Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika on 5 May announced the replacement of Prime Minister Ali Benflis with Ahmed Ouyahia, conditional on parliamentary approval. The move follows weeks of reports about differences between Benflis and Bouteflika over the pace of political and economic reform, with the president the more cautious. In March, Benflis, Secretary-General of the ruling Front de Liberation Nationale (FLN) party, blocked an attempt by Bouteflika to win an early FLN endorsement of his presidential candidature ahead of elections set for next 2004. Benflis was formerly a close ally of the president (MEED 8:9:00). Ouyahia served as prime minister from the end of 1995 to 1998.
Cabinet list
President: Abdelaziz Bouteflika
Prime Minister: Ahmed Ouyahia
Foreign Affairs: Abdelaziz Belkhadem
Agriculture & Rural Development: Said Berkat
Communication & Culture: Khalida Toumi
Employment & Social Solidarity: Tayeb Belaiz
Energy & Mining: Chakib Khelil
Minister of Finance: Abdellatif Benachenhou
Fisheries & Water Resources: Smail Mimoune
Health, Population & Hospital Reform: Abdelhamid Aberkane
Higher Education & Scientific Research: Rachid Harraoubia
Housing & Urban Development: Mohammed Nadir Hamimid
Industry: El-Hachemi Djaaboub
Labour & Social Security: Tayeb Louh
National Education: Boubekr Benbouzid
National Solidarity: Djamel Ould Abbes
Postal Services & Information and Communication Technologies: Zine Eddine Youbi
Public Works: Omar Ghoul
Relations with Parliament: Noureddine Taleb
Religious Affairs & Endowments: Bouabdellah Ghamallah
Small and Medium-sized Enterprises, Handicrafts: Mustapha Benbada
Tourism: Lakhdar Dorbani
Trade: Noureddine Boukrouh
Transport: Abdelmalek Sellal
Town and Country Planning & the Environment: Cherif Rahmani
Vocational Training: Abdelhamid Abad
War Veterans: Mohammed Cherif Abbes
Water Resources: Abdelmadjid Attar
Youth & Sports: Mohammed Allalou
Minister of State for Interior & Local Authorities: Noureddine Yazid Zerhouni
Minister of State for Justice & Keeper of the Seals: Mohammed Charfi
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