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Government of the State of Palestine حكومة دولة فلسطين Formation 22 September 1948 (1948-09-22) (first form) 5 July 1994 (1994-07-05) (current form) Founding document Basic Law of Palestine Country Palestine Legislative branch Legislature Palestinian Legislative Council Speaker Speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council Assembly members 132 Meeting place Legislative Council Building, Ramallah, Palestine Executive branch Head of state President of Palestine Head of government Prime Minister of Palestine Appointed by President of Palestine Headquarters Ramallah, Palestine Main organ Cabinet of Palestine Judicial branch Court Supreme Court of Palestine [ar] Chief Justice President of the Supreme Court of Palestine Seat Supreme Court Building, Ramallah, Palestine

Politics of Palestine Officeholders whose status is disputed are shown in italics National symbols Flag National anthem Coat of arms Administrative divisions Palestinian enclaves Governorates Palestinian refugee camps Government State of Palestine government (Ramallah) President: Mahmoud Abbasa Prime Minister: Mohammad Mustafa Gaza Strip under Hamas Gaza Strip under Resolution 2803 National Committee for the Administration of Gaza Legislative Council Palestinian National Council Palestinian Legislative Council Current members Speaker Aziz Dweik Elections Elections Electoral regions Political parties PLO political parties Next presidential election Next legislative election Local elections 2017 Palestinian local elections Political parties Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) factions Palestinian National Liberation Movement (Fatah) Al-Mustaqbal electoral list Marwan Barghouti (Fatah) Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP) Palestinian People's Party (PPP) Palestinian Liberation Front (PLF) Arab Liberation Front (ALF) Palestinian Democratic Union (FIDA) Palestinian Popular Struggle Front (PPSF) Palestinian Arab Front (PAF) As-Sa'iqa Other parties Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) List of leaders Palestinian Islamic Jihad Third Way Leader: Salam Fayyad Palestinian Electoral Lists Democratic Alliance List Al-Mustaqbal Leaders Map shows birthplaces or family origins Yassin b.1936 Haniyeh's parents Rantisi b.1947 Mashal Sinwar Habash b.1926 Abbas b.1935 Hawatmeh Nakhalah Foreign relations Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Minister: Varsen Aghabekian Diplomatic missions of / in Palestine Passport Visa requirements Visa policy Palestinian Ambassador to the United Nations Fatah–Hamas reconciliation process Israeli–Palestinian peace process International recognition Member state of the Arab League Palestine portal Other countries v t e

The **government of Palestine** ([Arabic](/source/Arabic_language): حكومة فلسطين) is the government of the [Palestinian Authority](/source/Palestinian_Authority) or the [State of Palestine](/source/Palestine). Since June 2007, there have been two separate administrations in Palestine, one in the [West Bank](/source/West_Bank) and the other in the [Gaza Strip](/source/Gaza_Strip).

The [Fatah](/source/Fatah) [government in the West Bank](/source/Fatah_government_in_the_West_Bank) was generally recognised as the Palestinian Authority Government. The Fatah-dominated [Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization](/source/Executive_Committee_of_the_Palestine_Liberation_Organization) (EC) is the highest executive body of the [Palestine Liberation Organization](/source/Palestine_Liberation_Organization) and acts as the government. On the other hand, the [Hamas](/source/Hamas) [government in the Gaza Strip](/source/Hamas_government_in_the_Gaza_Strip) also claimed to be the legitimate government of the Palestinian Authority.

Until June 2014, when the [Palestinian Unity Government](/source/Palestinian_Unity_Government_of_June_2014) was formed, the government in the West Bank was the Fatah-dominated [Palestinian government of 2013](/source/Palestinian_government_of_2013). In the Gaza Strip, the government was the [Hamas government of 2012](/source/Hamas_government_of_2012). Following two [Fatah–Hamas Agreements in 2014](/source/2014_Fatah%E2%80%93Hamas_Agreements), on 25 September 2014 Hamas agreed to let the PA Government resume control over the Gaza Strip and its border crossings with Egypt and Israel. However, that agreement had broken down by June 2015, after [President Abbas](/source/Mahmoud_Abbas) said the PA government was unable to operate in the Gaza Strip.

