Madagascar's president reshuffles gov't-Xinhua

Madagascar's president reshuffles gov't

Source: Xinhua| 2022-03-17 03:14:15|Editor: huaxia

ANTANANARIVO, March 16 (Xinhua) -- Madagascar's President Andry Rajoelina reshuffled the government Wednesday, according to a decree read live on the national radio.

The new government led by Prime Minister Ntsay Christian is made up of 30 members, including 27 ministers, two secretaries of state and one vice-minister.

Twenty-one former ministers have been reappointed in the new government, three changed to other departments while six are new faces.

The new government is composed of 21 men and nine women.

On March 9, 2022, the presidency announced that the president will carry out an evaluation of the government members.

This is the fourth government of Ntsay Christian since January 24, 2019, the beginning of Rajoelina's five-year term.

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