Cabinet of President Muhammadu Buhari | |
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Cabinet of Nigeria | |
Date formed | September 2015–November 2015 |
Date dissolved | 28 May 2019 |
People and organisations | |
Head of state | Muhammadu Buhari |
Head of government | Muhammadu Buhari |
Member party | All Progressives Congress |
Opposition party | People's Democratic Party |
History | |
Predecessor | Cabinet of President Goodluck Jonathan |
Successor | Second Cabinet of President Muhammadu Buhari |
The First Cabinet of President Muhammadu Buhari consists of the ministers appointed in the Buhari Administration to take responsibility for each of the government ministries of Nigeria following the 2015 elections. Most ministers were sworn in on 11 November 2015 and the cabinet was dissolved on 28 May 2019, the day before Buhari's second inauguration.
In an interview published by Vanguard on 19 April 2015, Buhari, whose administration was to begin on 29 May 2015, said he would assemble a small cabinet that might be active before the official ceremony. [1] On 31 May 2015 Buhari was reported to have said he would break with the People's Democratic Party (PDP) tradition where ministers were nominated by governors. [2] [a] He would look for people who were competent, dedicated and experienced. [2] On 1 July 2015 a spokesman for the president said that Buhari would delay selecting a cabinet until September. He wanted to eliminate prior corruption before the new ministers were appointed. Another spokesman said that the delay was "nothing out of the ordinary" compared to the formation of previous cabinets. However, a London-based economist said the delay would not be well received by investors. [4]
On the night of 30 September, TheCable, an online newspaper in Nigeria, reported a list of 21 names submitted to Senate President Bukola Saraki for screening and confirmation. [5] [6] On 11 November, a cabinet of 36 ministers from each of the 36 states of Nigeria was sworn in. [7]
Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | |||||
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The Presidency | |||||||||
President | 29 May 2015 | 29 May 2019 | APC | ||||||
Vice President | 29 May 2015 | 29 May 2019 | APC | ||||||
Chief of Staff to the President | 27 August 2015 | 29 May 2019 | APC | ||||||
Secretary to the Government of the Federation | 27 August 2015 | 30 October 2017
[c] (suspended 19 April 2017) [d] | APC | ||||||
Habibat Lawal (acting) | 19 April 2017 | 1 November 2017 | N/A | ||||||
1 November 2017 | 28 May 2019 | APC | |||||||
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development | |||||||||
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development | 11 November 2015 | 28 May 2019 | APC | ||||||
Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development | 11 November 2015 | 28 May 2019 | APC | ||||||
Ministry of Budget and National Planning | |||||||||
Minister of Budget and National Planning | 11 November 2015 | 28 May 2019 | N/A | ||||||
Minister of State for Budget and National Planning | 11 November 2015 | 19 September 2018 [e] | N/A | ||||||
Ministry of Communications | |||||||||
Minister of Communications | 11 November 2015 | 28 May 2019 | APC | ||||||
Ministry of Defence | |||||||||
Minister of Defence | 11 November 2015 | 28 May 2019 | APC | ||||||
Ministry of Education | |||||||||
Minister of Education | 11 November 2015 | 28 May 2019 | APC | ||||||
Minister of State for Education | 11 November 2015 | 28 May 2019 | N/A | ||||||
Ministry of Environment | |||||||||
Minister of Environment | 11 November 2015 | 15 December 2016 [f] | N/A | ||||||
15 December 2016 | 12 December 2018 [h] | APC | |||||||
13 December 2018 | 28 May 2019 | APC | |||||||
Minister of State for Environment | 11 November 2015 | 12 December 2018 [h] | APC | ||||||
Federal Capital Territory Administration | |||||||||
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory | 11 November 2015 | 28 May 2019 | APC | ||||||
Ministry of Finance | |||||||||
Minister of Finance | 11 November 2015 | 14 September 2018 [j] | APC | ||||||
14 September 2018 | 28 May 2019 | N/A | |||||||
Ministry of Foreign Affairs | |||||||||
Minister of Foreign Affairs | 11 November 2015 | 28 May 2019 | APC | ||||||
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs | 11 November 2015 | 9 January 2019 [k] | APC | ||||||
Ministry of Health | |||||||||
Minister of Health | 11 November 2015 | 28 May 2019 | N/A | ||||||
Minister of State for Health | 11 November 2015 | 28 May 2019 | APC | ||||||
Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment | |||||||||
Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment | 11 November 2015 | 28 May 2019 | N/A | ||||||
Minister of State for Industry, Trade and Investment | 11 November 2015 | 30 September 2018 [l] | N/A | ||||||
Ministry of Information and Culture | |||||||||
Minister of Information and Culture | 11 November 2015 | 28 May 2019 | APC | ||||||
Ministry of the Interior | |||||||||
Minister of the Interior | 11 November 2015 | 28 May 2019 | APC | ||||||
Ministry of Justice | |||||||||
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation | 11 November 2015 | 28 May 2019 | APC | ||||||
Ministry of Labour and Employment | |||||||||
Minister of Labour and Employment | 11 November 2015 | 28 May 2019 | APC | ||||||
Minister of State for Labour and Employment | 11 November 2015 | 6 March 2016 [m] | APC | ||||||
16 August 2017 | 28 May 2019 | APC | |||||||
Ministry of Mines and Steel Development | |||||||||
Minister of Mines and Steel Development | 11 November 2015 | 30 May 2018 [o] | APC | ||||||
30 May 2018 | 28 May 2019 | APC | |||||||
Minister of State for Mines and Steel Development | 11 November 2015 | 28 May 2019 | APC | ||||||
Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs | |||||||||
Minister of Niger Delta Affairs | 11 November 2015 | 28 May 2019 | APC | ||||||
Minister of State for Niger Delta Affairs | 11 November 2015 | 28 May 2019 | N/A | ||||||
Ministry of Petroleum Resources | |||||||||
Minister of Petroleum Resources | 11 November 2015 | 28 May 2019 | APC | ||||||
Minister of State for Petroleum Resources | 11 November 2015 | 28 May 2019 | APC | ||||||
Ministry of Power, Works and Housing | |||||||||
Minister of Power, Works and Housing | 11 November 2015 | 28 May 2019 | APC | ||||||
Minister(s) of State for Power, Works and Housing | 11 November 2015 | 28 May 2019 | APC | ||||||
16 August 2017 | 13 December 2018 | APC | |||||||
Ministry of Science and Technology | |||||||||
Minister of Science and Technology | 11 November 2015 | 28 May 2019 | APC | ||||||
Ministry of Transportation | |||||||||
Minister of Transportation | 11 November 2015 | 28 May 2019 | APC | ||||||
Minister of State for Aviation | 11 November 2015 | 28 May 2019 | APC | ||||||
Ministry of Water Resources | |||||||||
Minister of Water Resources | 11 November 2015 | 28 May 2019 | APC | ||||||
Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development | |||||||||
Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development | 11 November 2015 | 29 September 2018 [p] | APC | ||||||
30 September 2018 | 28 May 2019 | N/A | |||||||
Ministry of Youth and Sports Development [q] | |||||||||
Minister of Youth and Sports Development | 11 November 2015 | 28 May 2019 | APC |