Iraqi Transitional Government
Cabinet of Iraq
Date formed	3 May 2005 (2005-05-03)
Date dissolved	20 May 2006 (2006-05-20)
People and organisations
Head of government	Ibrahim al-Jaafari
Status in legislature	Coalition

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Member State of the Arab League
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Legislature Council of Representatives Speaker: Mohamed al-Halbousi
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The Iraqi Transitional Government was the government of Iraq from May 3, 2005, when it replaced the Iraqi Interim Government, until May 20, 2006, when it was replaced by a permanent government.

On April 28 it was approved by the transitional Iraqi National Assembly, which had been elected in January 2005. It operated under the Law of Administration for the State of Iraq for the Transitional Period, and its main functions were to draft a permanent Constitution of Iraq and to form a transitional government.

Organization

Executive

Although the President is the chief of military and head of state, the Prime Minister is the head of government who exercises most executive powers. The President and both deputies (collective the Presidency Council of Iraq) are elected by the Assembly with a two-thirds majority. They then propose the Prime Minister from the largest party, who must also be approved with a two-thirds majority; the Prime Minister then proposes the Council of Ministers, who must be approved with a two-thirds majority.

The current Council of Ministers was sworn in on May 3 but several key posts were left vacant. Six new ministers were approved to fill vacant positions on 8 May, one of whom rejected his position saying he had not been consulted.

Legislative

• President of National Assembly Hajim al-Hassani
  • Deputy President Hussain al-Shahristani
  • Deputy President Aref Taifour
    • National Assembly

Judicial

• Higher Judicial Council
  • Federal Supreme Court
    • Court of Cassation
    • Courts of Appeal
    • Central Criminal Court