) is a Lebanese Maronite politician who served as President of Lebanon from 1982 to 1988. Born in Bikfaya, his father was Pierre Gemayel, the founder of the K ...

Political life

He was also elected as a deputy for the Catholic seat of the Zahle constituency against Jean Skaff in the years

1957 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1957th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 957th year of the 2nd millennium, the 57th year of the 20th century, and the 8th y ...

were he received 16,277 votes,

1960 It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism. Events January * Ja ...

were he received 16,816 votes,

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were he received 17,966 votes and

1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, me ...

were he received 22,091. In 1982, he contributed to the election of Bashir Gemayel as President of the Republic by securing the necessary quorum, with the deputies of his bloc. Founded and chaired "The People's Bloc of Zahle" District Representatives. He was then succeeded as a politician by his son Elias Skaff.

Government positions held

Minister of Agriculture An agriculture ministry (also called an) agriculture department, agriculture board, agriculture council, or agriculture agency, or ministry of rural development) is a ministry charged with agriculture. The ministry is often headed by a minister f ...

from September 19, 1955, until March 19, 1956, in Prime Minister Rashid Karami's government under President

. * Minister of Agriculture from March 19, 1956, until June 8, 1956, in the government of President Abdallah El Yafi under President Camille Chamoun. * Minister of Agriculture from June 8, 1956, until November 18, 1956, in the government of President Abdallah El Yafi under President Camille Chamoun. * Minister of Social Affairs and

Minister of Public Health The Minister for Public Health and Women's Health is a junior ministerial post in the Scottish Government. The minister is not a member of the Scottish Cabinet, however, they report to the Cabinet Secretary for NHS Recovery, Health and Social Care. ...

from August 18, 1957, until March 14, 1958, in the government of Prime Minister

Sami Solh Sami Solh or Sami El Solh ( ar, سامي الصلح) (1887–1968) was a Lebanon, Lebanese Sunni Islam in Lebanon, Sunni Muslim politician. He was a relative of former Lebanese prime ministers Riad Al Solh, Riad Solh, Takieddin el-Solh, Takieddine ...

under President Camille Chamoun. * Minister of Social Affairs from March 14, 1958, until September 24, 1958, in the government of President Sami Solh under President Camille Chamoun. *

Minister of Labor Minister of Labour (in British English) or Labor (in American English) is typically a cabinet-level position with portfolio responsibility for setting national labour standards, labour dispute mechanisms, employment, workforce participation, traini ...

and Minister of Social Affairs from August 1, 1960, until May 20, 1961, in the government of President

Saeb Salam Saeb Salam (17 January 1905 – 21 January 2000) ( ar, صائب سلام) was a Lebanon, Lebanese politician, who served as List of Prime Ministers of Lebanon, Prime Minister six times between 1952 and 1973. Following his death, the Lebanese ...

under President

. * Minister of Agriculture from October 31, 1961, until February 20, 1964, in the government of Prime Minister Rashid Karami under President Fouad Chehab. * Minister of Energy and Water from May 17, 1972, until April 25, 1973, in the government of Prime Minister Saeb Salam under President

Suleiman Frangieh Suleiman Kabalan Frangieh, last name also spelled ''Frangié,'' ''Franjieh,'' or ''Franjiyeh'' (, 15 June 1910 – 23 July 1992), was a Lebanese Maronite politician who was President of Lebanon from 1970 to 1976. Early life and education Sulei ...

. * Minister of Energy and Water from April 25, 1973, until July 8, 1973, in the government of Prime Minister Amin Al-Hafiz under President Suleiman Frangieh. * Minister of Energy and Water from July 8, 1973, until October 31, 1974, in the government of Prime Minister Takieddin El-Din El Solh under President Suleiman Franjieh. *

Minister of National Defense A defence minister or minister of defence is a cabinet official position in charge of a ministry of defense, which regulates the armed forces in sovereign states. The role of a defence minister varies considerably from country to country; in som ...

from October 31, 1974, until May 23, 1975, in Prime Minister Rashid Solh's government under President Suleiman Frangieh. * Minister of National Defense and Minister of Agriculture from July 16, 1979, until October 25, 1980, in the government of

Selim Hoss Selim Ahmed Hoss ( ar, سليم أحمد الحص; also transliterated ''Salim Al-Hoss;'' born 20 December 1929) is a veteran Lebanese politician who served as the Prime Minister of Lebanon and a longtime Member of Parliament representing his h ...

under President

Élias Sarkis Élias Sarkis (20 July 1924 – 27 June 1985) ( ar, إلياس سركيس) was a Lebanese lawyer and President of Lebanon who served from 1976 to 1982. Early life and education Élias Sarkis was born in Chebanieh, a mixed Christian-Druze mountai ...

. * Minister of National Defense from October 25, 1980, until October 7, 1982, in the government of

Shafik Wazzan Shafik Al-Wazzan ( ar, شفيق الوزان, January 16, 1925 – July 8, 1999) was a Lebanese politician who served as the 27th Prime Minister of Lebanon from 1980 until 1984. In December 1991, Wazzan was wounded when a car bomb exploded in th ...

under President Élias Sarkis. *

Minister of Information An information minister (also called minister of information) is a position in the governments of some countries responsible for dealing with information matters; it is often linked with censorship and propaganda. Sometimes the position is given to ...

from April 30, 1984, until September 22, 1988, in the government of Prime Minister Rashid Karami under President

Amin Gemayel Amine Pierre Gemayel ( ar, أمين بيار الجميٌل ; (born 22 January 1942) is a Lebanese Maronite politician who served as President of Lebanon from 1982 to 1988. Born in Bikfaya, his father was Pierre Gemayel, the founder of the K ...

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