Tawfiq Kreishan


Tawfiq Kreishan is a Jordanian politician. He graduated in accounting and business administration from Beirut Arab University. He is now a Member of The Senate, and was minister of Parliamentary affairs twice. He was also minister of Municipal and Rural Affairs five times. The first time he became a minister was in 1996. Before that he became a member of Parliament five times; twice in the Lower house, and three times in the Senate.

In office

Kreishan was part of the Jordanian government for nine different terms.
Term startTerm endOfficeHead of government
2 July 201117 November 2011Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Parliamentary AffairsMarouf al-Bakhit
28 July 201022 November 2010Minister of Parliamentary AffairsSamir Rifai
14 December 200922 November 2010Minister of Parliamentary AffairsSamir Rifai
7 April 200524 November 2005Minister of Municipal AffairsAdnan Badran
21 July 200322 October 2003Minister of Parliamentary AffairsAli Abu al-Ragheb
4 March 199918 June 2000Minister of Municipal and Rural Affairs and Environment, Minister of Parliamentary AffairsAbdelraouf al-Rawabdeh
21 August 19984 March 1999Minister of Municipal and Rural Affairs and EnvironmentFayez al-Tarawneh
19 March 199720 August 1998Minister of Municipal and Rural Affairs and EnvironmentAbdelsalam al-Majali
8 June 19947 January 1995Minister of Municipal and Rural AffairsAbdelsalam al-Majali

Political experience