Lebanese government of January 2018

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On 31 January 2019, a new Lebanese government was formed, headed by Prime Minister Saad Hariri. The government took nine months to form, following extended negotiations with various political factions. It is a national unity cabinet, and is comprised of 30 ministers.

It has the highest number of women in a Lebanese cabinet, as it has four, occupying various ministries.

== Composition ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
! colspan="4" |Lebanese government of January 2019
|-
!Portfolio
!Minister
!Political affiliation
!Religious affiliation
|-
!Presidential share (5/30)
| colspan="3" |
|-
|Minister of Defense
|Elias Bou Saab
|Free Patriotic Movement
|Greek Orthodox
|-
|Minister of Justice
|Albert Serhan
|Free Patriotic Movement
|Greek Orthodox
|-
|State Minister for Presidential Affairs
|Salim Jreissati
|Free Patriotic Movement
|Greek Catholic
|-
|State Minister for Refugee Affairs
|Saleh Gharib
|
|Druze
|-
|State Minister for Foreign Trade
|Hassan Mrad
|March 8 Independent
|Sunni
|-
!Strong Lebanon Bloc (6/30)
| colspan="3" |
|-
|Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates
|Gebran Bassil
|Free Patriotic Movement
|Maronite
|-
|Minister of Economy and Trade
|Mansour Bteich
|Free Patriotic Movement
|Maronite
|-
|Minister of Energy and Water
|Nada Boustani
|Free Patriotic Movement
|Maronite
|-
|Minister of the Displaced Affairs
|Ghassan Atallah
|Free Patriotic Movement
|Greek Catholic
|-
|Minister of Environment
|Fadi Jreissati
|Free Patriotic Movement
|Greek Catholic
|-
|Minister of Tourism
|Avedis Guidanian
|Tashnag
|Armenian Orthodox
|-
!Strong Republic Bloc (4/30)
| colspan="3" |
|-
|Deputy Prime Minister
|Ghassan Hasbani
|Lebanese Forces
|Greek Orthodox
|-
|Minister of Social Affairs
|Richard Kouyoumdjian
|Lebanese Forces
|Armenian Catholic
|-
|Minister of Labor
|Camille Abou Sleiman
|Lebanese Forces
|Maronite
|-
|State Minister for Administrative Development
|May Chidiac
|Lebanese Forces
|Maronite
|-
!Democratic Gathering (2/30)
| colspan="3" |
|-
|Minister of Education and Higher Learning
|Akram Chehayeb
|Progressive Socialist Party
|Druze
|-
|Minister of Industry
|Wael Abou Faour
|Progressive Socialist Party
|Druze
|-
!Lebanon First and Prime Minister Share (6/30)
| colspan="3" |
|-
|Prime Minister
|Saad Hariri
|Future Movement
|Sunni
|-
|Minister of Telecommunications
|Muhammad Choucair
|Future Movement
|Sunni
|-
|Minister of Interior and Municipalities
|Raya Haffar Hassan
|Future Movement
|Sunni
|-
|Minister of Information
|Jamal Jarrah
|Future Movement
|Sunni
|-
|State Minister for Technology and Investment
|Adel Afiouni
|Azm Movement
|Sunni
|-
|State Minister for Women's Affairs
|Violette Khairallah Safadi
|Independent
|Greek Orthodox
|-
!National Coalition (1/30)
| colspan="3" |
|-
|Minister of Public Works and Transportation
|Youssef Finianos
|Marada Movement
|Maronite
|-
!Development and Liberation Bloc (3/30)
| colspan="3" |
|-
|Minister of Finance
|Ali Hassan Khalil
|Amal Movement
|Shia
|-
|Minister of Culture
|Muhammad Daoud
|Amal Movement
|Shia
|-
|Minister of Agriculture
|Hassan Lakkis
|Amal Movement
|Shia
|-
!Loyalty to the Resistance Bloc (3/30)
| colspan="3" |
|-
|Ministry of Public Health
|Jamil Jabak
|Independent
|Shia
|-
|Ministry of Youth and Sports
|Muhammad Fneish
|Hezbollah
|Shia
|-
|State Minister for Parliamentary Affairs
|Mahmoud Kmati
|Hezbollah
|Shia
|}

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