Khalil Zaouia

Khalil Zaouia

Khalil Zaouia is a Tunisian politician. He serves as the Minister of Social Affairs under Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali.

Biography

Early life and career

Khalil Zaouia was born on July 20, 1961, in Tunis. He has been a professor and orthopedic surgeon at the Charles-Nicolle Hospital of Tunis since July 2011 in Tunis.

Politics

He has served on the board of trustees of the Ligue Tunisienne des Droits de l'Homme since 1988. He is a founding member of the Ettakatol political party, and a member of the Tunisian General Labour Union. He is a former advisor of Mustapha Ben Jafar.

On 20 December 2011, he joined the Jebali Cabinet as Minister of Social Affairs.

Private life

He is married, and has two children.

References

1. ^ CIA World Leaders Archived 2011-06-29 at the Wayback Machine
2. ^ a b c d e Ministry official biography
3. ^ a b Leaders
4. ^ a b Arielle Thedrel, Khalil Zaouia : «On nous a mis devant le fait accompli», Le Figaro, 19/01/2011