title: Tawfiq Kreishan
text: # Tawfiq Kreishan
  
  Minister of Municipal Affairs 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.
  
  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. 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.
  
  ## In office
  
  Kreishan was part of the Jordanian government for many different terms.
  
  | Term start | Term end | Office | Head of government |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 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 |
  
  ## Political experience
  
  * 1993-1997 Member of Parliament
  * 1994-1995 Minister of Municipal Affairs
  * 1997-1998 Minister of Municipal Affairs
  * 1998-1999 Minister Of Municipal Affairs
  * 1998-2000 Member of The
  
  Senate
  
  * 1999-2000 Minister of Municipal and Parliamentary Affairs
  * 2003 minister of Parliamentary Affairs
  * 2005 minister of Municipal Affaird
  * 2007-2009 Member of the Chamber of Deputies
  * 2009-2010 Minister of Parliamentary Affairs
  * 2010 minister of parliamentary Affairs
  * 2010 Member of the Senate
  * 2011 Deputy Prime Minister
  
  ## Decorations and honours
  
  * Grand Cordon of the Order of the Star of Jordan
  