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Tawfiq Kreishan (Arabic : توفيق كريشان ) (born 1947) is a Jordanian politician serving as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Municipal Affairs in Bisher Al-Khasawneh's Cabinet since 12 October 2020.[1]
Tawfiq Mahmoud Hussein Kreishan
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| Minister of Municipal Affairs | |
| Assumed office 12 October 2021 | |
| Monarch | Abdullah II of Jordan |
| Prime Minister | Bisher Al-Khasawneh |
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| Born | 1947 Ma'an  |
| Alma mater | Beirut Arab University  |
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He graduated in accounting and business administration from Beirut Arab University. He was a member of the Senate, and was minister of Parliamentary affairs twice.[2] He was also minister of Municipal 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.
Kreishan was part of the Jordanian government for many different terms.
| Term start | Term end | Office | Head of government |
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| 12 October 2021 | Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Local Administration | Bisher Al-Khasawneh | |
| 2 July 2011 | 17 November 2011 | Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Parliamentary Affairs | Marouf al-Bakhit |
| 28 July 2010 | 22 November 2010 | Minister of Parliamentary Affairs | Samir Rifai |
| 14 December 2009 | 22 November 2010 | Minister of Parliamentary Affairs | Samir Rifai |
| 7 April 2005 | 24 November 2005 | Minister of Municipal Affairs | Adnan Badran |
| 21 July 2003 | 22 October 2003 | Minister of Parliamentary Affairs | Ali Abu al-Ragheb |
| 4 March 1999 | 18 June 2000 | Minister of Municipal and Rural Affairs and Environment, Minister of Parliamentary Affairs | Abdelraouf al-Rawabdeh |
| 21 August 1998 | 4 March 1999 | Minister of Municipal and Rural Affairs and Environment | Fayez al-Tarawneh |
| 19 March 1997 | 20 August 1998 | Minister of Municipal and Rural Affairs and Environment | Abdelsalam al-Majali |
| 8 June 1994 | 7 January 1995 | Minister of Municipal and Rural Affairs | Abdelsalam al-Majali |