{{short description|None}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}} {{Politics of Lebanon}} The '''[[Council of Ministers of Lebanon]]''', known informally as the '''Cabinet of Lebanon''', is the chief [[executive (government)|executive]] body of the [[Lebanon|Republic of Lebanon]].
== October 2004 cabinet == {{Main|Second cabinet of Omar Karami}} The cabinet came after the collapse of the Fifth cabinet of Rafic Hariri resigned in the uproar following the parliamentary extension of the presidency of Émile Lahoud for three years. The Karami cabinet itself fell six months later during the Cedar Revolution, which was sparked by the assassination of Rafik Hariri, the previous prime minister.
== April 2005 cabinet == {{Main|First cabinet of Najib Mikati}} A temporary Lebanese government was formed on 19 April 2005, after 50 days of the resignation of the Omar Karami government. The main goal of the cabinet was to supervise the 2005 Lebanese general election, so it was headed by Najib Mikati and 14 independent ministers.
== July 2005 cabinet == {{Main|First cabinet of Fouad Siniora}} The July 2005, Lebanese cabinet was formed by [[Fouad Siniora]] on 19 July 2005 who was appointed by then president [[Émile Lahoud]]. All the main political blocs were included in it except for the [[Free Patriotic Movement]]-led bloc headed by [[General]] [[Michel Aoun]]. On 24 November 2007, the government became an interim one following the end of the president's mandate.
== July 2008 cabinet == {{Main|Second cabinet of Fouad Siniora}} The July 2008 Lebanese cabinet was formed by [[Fouad Siniora]] on 11 July 2008.
== November 2009 cabinet == {{Main|First cabinet of Saad Hariri}} In November 2009, after five months of negotiations following the [[2009 Lebanese general election|2009 parliamentary elections]], Lebanese prime minister [[Saad Hariri]] formed a national unity government.<ref name="NOW">{{cite news|url=http://nowlebanon.com/NewsArticleDetails.aspx?ID=125341|title=Lebanon's national-unity cabinet formed|date=9 November 2009|work=NOW Lebanon|access-date=10 November 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091122192633/http://www.nowlebanon.com/NewsArticleDetails.aspx?ID=125341|archive-date=22 November 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref>
== June 2011 cabinet == {{Main|Second cabinet of Najib Mikati}} On 13 June 2011, after five months of negotiations following the designation of [[Najib Mikati]] as prime minister, he formed a new government.<ref name="REUTERS">{{cite news|url=https://af.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idAFTRE75C2FI20110613|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110616065908/http://af.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idAFTRE75C2FI20110613|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 June 2011|work=Reuters|access-date=13 June 2011|title=Lebanon gets Hezbollah-led cabinet after 5-month lag|date=13 June 2011}}</ref>
== February 2014 cabinet == {{Main|Cabinet of Tammam Salam}} It took 330 days of negotiations to form the Lebanese government, after the resignation of the previous Prime Minister, Najib Mikati, on March 22, 2013. The reason for these negotiations is respect for Lebanese political and confessional balances. The nomination of new Prime Minister by Parliament followed in two weeks of negotiations lasted after the fall of the previous government. Then, on 6 April, Tamman Salam was nominated as Prime Minister. He was consequently tasked by President Michel Suleiman to form a government. Despite his nomination by 124 of 128 MPs, Salam then failed to form a consensus government amidst political demands. Finally, on 15 February 2014, Salam announced a national unity government. It was made up of twenty-four ministers, including one woman.
== December 2016 cabinet == {{Main|Second cabinet of Saad Hariri}} The December 2016 cabinet was formed by prime minister [[Saad Hariri|Saad Harriri]], appointed by President [[Michel Aoun]]. The government was the first in the President's term. It was considered resigned in May 2018 after the [[2018 Lebanese general election|parliamentary elections]].
== January 2019 cabinet == {{Main|Third cabinet of Saad Hariri}} The January 2019 cabinet was formed by prime minister [[Saad Hariri|Saad Harriri]], re-appointed by President [[Michel Aoun]] following the May 2018 parliamentary elections. The government took nine months to form, as the prime minister has to reconcile various political factions in a national unity government.'
== January 2020 cabinet == {{Main|Cabinet of Hassan Diab}} The January 2020 cabinet was formed by prime minister [[Hassan Diab (politician)|Hassan Diab]], appointed by President [[Michel Aoun]] in reaction to the resignation of Prime Minister [[Saad Hariri]] on 29 October 2019. See also [[2019–20 Lebanese protests|2019-2020 Lebanese protests]].
== September 2021 cabinet == {{Main|Third cabinet of Najib Mikati}} A new government was formed by [[Najib Mikati]] on 10 September 2021 after a 13-month-long wait for a new cabinet.
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