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Houcine Dimassi

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Houcine Dimassi
Minister of Finance
In office
24 December 2011 – 27 July 2012
Prime MinisterHamadi Jebali
Preceded byJalloul Ayed
Succeeded byElyes Fakhfakh
Personal details
Born (1948-11-18) 18 November 1948 (age 75)
Ksar Hellal, Monastir Governorate, French Tunisia
Political partyNidaa Tounes
Alma materUniversity of Tunis

Houcine Dimassi (born 18 November 1948) is a Tunisian politician. He served as the Minister of Finance under Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali.[1][2]

Biography

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Early life

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Houcine Dimassi was born on 18 November 1948 in Ksar Hellal.[2] He received a PhD in Economics in 1983 and the agrégation in 1984.[2]

Career

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He started his career as a university professor of Economics at the University of Tunis.[2] From 1988 to 1991, he served as Dean at the University of Sousse.[2] He has attended conferences of the World Bank, the Food and Agriculture Organization, and the United Nations Development Programme.[2] In 2001, he wrote a report for the Tunisian General Labour Union.[2]

Minister

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On 20 December 2011, after the deposal of President Ben Ali, he joined the Jebali Cabinet as Minister of Finance[2] and submitted his resignation, which was accepted, on 27 July 2012.[3]

Personal life

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He is married and has four children.[2]

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