PressTV - Ahmadinejad to run Iran Oil Ministry: "“The Iranian government and Parliament (Majlis) have consensus on the Oil Ministry merger…I am the caretaker for the Oil Ministry,” said President Ahmadinejad in a televised speech, IRNA reported.
The Iranian chief executive added that the decision to merge ministries was made based on a “legal duty” and “structural obligation” and emphasized that the government's swift implementation of the law has “executive and scientific” reasons.
On May 9, the Iranian government announced plans to merge the ministries of Roads and Transportation with Housing and Urban Development, Energy with Oil, Industries and Mines with Commerce, and Welfare and Social Security with Labor and Social Affairs.
President Ahmadinejad issued three separate decrees on Saturday, dismissing Welfare Minister Sadeq Mahsouli, Minister of Mines and Industries Ali Akbar Mehrabian and Oil Minister Massoud Mirkazemi from their posts according to the 53rd article of the Fifth Five-Year Development Plan.
According to Iran's Fifth Five-Year Development Plan (2010-2015), the Iranian government is obliged to reduce its ministries form 21 to 17 to officially improve the efficiency of state administration."
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