First Fayyad Government

Emergency Government of June and July 2007
Date formed14 June 2007 (emergency)
13 July 2007 (caretaker)
Date dissolved13 July 2007 (emergency)
19 May 2009 (caretaker)
People and organisations
Head of stateMahmoud Abbas
Head of governmentSalam Fayyad
Total no. of members16
Status in legislatureCaretaker government
Opposition partyHamas
Opposition leaderIsmail Haniyeh
History
Outgoing election2006 Palestinian legislative election
Legislature term2006–2010
PredecessorNational Unity Government 2007
SuccessorSecond Fayyad Government

Palestinian Authority Governments of June and July 2007 is a conciliation pact between Hamas and Fatah in the Palestinian Authority. This agreement convened a council (PA) of emergency cabinets led by Salam Fayyad established by the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas by presidential decree. The first Fayyad government was formed on 14 June 2007. Although widely supported by the international community, its creation is controversial as it was established under the Basic Law which requires the approval of the new government by Palestinian Legislative Council. President Abbas has enacted some articles of the Basic Law to allow cabinets to be sworn in with the approval of the PLC.

Emergency rule replaced the short-lived Hamas-led National Unity Government of March 2007, which was dismissed by President Abbas after the Hamas takeover of Gaza in June 2007.

The Fayyad government was swiftly recognized by the international community as the legal government of the Palestinian Authority. Fayyad remained the Prime Minister of the Ramallah-based West Bank Governments, until he was replaced by Rami Hamdallah, who became Prime Minister of the Palestinian Authority Government of June 2013.