Essid Cabinet
The cabinet of Tunisian Head of Government Habib Essid was approved on 5 February 2015 by a majority of 166 of total 217 legislators of Tunisia's Assembly of the Representatives of the People. The unity government consists of 27 ministers and 14 secretaries of state and includes independents, members of Nidaa Tounes, the two liberal parties Free Patriotic Union (UPL) and Afek Tounes, and a member of the Islamist Ennahda.
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| Date formed | 6 February 2015 |
| Date dissolved | 27 August 2016 (1 year, 6 months and 21 days) |
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| Head of state | Beji Caid Essebsi |
| Head of government | Habib Essid |
| Total no. of members | 42 (incl. Prime Minister) |
| Member parties | Independent , Nidaa Tounes , Ennahda , UPL, Afek Tounes |
| Status in legislature | Unity government |
| History | |
| Election(s) | 2014 Tunisian parliamentary election |
| Legislature term(s) | I legislature (2014-2019) |
| Predecessor | Jomaa Cabinet (2014–2015) |
| Successor | Chahed Cabinet (2016–2020) |
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Essid's first proposal, a minority government of just Nidaa Tounes and the UPL, he had brought forward on 23 January, was retracted after facing enough resistance not to be approved by a parliamentary majority.
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