## History

The following organizations have claimed or exercised authority over the [Palestinian people](/source/Palestinian_people) or a Arab state in [Palestine](/source/Palestine) in the past:

- [Arab Higher Committee](/source/Arab_Higher_Committee), the central political organ of the Arab community of [Mandatory Palestine](/source/Mandatory_Palestine). It was established on 25 April 1936 and was sidestepped by the [All-Palestine Government](/source/All-Palestine_Government) in 1948. - [First Committee](/source/Arab_Higher_Committee#Formation,_1936–1937) 1936-1937 (Arab Higher Committee) - [Second Committee](/source/Arab_Higher_Committee#Post-war_period) 1945-1948 (Arab Higher Committee)

- [All-Palestine Government](/source/All-Palestine_Government), a Palestinian entity set-up by the [Arab League](/source/Arab_League) in Egypt-occupied Gaza Strip on 22 September 1948. It was dissolved by Egypt in 1959.

- [Palestine Liberation Organization](/source/Palestine_Liberation_Organization) has been the official representative of the Palestinian people internationally since 1964. On 22 November 1974, [United Nations General Assembly Resolution 3236](/source/United_Nations_General_Assembly_Resolution_3236) recognized the right of the Palestinian people to [self-determination](/source/Self-determination), [national independence](/source/Independence) and [sovereignty](/source/Sovereignty) in [Palestine](/source/Palestine_(region)). It also recognized the PLO as the sole legitimate representative of the Palestinian people, and accorded it [observer](/source/United_Nations_General_Assembly_observers#Palestine) status in the United Nations. - [Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization](/source/Executive_Committee_of_the_Palestine_Liberation_Organization) (EC) is the highest executive body of the PLO.[1][2][3] [Mahmoud Abbas](/source/Mahmoud_Abbas) has been Chairman of the EC since the death of [Yasser Arafat](/source/Yasser_Arafat) in November 2004. The EC represents the Palestinian people, supervises the various PLO bodies, executes the policies and decisions of the PNC, and handles the PLO’s financial issues.[4] The EC represents the PLO internationally,[4] and acts as the government of the [State of Palestine](/source/State_of_Palestine).

### PNA governments

Main article: [Politics of the Palestinian National Authority](/source/Politics_of_the_Palestinian_National_Authority)

[Palestinian National Authority](/source/Palestinian_National_Authority) was formally an interim administrative body established by the PLO pursuant to the [Oslo Accords](/source/Oslo_Accords#Palestinian_Authority_and_Legislative_Council) of 1993. Pursuant to the Oslo Accords, the PA Government had only authority over some civil rights of the Palestinians in the [West Bank Areas A and B](/source/Palestinian_enclaves) and in the Gaza Strip, and over [internal security](/source/Palestinian_Security_Services) in Area A and in Gaza. One of the security tasks was the [security cooperation between Israel and the Palestinian Authority](/source/Security_cooperation_between_Israel_and_the_Palestinian_Authority), which among other things aimed at the prevention of Palestinian attacks on the Israeli army and settlers. Until 2007 it exercised control of populated areas in Area A and B of the [West Bank](/source/West_Bank) and in the [Gaza Strip](/source/Gaza_Strip):

- [Palestinian Authority Government of 1996](/source/Palestinian_Authority_Government_of_1996)—formed following the first [general elections held on 20 January 1996](/source/1996_Palestinian_general_election). It was headed by Chairman of the PLO [Yasser Arafat](/source/Yasser_Arafat), and functioned until 29 April 2003.

- [Palestinian government of October 2002](/source/Palestinian_government_of_October_2002) (PNA)

- [Palestinian government of November 2003](/source/Palestinian_government_of_November_2003) (PNA)

- [Palestinian government of March 2006](/source/Palestinian_government_of_March_2006) (PNA)

- [Palestinian government of March 2007](/source/Palestinian_government_of_March_2007) (PNA, unity of Hamas and Fatah)

### Split of Fatah and Hamas

Since June 2007, the [Fatah](/source/Fatah)-led government has exercised authority in Ramallah, West Bank, and has been recognized as the official government of the Palestinian Authority; while since [Hamas took control in the Gaza Strip](/source/Battle_of_Gaza_(2007)), it has exercised *de facto* control there, ousting Fatah PNA representatives in June 2007.

