The Tenth Cabinet of Rashid Karami was the fifty-sixth cabinet of Lebanon, the second under President Amine Gemayel and the tenth headed by Prime Minister Rashid Karami. It was a national unity coalition and formed on 13 April 1984.[1] [2] President Gemayel asked Karami to form the cabinet although Karami had not been active in politics for four years.[1] The mission of the government was to terminate the civil war in the country which had begun in 1975.[1]
On 4 May 1987 Rashid Karami resigned from the office due to harsh criticism of Samir Geagea who was the head of the Lebanese Forces.[1] His resignation was neither accepted nor rejected by President Gemayel, and Karami assumed the role of caretaker prime minister until his assassination in June 1987.[1] Following this incident Selim Hoss became the acting prime minister and served in the post until September 1988.[3]
The cabinet members were as follows:[4]
| Tenth Cabinet of Rashid Karami | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Portfolio | Minister | Political affiliation | Religious affiliation |
| Prime Minister | Rashid Karami | National Salvation Front | Sunni |
| Foreign Affairs | |||
| Deputy Prime Minister | Victor Kassir | Greek Orthodox | |
| Economy | |||
| Industry | |||
| Defence | Adel Osseiran | Shia | |
| Agriculture | |||
| Information | Joseph Skaff | Skaff Bloc | Greek Catholic |
| Housing | Camille Chamoun | National Liberal Party | Maronite |
| Finance | |||
| Telecommunications | Pierre Gemayel | Kataeb Party | Maronite |
| Social Affairs | |||
| Health | |||
| Interior | Abdullah Al Rasi | Greek Orthodox | |
| Energy and Water | Nabih Berri | Amal Movement | Shia |
| Justice | |||
| Education | Selim Hoss | Independent | Sunni |
| Labour | |||
| Public Works | Walid Jumblatt | Progressive Socialist Party | Druze |
| Tourism | |||