Lotfi Ben Jeddou

Lotfi Ben Jeddou
لطفي بن جدو
Minister of the Interior
In office
14 March 2013 – 6 February 2015
PresidentMoncef Marzouki
Prime MinisterMehdi Jomaa
Ali Laarayedh
Preceded byAli Laarayedh
Succeeded byMohamed Najem Gharsalli
Personal details
Born (1964-07-31) 31 July 1964 (age 60)
Sbeitla, Kasserine Governorate
Political partyIndependent

Lotfi Ben Jeddou (born 31 July 1964 in Sbeitla[1]) is a Tunisian magistrate who was Minister of the Interior from 14 March 2013 to 6 February 2015. Following the resignation of former Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali, Ali Larayedh was designated as his successor on 8 March 2013 and named his government with Othman Jerandi as foreign minister, Rachid Sabbagh as defense minister, and Lotfi Ben Jeddou as Minister of the Interior. The government was approved by the Constituent Assembly (139–45) on 13 March 2013 and took office on 14 March 2013. He is a member of the Ennahda Movement.

  1. ^ (in French) Biography of Lotfi Ben Jeddou, Minister of the Interior, Express FM, 27 January 2014