KUWAIT, Dec 10 (KUNA) -- The State of Kuwait, since forming the National Assembly (Parliament) in 1963, has witnessed inclusion of at least a single member of the assembly in governments. Following is a report listing names of lawmakers who doubled as cabinet members: -- Cabinet of January 1963: MP Abdullah Meshari Abdullah, minister of social affairs and labor. According to a cabinet reshuffle dating March 13th, 1964, MP Khaled Al-Feheid took the electricity and water portfolio, his fellow legislator Yousef Al-Rifaee served as minister of telecommunications.
-- Cabinet of December 1964: MP Humoud Al-Nisef, minister of health, Khaled Al-Feheid, minister of education, Abdullah Al-Roudan, minister of social affairs and labor and Yousef Al-Rifaee, minister of telecommunication.
-- Cabinet of January 1965: MP Khaled Al-Feheid, minister of education, Abdullah Al-Roudan, minister of awqaf and Yousef Al-Rifaee, minister of state for cabinet affairs.
-- Cabinet of February 1967: MP Abdulaziz Al-Saraawi, minister of health and Yousef Al-Rifaee, minister of state for cabinet affairs.
-- Cabinet of April 1967: MP Abdulaziz Al-Saraawi, minister of telecommunication,.
-- Cabinet of February 1971: MP Hamad Al-Ayyar, minister of social affairs and labor and Rashed Al-Farhan, minister of awqaf and Islamic affairs.
-- Cabinet of February 1975: MP Abdulrahman Al-Awadhi, minister of public health and Abdulmutalleb Al-Kathmi, minister of oil.
-- Cabinet of March 1981: MP Essa Al-Mazidi, minister of communications.
-- Cabinet of March 1985: MP Jassem Al-Kharafi, minister of financce and economy.
-- Cabinet of October 1992: Witnessed election of six members of the National Assembly to serve in the government -- the first time. Ahmad Al-Rabee, minister of education, Jassem Al-Aoun, minister of social affairs and labor, Jumaan Al-Azmi, minister of awqaf and Islamic affairs, Abdullah Al-Hajeri, minister of commerce and industry, Ali Al-Baghli, minister of oil and Meshari Al-Enjeri, minister of justice.
-- Cabinet of October 1992: Five ministers resigned, including the MPs Al-Azmi, Al-Hajeri and Al-Baghli.
Cabinet of October 1996: MP Ahmad Al-Klaib, minister of social affairs and labor, Jassem Al-Mudaf, minister of commerce and industry, Abdullah Al-Hajeri, minister of public works and Mohammad Daifullah Sharar, minister of awqaf and Islamic affairs.
-- Cabinet of March 1998: MP Ahmad Al-Klaib, minister of justic, Humoud Al-Rgubaa, minister of electricity and water and Mohammad Daifullah Sharar, minister of state for National Assembly affairs.
-- Cabinet of July 1999: MP Eid Al-Rashidi, minister of public works.
-- Cabinet of July 2003: MP Ahmad Al-Abdullah, minister of justice.
-- Cabinet of February 2006: MP Yousef Al-Zalzalah, minister of commerce and industry.
-- Cabinet of July 2006: MP Falah Al-Hajeri, minister of commerce and industry.
-- Cabinet of March 2007: Al-Hajeri retained his post.
-- Cabinet of May 2008: MP Hussein Al-Hraiti, minister of justice and Islamic affairs.
-- Cabinet of January 2009: Al-Hraiti retained his post.
-- Cabinet of May 2009: MP Roudan Al-Roudan, minister of state for cabinet affairs.
-- Cabinet of May 2011: MP Ali Al-Rashed, minister of state for cabinet affairs.
-- Cabinet of February 2012: Mp Shuaib Al-Mwaizri, minister of justice and Islamic affairs.
-- Cabinet of December 2012: MP Ayed Al-Rashidi, minister of social affairs and labor.
-- Cabinet of July 2013: MP Essa Al-Kandari, minister of communication. In a rehuffule in January 2014, Al-Kandari was named minister of state for municipal affairs, minister of oil and minister of state for National Assembly affairs. In another rehuffle in October 2014, MP Yaqoub Al-Sanea was named minister of justice and Islamic affairs. (end) aas.rk