The Cabinet of President Goodluck Jonathan was appointed by Acting President
Goodluck Jonathan
Goodluck Ebele Azikiwe Jonathan (born 20 November 1957) is a Nigerian politician who served as the president of Nigeria from 2010 to 2015. He lost the 2015 presidential election to former military head of state General Muhammadu Buhari and ...
of
Nigeria
Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It covers an area of . With Demographics of Nigeria, ...
a few weeks after he took office during the terminal illness of President
Umaru Yar'Adua
Umaru Musa Yar'Adua (; 16 August 19515 May 2010) was a Nigerian politician who served as the president of Nigeria from 2007 until his death in May 2010. He won the Nigerian presidential election held on 21 April 2007, and was sworn in on 29 Ma ...
.
First cabinet – 2010
On 13 January 2010, a federal court empowered Jonathan to manage state affairs while Yar'Adua received medical treatment in
Saudi Arabia
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, and on 9 February 2010 the Nigerian Senate confirmed him as Acting President.
On 10 February 2010, Jonathan demoted Minister of Justice
Michael Aondoakaa
Michael Kaase Aôndoakaa, SAN (born 12 June 1962) is Nigeria's former Justice Minister and Attorney General of the Federation in office from July 2007 to 10 February 2010.
Background
Michael Kaase Aôndoakaa was born in Benue on 12 June 1962 ...
to Special Duties, replacing him by Prince
Adetokunbo Kayode
Adetokunbo Kayode (born 31 October 1960) is a Nigerian corporate lawyer, tax expert and international arbitrator.
Early life
He attended CMS Grammar School, in Lagos. He studied law at the University of Lagos, Nigerian Law School, Nigeria Law ...
.
Jonathan retained the remainder Yar'Adua's cabinet until 16 March 2010, when he dissolved it in an assertion of his authority over a divided administration where some members questioned his right to act as president.
On 6 April 2010, Jonathan swore in his new cabinet.
Yar'Adua died on 5 May 2010, and Jonathan was sworn in as president the next day.
Minister in the first cabinet were:
July 2011 cabinet
In July 2011, after the start of his second term, Jonathan appointed a new cabinet. Members included:
See also
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Cabinet of Nigeria
The Federal Executive Council (FEC), also simply known as The Cabinet is the cabinet (government), cabinet of ministers of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and is part of the executive branch of the Government of Nigeria. The council's role, as wr ...
References
{{Cabinet ministries of Nigeria
Federal ministers of Nigeria
Federal Ministries of Nigeria
Goodluck Jonathan
Goodluck Ebele Azikiwe Jonathan (born 20 November 1957) is a Nigerian politician who served as the president of Nigeria from 2010 to 2015. He lost the 2015 presidential election to former military head of state General Muhammadu Buhari and ...