List of government ministers       Abbas El Fassi: Prime Minister   Mohamed El Yazghi: Minister of State    Abdelwahed Radi: Minister of Justice     Chakib Benmoussa: Minister of Interior     Taieb Fassi Fihri: Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation   Ahmed Toufiq: Minister of Habous (endowments)and Islamic affairs : Secretary General of the government   Mohamed Saad Alami: Minister in charge of Relations with the Parliament    Salaheddine Mezouar: Minister of Economy and Finance   Karim Ghellab: Minister of Equipment and Transport   Ahmed Taoufiq Hejira: Minister of Housing, Town Planning and Development   Mohamed Boussaid: Minister of Tourism and Craft Industry   Amina Benkhadra: Minister of Energy, Mining, Water and Environment   Yasmina Baddou: Minister of Health   Nawal El Moutawakil: Minister of Youth and Sports   Aziz Akhenouch: Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries Ahmed Akhchichine: Minister of National Education, Higher Education, Staff Training, and Scientific Research   Khalid Naciri: Minister of Communication and Government Spokesman   Jamal Aghmani: Minister of Employment and Vocational Training   Ahmed Chami: Minister of Industry, Trade and New Technologies   Abdellatif Maâzouz: Minister of Foreign Trade   Nouzha Skalli: Minister of Social Development, Family and Solidarity Touriya Jabrane: Minister of Culture   M. Abderrahmane Sbaï : ministre délégué auprès du Premier ministre, chargé de l'Administration de la Défense nationale Nizar Baraka: Delegate Minister to the Prime Minister in charge of Economic and General Affairs   Mohamed Abbou: Delegate Minister to the Prime Minister in charge of Public Sectors Modernization   Mohammed Ameur: Delegate Minister to the Prime Minister in charge of Moroccan expatriates   Abdelkébir Zahoud: Secretary of State to the Minister of Energy, Mining, Water and Environment, in charge of Water and Environment   Anis Birou: Secretary of State to the Minister of Tourism and Craft Industry, in charge of Craft Industry   Saad Hassar: Secretary of State to the Minister of Interior   Latifa Labida: Secretary of State to the Minister of National Education, Higher Education, Staff Training, and Scientific Research, in charge of Primary and Secondary Education     Latifa Akherbach: Secretary of State to the Minister in charge of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation    Abdeslam Al Mesbahi: Secretary of State to the Minister of Housing, Town Planning and Development, in charge of Territorial Development .               The government    The Government shall be made up of the Prime Minister and the Ministers. It shall be answerable to the King and the Parliament. After the appointment of the Cabinet members by the King, the Prime Minister shall appear before each one of the two Houses, to submit the programme to be carried out. Such a programme shall clearly outline the policy to be adopted by the Government in various areas of national activity, namely in economic, social, cultural and foreign affairs. This programme shall come under discussion in each one of the two Houses. At the House of Representatives, it shall be put to the vote in accordance with the provisions stipulated in paragraphs 2 and 3 of Article 75, and with the implications accounted for in the last paragraph of the same Article.(Article 60). Under the Prime Minister's responsibility, the Government shall ensure the execution of the laws. All public facilities shall be placed at the Government's disposal. (Article 61). Morocco is a crossroads of history and influences overlapping each other at an accelerated rhythm since the beginning of the twentieth century. This cultural and civilisational richness was behind numerous changes. Few years ago, the country witnessed a double political transition, marked by the historical coming into power of the opposition in March 1998 and the dynastic succession with the ascension to the Throne of HM King Mohammed VI in 1999. The government that HM King Mohammed VI nominated in October 2002 is the 28th Cabinet since December 1955, the time when the first executive of independent Morocco was formed under the presidency of Ben M’barek Bekkay Lahbil who was reappointed as the head of the second government on October 26, 1956. Chronology Ahmed Belafrej was designated on May 12, 1958 to form the third cabinet. On December 24, 1958 Abdellah Ibrahim led the fourth government. On May 27, 1960, the late Mohammed V nominated and led the fifth government. The then Crown prince late HM King Hassan II led the 6th and 7th governments formed successively on March 4, 1961 and June 2, 1961. The 8th government was formed on January 5, 1963 with the nomination of Ahmed Belafrej as personal representative of the late HM HassanII. On November 13, 1963, the 9th government was constituted with Ahmed Bahnini as Prime Minister. On June 8, 1965, the late HM hassan II presided over the following government until November 11, 1967 the date when the 11th government was formed and led by Mohamed Benhima, who was replaced by Ahmed Laraki on October 7, 1969. On August 6, 1971, Mohamed Karim Lamrani was designated Prime Minister and was charged with forming the 12th and 13th   governments. He was reappointed on 12, April 1972. Ahmed Osman led the 14th and 15th governments from November 20, 1972 to October 10, 1977. Maâti Bouabid was asked to form the 19th government on 27, March 1979, and was reappointed on November 5, 1981. On November 30, 1983, Mohamed Karim Lamrani was once again charged with setting up a government. He was reappointed on April 11, 1985. On September 30, 1986, Azzedine Laraki was designated vice-Prime Minister. On August 11, 1992, Mohamed Karim Lamrani was named Prime Minister and reappointed on November 11, 1993 as the head of the 21st government. Abdellatif Filali led the three following governments, the first formed on June 7, 1994, the second on February 27, 1995 and the third on August 13th 1997. On February 4, 1998, the late Hassan II charged Abderrahmane Youssoufi , first secretary of the Socialist Union of Popular Forces (USFP) with forming the 26th government known as government of alternance. On March 14, 1998, Abderrahmane Youssoufi announced the composition of his governmental team. On September6, 2000, he was reappointed at his post and asked by HM King Mohammed VI to form the 27th government. At the end of the legislative elections of September 2002, the Sovereign asked Driss Jettou, on October 9, to form a Cabinet which saw a technical reshuffle on June 8, 2004.