- [Fatah government in the West Bank](/source/Fatah_government_in_the_West_Bank) - [Palestinian governments of June–July 2007](/source/Palestinian_Authority_Governments_of_June%E2%80%93July_2007) (PNA, Fatah) - [Palestinian government of 2009](/source/Palestinian_government_of_2009) (PNA, Fatah) - [Palestinian governments of 2013](/source/Palestinian_governments_of_2013) (PNA, Fatah)—two governments were formed in 2013, in June and September, after the upgrade in the United Nations of Palestine to the status of non-member observer state. Both were led by [Rami Hamdallah](/source/Rami_Hamdallah). - [Palestinian government of 2015](/source/Palestinian_government_of_2015) (PNA, Fatah)—led by Hamdallah. - [Palestinian government of 2019](/source/Palestinian_government_of_2019) (PNA, Fatah)—the 18th Palestinian government since the establishment of the PA in 2004, led by [Mohammad Shtayyeh](/source/Mohammad_Shtayyeh), member of the [Fatah Central Committee](/source/Fatah_Central_Committee), the 23-member government includes 16 new ministers.[5]

- [Governance of the Gaza Strip](/source/Governance_of_the_Gaza_Strip) - [First Hamas government](/source/Hamas_government_of_June_2007) 2007–12 (Hamas Administration in Gaza) - [Second Hamas government](/source/Hamas_government_of_2012) September 2012–14 (Hamas Administration in Gaza) - [Third Hamas government](/source/October_2016_Hamas_government) 2016–present is the Gaza-based [Hamas-dominated *de facto* government in Gaza](/source/Governance_of_the_Gaza_Strip). It is made up of Deputy Ministers, Directors General and other high-level officials, not directly bound to the Ramallah administration. It was initially speculated that the 2016 Hamas government is an attempt by [Ismail Haniyeh](/source/Ismail_Haniyeh) to return to full control of the Gaza enclave. The United States, Canada, the European Union, Japan and Israel classify Hamas as a terrorist organization and do not recognize the government. Hamas government is not recognized by the Ramallah administration of the State of Palestine.

- Palestinian Unity Government - The [Palestinian Unity Government](/source/Palestinian_Unity_Government_of_June_2014) was formed on 2 June 2014, following the [Fatah-Hamas Reconciliation Agreement](/source/2014_Fatah%E2%80%93Hamas_Agreements) of 23 April 2014. However, the Government was not presented for approval by the [Legislative Council](/source/Palestinian_Legislative_Council), leading to its legitimacy being questioned. The ministers were nominally independent, but overwhelmingly seen as loyal to President Abbas and his Fatah movement or to smaller leftist factions, none of whom were believed to have close ties to Hamas. A feature of this government is the appointment of Deputy Ministers, Directors General and other high-level officials for Gaza, and not directly bound to the Ramallah administration. The government of 2014 resigned on 17 June 2015, under protest from Hamas which was not consulted.[6][7] In July and December 2015, Abbas reshuffled the cabinet and appointed new ministers without consulting Hamas, which was denounced by Hamas. Although Hamas did not recognize the new ministers and rejected the changes, the reshuffling was called "technical and not political",[8] and the new cabinet was presented as a slightly changed existing government, still called "consensus government".[9]

### 2024 Beijing Declaration

Main article: [2024 Beijing Declaration](/source/2024_Beijing_Declaration)

Following talks mediated by [China](/source/China%E2%80%93Palestine_relations), on 23 July 2024, Palestinian groups including Hamas and Fatah reached an agreement to end their divisions and form an interim unity government, which they announced in the "[Beijing Declaration](/source/2024_Beijing_Declaration)".[10] The agreement was designed to address governance for "the day after" a ceasefire with Israel.[10]

### Gaza Strip under United Nations Security Council Resolution 2803

Main articles: [Gaza Strip under Resolution 2803](/source/Gaza_Strip_under_Resolution_2803) and [United Nations Security Council Resolution 2803](/source/United_Nations_Security_Council_Resolution_2803)

A [peace plan](/source/Gaza_peace_plan) agreed by both Hamas and the Israeli government includes provisions for a [Board of Peace](/source/Board_of_Peace) and [National Committee for the Administration of Gaza](/source/National_Committee_for_the_Administration_of_Gaza) to administer the [Gaza Strip](/source/Gaza_Strip) for a transitional period, before turning over administration to a reformed [Palestinian Authority](/source/Palestinian_Authority).[11][12]

## Current cabinet of Palestine

Main article: [Mustafa Government](/source/Mustafa_Government)

