MINOR GOC CABINET RESHUFFLE SETS STAGE FOR PM TO

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 NDJAMENA 000104 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 NDJAMENA 00000104 001.2 OF 002 -------------- "POWER MINISTERS" UNCHANGED -------------- ¶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. -------------- IMPORTANT CHANGES -------------- ¶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. -------------- SETTING THE STAGE -------------- ¶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). -------------- THE NEW CABINET -------------- ¶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 NDJAMENA 00000104 002.2 OF 002 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. NIGRO