The Planning Ministry of the Palestinian National Authority is the branch of the
Palestinian government, that is responsible for cross-sector planning, developing comprehensive development policies with the participation of all relevant Palestinian institutions and to coordinate sector planning in specific ministries, to ensure their consistency with cross-sector approaches and plans. Any plan has to be approved by the
Palestinian National Authority
The Palestinian National Authority (PA or PNA; ar, السلطة الوطنية الفلسطينية '), commonly known as the Palestinian Authority and officially the State of Palestine, Cabinet and then ratified by the
Palestinian Legislative Council
The Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) is the unicameral legislature of the Palestinian Authority, elected by the Palestinian residents of the Palestinian territories of the West Bank and Gaza Strip. It currently comprises 132 members, e ...
. The ministry was established in 2003, although it unofficially existed as the former Planning and International Cooperation Ministry. The current ministry has a relatively minor position in
Palestinian politics and a minister was not appointed by
Mahmoud Abbas
Mahmoud Abbas ( ar, مَحْمُود عَبَّاس, Maḥmūd ʿAbbās; born 15 November 1935), also known by the kunya Abu Mazen ( ar, أَبُو مَازِن, links=no, ), is the president of the State of Palestine and the Palestinian Natio ...
after the establishment of an emergency government in June 2007.
About the Ministry of Planning
Palestinian National Authority Ministry of Planning.
Ministers
See also
* Foreign Affairs Minister of the Palestinian National Authority
* Finance Minister of the Palestinian National Authority
* Interior Minister of the Palestinian National Authority
*Education Minister of the Palestinian National Authority The Ministry of Education and Higher Education of the Palestinian National Authority is the branch of the Palestinian government in charge of managing the education in the Palestinian territories. It was established in 1994 after the formation of th ...
External links
Official Ministry of Planning Website (West Bank)Official Ministry of Planning Website (Gaza Strip)
References
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* State of Palestine, a state in Western Asia
* Palestine (region), a geographic region in Western Asia
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Palestinian ministries
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