MINOR GOC CABINET RESHUFFLE SETS STAGE FOR PM TO

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SIPDIS
SENSITIVE

STATE FOR AF/C AND AF/SPG
NSC FOR GAVIN AND HUDSON
LONDON FOR POL -- LORD
PARIS FOR POL -- D'ELIA AND KANEDA
ADDIS ABABA ALSO FOR AU

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV PREL ECON ENRG AU CD
SUBJECT: MINOR GOC CABINET RESHUFFLE SETS STAGE FOR PM TO
REPORT TO PARLIAMENT ON HIS GOVERNMENT'S PERFORMANCE

REF: A. A) NDJAMENA 0093

B. B) 08 NDJAMENA 200

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"POWER MINISTERS" UNCHANGED
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1. (SBU) President Deby and his PM affected a relatively
minor shuffle to the cabinet 3/23, which left unchanged the
leadership in all critical "power" ministries, including
Defense, Foreign Affairs, Interior, Infrastructure,
Education, Finance, Justice and others. All four of the
former opposition party leaders brought into government last
year to head the Defense, Justice, Agriculture, and
Urbanization/Land Use ministries remain in place.

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IMPORTANT CHANGES
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2. (SBU) Of some practical significance was the replacement
of energetic and effective Health Minister Djona by a Deby
confidant, FN Djaibe, formerly the President's personal
physician and Secretary General of the Presidency since 2007,
as a reward for faithful service. The Transport Ministry was
folded into Infrastructure, enhancing Minister Younousmi's
already formidable power. The Energy Ministry was folded
into the Petroleum Ministry, increasing Minister Mahamat
Nasser Hassane's influence in this sector. Deby loyalist and
former Defence Minister Mahamat Ali Abdallah Nassour moved
laterally from Livestock to Mines and Geology.

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SETTING THE STAGE
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3. (SBU) Although this shuffle raised the number of
ministers to 41 from 38, saw seven ministers dismissed and
ten others elevated to ministrerial rank, its political
impact likely is not great. It does, however, set the stage
for the PM's scheduled appearance before Parliament at the
end of March to present a "balance sheet" on his government's
performance and accomplishments since it was installed last
(Ref B).

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THE NEW CABINET
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4. (SBU) The new Cabinet consists of:

Minister of Defense: Kamougue Wadal Abdelkader
Minister of Foreign Affairs: Moussa Fake Mahamat
Minister of Justice: Jean Bawoyeu Alingue
Minister of Infrastructure and Transport: Adoum Younousmi
Minister of Interior and Public Security: Ahamat Mahamat
Bachir
Minister of Communication and Government Spokesman: Mahamat
Hissene
Minister of the Environment, Water, and Aquatic Resources:
Ali Souleymane Dabye
Minister of Finance and Budget: Gata Ngoulou
Minister of the Economy and Economic Cooperation: Ousmane
Matar Breme
Minister of Agriculture: Naimbaye Lossimian Mbailaou
Minister of National Education: Abderama Koko
Minister of Public Health: Dr. Ngombaye Djaibe
Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research: Ahmad
Taboye
Minister of Livestock: Mahamat Bechir Okormi
Minister of Oil and Energy: Mahamat Nasser Hassane
Minister of Mines and Geology: Mahamat Ali Abdallah
Minister of Zoning, Urban Planning and Housing: Hamid Mahamat
Dahalob
Minister of Post, Information Technology, and Communication:
Pahimi Padacke Albert
Minister of Social Action, Solidarity, and the Family:
Ngarmbatina Carmel Soukate
Deputy Minister of Human Rights and Freedom: Abderaman
Djasnabaille

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Minister of Public Utilities and Works: Fatime Tchombi
Minister of Commerce and Industry: Mahamat Ali Hassan
Deputy Minister of State Control and Moralization: Ahmadaye
Alhassan
Minister of Culture, Youth, and Sports: Djibert Younous
Minister of Tourism Development and Handcraft: Ahmat Barkai
Animi
Deputy Minister of Microfinance and Poverty Reduction: Fatime
Issa Ramadan
Minister of Town and Rural Hydropower: Tahar Sougoudi
Minister in Charge of Decentralization: Emmanuel Nadingar
Minister in Charge of Relations with the National Assembly:
Limane Mahamat
Secretary of State for Defense, in charge of Veterans and War
Victims: Hassan Saleh Algadam Aldjineidi
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, in charge of African
Intergration: Djidda Moussa Outman
Secretary of State for Infrastructure, in charge of
Transport: Hassan Terap
Secretary of State for Interior,in charge of Public Security:
Mahamat Bechir Cherif Daoussa
Secretary of State for Finance, in charge of the Budget:
Oumar Boukar Gana
Secretary of State for Agriculture, in charge of Food Safety:
Mahamat Mamadou Addy
Secretary of State for Health, in charge of Sanitation:
Mahadie Outhman Issa
Secretary of State for National Education, in charge of
Primary Education: Khadidja Hassaballah
Secretary of State for Higher Education, in charge of
Vocational Training: N'golona Goundoul
Secretary of State for Zoning, Urban Planning and Housing, in
charge of Zoning: Adoum Diar
Secretary of State for Social Action, in charge of
Solidarity: Mahamat Adoum Idriss
Deputy Secretary General of the Government, in charge of
Relations with the National Assembly: Brahim Mahamat Abdoulaye


5. (U) Tripoli minimize considered.
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