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Republic of Tunisia MENA-OECD Ministerial Conference Key Participants & Speakers – Biographies Hosts Mr. Beji Caïd Essebsi - President of the Republic - Tunisia Mr. Essebsi is the President of Tunisia since 2014. Previously, Mr. Essebsi held the position of Prime Minister for a brief period – March to October 2011. During his career, the President has held various high level positions, including Head of the Administration of National Security (1963), Minister of Interior from (1965-1969), Minister of Foreign Affairs (1981-1986) and President of the Chamber of Deputies (1990-1991). The President was also ambassador of Tunisia to West Germany and France. Mr. Youssef Chahed - Prime Minister - Tunisia Mr. Chahed was appointed Tunisian Prime Minister in August 2016. Before taking office, Mr. Chahed was Minister of Local Affairs in the previous government and previously held the position of Secretary of State for Fisheries. The Prime Minister is also an international expert in agriculture and agricultural policies for the United States Department of Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the European Commission. Mr. Angel Gurría - Secretary-General - OECD Mr. Gurría is the OECD Secretary-General since 2006. The Secretary-General has held two ministerial posts in Mexico before joining the OECD - Minister of Foreign Affairs (1994-1998) and Minister of Finance and Public Credit (1998- 2000). Mr. Gurría chaired the International Task Force on Financing Water for All and is a member of several international initiatives, including the United Nations Secretary General Advisory Board, World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council on Water Security, International Advisory Board of Governors of the Centre for International Governance Innovation, among others. Republic of Tunisia Mr. Khémaies Jhinaoui - Minister of Foreign Affairs - Tunisia Mr. Jhinaoui was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs in January 2016. Previously, Mr. Jhinaoui was Diplomatic and Foreign Affairs Advisor to the Tunisian President. The Minister was also Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs from 2011 to 2012. Mr. Jhinaoui served several Tunisian embassies during his career: Russia, Ukraine, former Republics of the Soviet Union, Court of Saint James (United Kingdom), Ireland, South Korea and India. Ms. Lamia Zribi - Minister of Finance - Tunisia Ms. Zribi was appointed Minister of Finance in August 2016. Previously, the Minister served as CEO of the Bank of Small and Medium Enterprises and held the position of Secretary of State to the Minister of Development, Investment and International Cooperation in the previous government. Prior to her appointment as Secretary of State, Ms. Zribi was the CEO of TradeNet (TTN). Until 2008, the Minister was Executive Director of forecasting at the Ministry of Development and International Cooperation. Mr. Fadhel Abdelkefi - Minister of Development, Investment and International Cooperation - Tunisia Mr. Abdelkefi was appointed Minister of Development, Investment and International Cooperation in August 2016. The Minister is also the CEO of the stock exchange company Tunisie Valeurs. From 2011 to 2014, Mr. Abdelkefi was Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Tunis Stock Exchange. The Minister is also Associate Director of the company Integra Partners, Manager of Integra Properties and member of the Board of Directors of three investment companies. Ms. Majdoline Cherni - Minister of Youth and Sports - Tunisia Ms. Cherni is the Minister of Youth and Sports since August 2016. Until her appointment, Ms. Cherni held the position of President of the General Body of the Martyrs and Wounded of the revolution and terrorist operations. The Minister was also Secretary of State for the Record of the Martyrs and Wounded of the revolution in the first government of Mr. Essid in February 2015. Ms. Cherni is also President of the Chamber of Kef Business Women within the Tunisian Confederation of Industry (UTICA). Ms. Neziha Labidi - Minister of Women, Family and Children - Tunisia Ms. Labidi is the Minister of Women, Family and Children since August 2016. The Minister was previously an independent consultant since 2011. Ms. Labidi served as Director of the Advancement of Women in the Ministry of Women and Family between September 2005 and December 2011 and was also Director of International Cooperation in the Ministry of Women and Family from September 1999 until June 2004. Republic of Tunisia Mr. Abid Briki - Minister of Public Service and Governance - Tunisia Mr. Briki was appointed Minister of Public Service and Governance in August 2016. The Minister was spokesman and assistant to the Secretary-General of the General Union of Tunisian Workers (UGTT), one of the four organisations of the Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet. Also, Mr. Briki was Project Manager and Advisor to the Arab Labour Organization. Ms. Faten Kallel - Secretary of State for Youth and Sports - Tunisia Ms. Kallel was appointed Secretary of State for Youth and Sports in August 2016. From February until July 2015, Ms. Kallel was part of the office of the Minister of