# Office Portrait Name Party Took office 1 Prime Minister Muhammad Abdullah Muhammad Mustafa Independent 31 March 2024 2 Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Farsin Ohanes Vartan Aghabikan Independent 23 June 2025 3 Minister of Justice Sharhabeel Youssef Saad al-Din al-Zaim Independent 31 March 2024 4 Minister of Interior Ziad Mahmoud Muhammad Hab al-Rih Fatah 1 January 2022 5 Minister of Finance and Planning Estephan Salameh Independent 15 December 2025 6 Minister of Local Government Sami Ahmed Arif Hijjawi Independent 31 March 2024 7 Minister of Health Majid Awni Muhammad Abu Ramadan Independent 31 March 2024 8 Minister of Education and Higher Education Amjad Saad Suleiman Barham Independent 31 March 2024 9 Minister of Labor Enas Hosni Abdel Ghani Attari Independent 31 March 2024 10 Minister of Awqaf and Religious Affairs Muhammad Mustafa Muhammad Najm Independent 31 March 2024 11 Minister of Industry Arafat Hussein Suleiman Asfour Independent 31 March 2024 12 Minister of National Economy Muhammad Youssef Muhammad al-Amour Independent 31 March 2024 13 Minister of Telecommunications and Digital Economy Abdel Razek Maher Abdel Razek Natsheh Independent 31 March 2024 14 Minister of Public Works and Housing Ahed Faeq Atef Bseiso Independent 31 March 2024 15 Minister of Social Development Samah Abdul Rahim Hussein Abu Aoun Independent 31 March 2024 16 Minister of Agriculture Rizq Abdul Rahman Salem Salimiya Independent 31 March 2024 17 Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Hani Naji Atallah al-Hayek Fatah 31 March 2024 18 Minister of Jerusalem Affairs Ashraf Hassan Abbas al-Awar Independent 31 March 2024 19 Minister of Culture Imad al-Din Abdullah Salim Hamdan Independent 31 March 2024 20 Minister of Transport and Communications Mohammed al-Ahmad Independent 15 November 2025 21 Minister of Women's Affairs Mona Muhammad Mahmoud al-Khalili Independent 31 March 2024 22 Minister of State for Relief Affairs Samah Abdul Rahim Hussein Abu Aoun (Interim) Independent 20 January 2025 Secretary General of the Council of Ministers Dawas Tayseer Rasheed Dawas Independent 31 March 2024 Government Spokesperson Muhammad Abu al-Rub Independent 31 March 2024

## List of cabinets

Government Dates in office Prime Minister All-Palestine 22 September 1948 – June 1959 Ahmed Hilmi Pasha 1st 5 July 1994 – 17 May 1996 Yasser Arafat 2nd 17 May 1996 – 9 August 1998 Yasser Arafat 3rd 9 August 1998 – 13 June 2002 Yasser Arafat 4th 13 June 2002 – 29 October 2002 Yasser Arafat 5th 29 October 2002 – 30 April 2003 Yasser Arafat 6th 30 April 2003 – 7 October 2003 Mahmoud Abbas 7th 7 October 2003 – 12 November 2003 Ahmed Qurei 8th 12 November 2003 – 24 February 2005 Ahmed Qurei 9th 24 February 2005 – 29 March 2006 Ahmed Qurei 10th 29 March 2006 – 17 March 2007 Ismail Haniyeh 11th 17 March 2007 – 14 June 2007 Ismail Haniyeh 12th 14 June 2007 – 19 May 2009 Salam Fayyad 13th 19 May 2009 – 16 May 2012 Salam Fayyad 14th 16 May 2012 – 6 June 2013 Salam Fayyad 15th 6 June 2013 – 19 September 2013 Rami Hamdallah 16th 19 September 2013 – 2 June 2014 Rami Hamdallah 17th 2 June 2014 – 13 April 2019 Rami Hamdallah 18th 13 April 2019 – 31 March 2024 Mohammad Shtayyeh 19th 31 March 2024 – present Mohammad Mustafa

### Timeline

## Public opinion

During the backdrop of the [Gaza war](/source/Gaza_war) in 2024, Zogby Research Services conducted a poll of Palestinians from the [West Bank](/source/West_Bank) and from [Gaza Strip](/source/Gaza_Strip) regarding prospects of future governance in Gaza. A majority of respondents from the Gaza Strip (52%) supported some form of governance from the [Palestinian Authority](/source/Palestinian_Authority), either directly by a reformed PA (23%) or indirectly by Gazan administrators linked to the PA (29%). Only a small minority (24%) supported any [Hamas](/source/Hamas) involvement, either as the sole party in government (7%) or in a unity government with [Fatah](/source/Fatah) (17%). Conversely, only 20% of respondents form the West Bank prefer any PA involvement, either directly (9%) or indirectly (11%), but massively prefer Hamas involvement, either exclusively (38%) or in unity with Fatah (34%).[13] One point of unity is the unpopularity of [president](/source/President_of_Palestine) [Mahmoud Abbas](/source/Mahmoud_Abbas), with strong majorities from respondents in both regions (>70%) supporting his resignation.[14]

