First and Second Hamdallah Governments

First and Second Hamdallah Governments
Date formed6 June 2013 (First)
19 September 2013 (Second)
Date dissolved19 September 2013 (First)
2 June 2014 (Second)
People and organisations
Head of stateMahmoud Abbas
Head of governmentRami Hamdallah
History
PredecessorSecond Fayyad Government
SuccessorThird Hamdallah Government
Rami Hamdallah led the Palestinian government of 2013

The Palestinian governments of 2013 were two Palestinian governments established respectively on 6 June and 19 September 2013. They ruled de facto over the West Bank only.

The Palestinian government of June 2013 was led by Rami Hamdallah, appointed by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas by presidential decree on 6 June 2013 in Ramallah, the West Bank. The cabinet comprised 24 members, and was not presented for approval by the Palestinian Legislative Council. Two weeks later, Hamdallah resigned in protest at the appointment of two deputy prime ministers for political and economic affairs. Hamdallah later backtracked from his resignation and on 19 September 2013, the cabinet was sworn in for the second time, without any changes.

The Hamdallah government succeeded the successive governments of Salam Fayyad, who had resigned as a consequence of the 2011–2012 anti-corruption protests.