Development, Investment and International Cooperation. In August 2015, Ms. Kallel became responsible for the overall monitoring of the program Smart Tunisia, a program for offshoring sector companies, with the aim of creating 50,000 jobs in five years in the areas of offshoring, nearshoring and colocation. Mr. Houcine Abassi - Secretary-General - Tunisian General Labour Union (UGTT) - Part of the Tunisia National Dialogue Quartet Mr. Abassi is the Secretary-General of UGTT since 2011. Along with the three other representatives, Mr. Abassi founded the “The Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet” that won the Nobel Peace Prize award in 2015. Mr. Abassi started his career as a union member in a primary union. In 2002, the Secretary-General was nominated General Secretariat of the regional office of Kairouan and in 2006 was appointed to be in charge of the law department within the UGTT. Mr. Ameur Mahrezi - Chairman of the Bar - Tunisian Order of Lawyers - Part of the Tunisia National Dialogue Quartet Mr. Mahrezi was elected Chairman of the Bar of the Tunisian Order of Lawyers in July 2016. Previous to his election, Mr. Mahrezi was President of the governing board of the Tunis section of the Tunisian Order of Lawyers. Mr. Abdessattar Ben Moussa - President - Tunisian Human Rights League - Part of the Tunisia National Dialogue Quartet Mr. Ben Moussa was appointed President of the Tunisian Human Rights League in 2011. Along with the three other representatives, Mr. Ben Moussa founded the “The Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet” that won the Nobel Peace Prize award in 2015. Previously, Mr. Ben Moussa held the position of President of the Governing Board of the Tunis section of the Tunisian Order of Lawyers. Republic of Tunisia Ms. Ouided Bouchamaoui - President - Tunisian Confederation of Industry (UTICA) - Part of the Tunisia National Dialogue Quartet Ms. Bouchamaoui is the President of UTICA since 2011. In 2013, Ms. Bouchamaoui founded, along with the three other representatives, the “The Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet” that won the Nobel Peace Prize award in 2015. The President is a member of the Oslo Business for Peace Award Committee since January 2016 and received the “Women in Business Award in 2013 from the G8 Deauville Partnership. Previously being nominated President, Ms. Bouchamaoui worked in the Private sector, leading the Hedi Bouchamaoui Group. Mr. Rolf Alter - Director of Directorate for Public Governance and Territorial Development - OECD Mr. Rolf Alter holds his current position since 2009. Previously, Mr. Alter was Chief of Staff of OECD Secretary-General Mr. Angel Gurría. Prior to joining the OECD in 1991, Mr. Alter was an economist in the International Monetary Fund. The Director also worked in the German Ministry of Economy in 1981 and is currently a member of the Global Agenda Council of the World Economic Forum and of the Advisory Group of the WEF Risk Report. In 2015, he joined the UN High Level Panel on Water. Mr. Andreas Schaal - Director Global Relations and OECD G20 Sous Sherpa - OECD Mr. Schaal is the Director of OECD Global Relations and OECD G20 Sous Sherpa. Previously, he served the OECD as the Head of the Sherpa Office and the Global Governance Unit between 2013 and 2016. Mr. Schaal has also held positions as Senior Policy Analyst in the Investment Division of the Directorate for Financial Markets and Enterprise Affairs and as Counsellor in the Office of the Secretary General. Prior to this, Mr. Schaal held various positions during his career for the German Federal Government. Mr. Carlos Conde - Head of the Middle East and Africa Division - Global Relations Secretariat - OECD Mr. Conde is Head of the Middle East and Africa Division in the Global Relations Secretariat of the OECD since 2014 and leads the implementation of the MENA-OECD Initiative on Governance and Competitiveness for Development. Mr. Conde is also responsible for the OECD Initiatives in Sub Saharian Africa, as well as the collaboration with South Africa as key partner of the OECD. Before joining the OECD, Mr. Conde was Associate Professor of Political Science and Public Policy at the University of Granada in Spain. Republic of Tunisia Ms. Ana Novik - Head of the Investment Division - Directorate for Financial and Enterprise Affairs - OECD Ms. Novik holds her current position since 2014. Before joining the OECD, Ms. Novik was Ambassador Director of Multilateral Economic Affairs in the Economics Directorate of Chile’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. During this period, Ms. Novik acted as the country’s G20 Sherpa during the year 2012. Ms. Novik also headed and supervised negotiations on behalf of Chile in the investment and services areas, with China, Australia, TPP, Pacific Alliance and MERCOSUR, among others, and participated in Chile’s accession to OECD, particularly in the areas of investment and trade. Mr. Martin Forst - Head of the Division of Governance Reviews and Partnerships - OECD Mr. Forst is Head of the Governance Reviews and Partnerships Division, Public Governance and Territorial Development Directorate at OECD since 2007.
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