Joseph Elias Tohme Skaf (; 1922–1991) was a Lebanese politician who is considered one of the most prominent personalities of the Skaff family in the city of Zahle. He held several ministerial positions from 1955 to 1988 under 5 different presidents which include

Camille Chamoun Camille Nimr Chamoun (, ; 3 April 19007 August 1987) was a Lebanese politician who served as the 2nd president of Lebanon from 1952 to 1958. He was one of the country's main Christian leaders during most of the Lebanese Civil War. Early yea ...

Fouad Chehab Fouad Abdallah Chehab ( / ; 19 March 1902 – 25 April 1973) was a Lebanese general and statesman who served as president of Lebanon from 1958 to 1964. He is considered to be the founder of the Lebanese Army after Lebanon gained independence fr ...

, Suleiman Franjieh,

Elias Sarkis Elias ( ; ) is the hellenized version for the name of Elijah (; ; , or ), a prophet in the Northern Kingdom of Israel in the 9th century BC, mentioned in several holy books. Due to Elias' role in the scriptures and to many later associated tradit ...

and

Amine Gemayel Amine Pierre Gemayel (, ; born 22 January 1942) is a Lebanese politician who served as the eighth president of Lebanon from 1982 to 1988. Gemayel was born in Bikfaya to Pierre Gemayel, the founder of the Christianity in Lebanon, Christian Kat ...

Political life

He was also elected as a deputy for the Catholic seat of the Zahle constituency against

Jean Skaff Jean may refer to: People * Jean (female given name) * Jean (male given name) * Jean (surname) Fictional characters * Jean Grey, a Marvel Comics character * Jean Valjean, fictional character in novel ''Les Misérables'' and its adaptations * Jean ...

in the years

1957 Events January * January 1 – The Saarland joins West Germany. * January 3 – Hamilton Watch Company introduces the first electric watch. * January 5 – South African player Russell Endean becomes the first batsman to be Dismissal (cricke ...

where he received 16,277 votes,

1960 It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism. Events January * Janu ...

where he received 16,816 votes,

1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 – In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patria ...

where he received 17,966 votes and

1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, ...

where he received 22,091. In 1982, he contributed to the election of Bashir Gemayel as President of the Republic by securing the necessary quorum, with the deputies of his bloc. Founded and chaired "The People's Bloc of Zahle" District Representatives. He was then succeeded as a politician by his son

Elias Skaff Elias (Elie) Skaff ( Arabic: الياس سكاف; born 11 October 1948 – 10 October 2015) was a Lebanese politician and leader of the Popular Bloc. Early years and education Elias Skaff was born in Zahlé, Lebanon on 11 October 1948. He is t ...

Government positions held

Minister of Agriculture An agriculture ministry (also called an agriculture department, agriculture board, agriculture council, or agriculture agency, or ministry of rural development) is a ministry charged with agriculture. The ministry is often headed by a minister f ...

from September 19, 1955, until March 19, 1956, in Prime Minister Rashid Karami's government under President

. * Minister of Agriculture from March 19, 1956, until June 8, 1956, in the government of President Abdallah El Yafi under President Camille Chamoun. * Minister of Agriculture from June 8, 1956, until November 18, 1956, in the government of President Abdallah El Yafi under President Camille Chamoun. * Minister of Social Affairs and Minister of Public Health from August 18, 1957, until March 14, 1958, in the government of Prime Minister

Sami Solh Sami (El) Solh (; 1887–1968) was a Lebanese Sunni Muslim politician. He was a relative of former Lebanese prime ministers Riad Solh, Takieddine Solh and Rachid Solh. He served as Prime Minister of Lebanon five times (1942–43, 1945–46, 1 ...

under President Camille Chamoun. * Minister of Social Affairs from March 14, 1958, until September 24, 1958, in the government of President Sami Solh under President Camille Chamoun. * Minister of Labor and Minister of Social Affairs from August 1, 1960, until May 20, 1961, in the government of President

Saeb Salam Saeb Salam (17 January 1905 – 21 January 2000) () was a Lebanese politician, who served as Prime Minister six times between 1952 and 1973. Following his death, the Lebanese daily ''As-Safir'' described Salam as "most successful in dealing ...

under President

. * Minister of Agriculture from October 31, 1961, until February 20, 1964, in the government of Prime Minister Rashid Karami under President Fouad Chehab. * Minister of Energy and Water from May 17, 1972, until April 25, 1973, in the government of Prime Minister Saeb Salam under President

Suleiman Frangieh Suleiman Kabalan Frangieh (15 June 1910 – 23 July 1992) was a Lebanese politician who served as the 5th president of Lebanon from 1970 to 1976. Early life and education Suleiman Frangieh was a scion of one of the leading Maronites, Maronite f ...

. * Minister of Energy and Water from April 25, 1973, until July 8, 1973, in the government of Prime Minister Amin Al-Hafiz under President Suleiman Frangieh. * Minister of Energy and Water from July 8, 1973, until October 31, 1974, in the government of Prime Minister Takieddin El-Din El Solh under President Suleiman Franjieh. *

Minister of National Defense A ministry of defence or defense (see spelling differences), also known as a department of defence or defense, is the part of a government responsible for matters of defence and military forces, found in states where the government is divided ...

from October 31, 1974, until May 23, 1975, in Prime Minister Rashid Solh's government under President Suleiman Frangieh. * Minister of National Defense and Minister of Agriculture from July 16, 1979, until October 25, 1980, in the government of

Selim Hoss Salim Ahmad al-Huss ('';'' 20 December 1929 – 25 August 2024), also spelled Selim El-Hoss, was a Lebanese politician who served as the prime minister of Lebanon and a longtime Member of Parliament representing his hometown, Beirut. He was kno ...

under President

Élias Sarkis Élias Sarkis (; 20 July 1924 – 27 June 1985) was a Lebanese lawyer and politician who served as the 6th president of Lebanon from 1976 to 1982. Early life and education Élias Sarkis was born in Chebanieh, a mixed Christian-Druze mountain vil ...

. * Minister of National Defense from October 25, 1980, until October 7, 1982, in the government of

Shafik Wazzan Shafik Al-Wazzan (, January 16, 1925 – July 8, 1999) was a Lebanese politician who served as the 27th Prime Minister of Lebanon from 1980 until 1984. In December 1991, Wazzan was wounded when a car bomb exploded in the Beirut neighborhood of Ba ...

under President Élias Sarkis. *

Minister of Information An information minister (also called minister of information) is a position in the governments of some countries responsible for dealing with information matters; it is often linked with censorship and propaganda. Sometimes the position is given t ...

from April 30, 1984, until September 22, 1988, in the government of Prime Minister Rashid Karami under President

Amin Gemayel Amine Pierre Gemayel (, ; born 22 January 1942) is a Lebanese politician who served as the eighth president of Lebanon from 1982 to 1988. Gemayel was born in Bikfaya to Pierre Gemayel, the founder of the Christian Kataeb Party (also known as ...

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