## See also

- [Finance Minister of the Palestinian National Authority](/source/Finance_Minister_of_the_Palestinian_National_Authority)

- [Foreign Affairs Minister of the Palestinian National Authority](/source/Foreign_Affairs_Minister_of_the_Palestinian_National_Authority)

- [Foreign relations of Palestine](/source/Foreign_relations_of_Palestine)

- [Foreign relations of the Palestine Liberation Organization](/source/Foreign_relations_of_the_Palestine_Liberation_Organization)

- [International recognition of the State of Palestine](/source/International_recognition_of_the_State_of_Palestine)

- [Israeli Civil Administration](/source/Israeli_Civil_Administration)

- [Palestinian Declaration of Independence](/source/Palestinian_Declaration_of_Independence)

- [Palestinian Ambassador to the United Nations](/source/Palestinian_Ambassador_to_the_United_Nations)

## References

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1. **[^](#cite_ref-UN_ARES6719_3-0)** [*Status of Palestine in the United Nations*](https://unispal.un.org/UNISPAL.NSF/0/19862D03C564FA2C85257ACB004EE69B). UNGA Resolution A/RES/67/19, 29-11-2012 "Taking into consideration that the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization, in accordance with a decision by the Palestine National Council, is entrusted with the powers and responsibilities of the Provisional Government of the State of Palestine"

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v t e Government of Palestine Positions Prime Minister Foreign Affairs Justice Interior Finance Planning and International Cooperation Local Government Health Education Labor Awqaf and Religious Affairs Industry National Economy Telecommunications and Digital Economy Public Works and Housing Social Development Agriculture Tourism and Antiquities Jerusalem Affairs Culture Transport and Communications Women's Affairs Historical composition Divided Gaza Strip All-Palestine Hamas 2007 Hamas 2012 Hamas 2016 Gaza Committee West Bank 1st Fayyad2 2nd and 3rd Fayyad 1st and 2nd Hamdallah 3rd Hamdallah2 Shtayyeh Mustafa Unity1 1st Arafat 2nd Arafat 3rd Arafat 4th Arafat 5th Arafat Abbas 1st Qurei 2nd Qurei 3rd Qurei 1st Haniyeh 2nd Haniyeh 1st Fayyad2 3rd Hamdallah2 1On-and-off reconciliation between Fatah and Hamas since 2006 2Unity governments that fell apart, then only governed West Bank

v t e Ministries of Palestine Agriculture Awqaf and Religious Affairs Civil Affairs Culture Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs Education and Higher Education Environment Quality Finance Foreign Affairs Health Interior Jerusalem Affairs Justice Labor Local Government National Economy Planning and International Cooperation Public Works and Housing Social Development Telecommunications and Digital Economy Tourism and Antiquities Transport and Communications Women's Affairs Youth and Sports Category:Government ministries of Palestine

v t e Government of Palestine Positions Prime Minister Foreign Affairs Justice Interior Finance Planning and International Cooperation Local Government Health Education Labor Awqaf and Religious Affairs Industry National Economy Telecommunications and Digital Economy Public Works and Housing Social Development Agriculture Tourism and Antiquities Jerusalem Affairs Culture Transport and Communications Women's Affairs Historical composition Divided Gaza Strip All-Palestine Hamas 2007 Hamas 2012 Hamas 2016 Gaza Committee West Bank 1st Fayyad2 2nd and 3rd Fayyad 1st and 2nd Hamdallah 3rd Hamdallah2 Shtayyeh Mustafa Unity1 1st Arafat 2nd Arafat 3rd Arafat 4th Arafat 5th Arafat Abbas 1st Qurei 2nd Qurei 3rd Qurei 1st Haniyeh 2nd Haniyeh 1st Fayyad2 3rd Hamdallah2 1On-and-off reconciliation between Fatah and Hamas since 2006 2Unity governments that fell apart, then only governed West Bank

v t e Elections in Palestine Presidential elections 1996 2005 Next Parliamentary elections 1923 1996 2006 2026 Local elections 1927 1934 [he] 1946 [he] 1972 [he] 1976 2004–05 2012 2017 2021–22 2026 See also: Elections in Transjordan

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