The Government of Chad has been ruled and controlled by Idriss Déby

Idriss Déby

General Idriss Déby Itno is the President of Chad and the head of the Patriotic Salvation Movement. Déby is of the Bidyat clan of the Zaghawa ethnic group. He added "Itno" to his surname in January 2006.-Rise to power:...

 and his Patriotic Salvation Movement

Patriotic Salvation Movement

The Patriotic Salvation Movement is the ruling political party in Chad.After Idriss Déby, an army commander who participated in an unsuccessful plot against President Hissène Habré in 1989, fled to Sudan, he and his supporters, known as the April 1 Movement, operated from Sudan with Libyan backing...

 since December 2, 1990, and officially since February 28, 1991. An amendment to the Constitution of Chad

Constitution of Chad

The Constitution of the Republic of Chad is the supreme law of Chad. Adopted in 1996, six years after President Idriss Déby rose to power following a successful rebellion against President Hissène Habré, this formal document establishes the framework of the Chadian state and government and...

, passed in 2005, allowed Déby to run for his next term which will be his third. He ran for it and won, although the election was criticized very harshily (See Chadian presidential election, 2006

Chadian presidential election, 2006

A presidential election took place in Chad on May 3, 2006. A 2005 constitutional referendum made it possible for President Idriss Déby to run for a third term; having come to power in December 1990, he previously won elections in 1996 and 2001...

).

The Republic of Chad maintains an embassy in the United States at 2401 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington D.C..

Cabinet

OFFICE	NAME	TERM
President Lieutenant General Heads of state of Chad -List of Heads of State of Chad:-Affiliations:-External links:**...	Idriss Déby Idriss Déby General Idriss Déby Itno is the President of Chad and the head of the Patriotic Salvation Movement. Déby is of the Bidyat clan of the Zaghawa ethnic group. He added "Itno" to his surname in January 2006.-Rise to power:...	December 2, 1990-
Chadian Prime Minister	Emmanuel Nadingar Emmanuel Nadingar Emmanuel Djelassem Nadingar is a Chadian politician who has been Prime Minister of Chad since March 2010.-Political career:A native of Bebidja in southwestern Chad, Nadingar was born in 1951. He obtained a degree in accounting in Brazzaville....	March 5, 2010-
Minister of State for Agriculture	Haroun Kabadi Haroun Kabadi Haroun Kabadi is a Chadian political figure. He was Prime Minister of Chad from June 2002 to June 2003 and has been President of the National Assembly of Chad since June 2011....	Current
Minister of Civil Service, Labor, and Employment	Fatime Kitmo	Current
Minister of Commerce and Artisans	Carmelle Ngarmbatina	Current
Minister of Communications and Culture, and Spokesperson for the Government	Hourmadji Moussa Doumngor	Current
Minister of Decentralization	Oumar Boukar	Current
Minister of Economy, Plan, and Cooperation	Mahmat Ali Hassan	Current
Minister of Environment and Water	Hissein Ahmed Senoussi	Current
Minister of Ethics	Mahamat Bechir Okormi	Current
Minister of Finance	Gata Ngoulou	Current
Minister of Foreign Affairs and African Cooperation	Moussa Faki Moussa Faki Moussa Faki Mahamat is a Chadian political figure. He was the Prime Minister of Chad from June 24, 2003 until February 4, 2005, and is a member of the Patriotic Salvation Movement. He is part of the Zaghawa ethnic group, the same group as President Idriss Déby...	Current
Minister of Higher Learning, Scientific Research, and Professional Training	Avocksouma Djona	Current
Minister of Interior, Security, and Decentralization	Abderaman Moussa	Current
Minister of Justice	Albert Pahimi Padacké Albert Pahimi Padacké Albert Pahimi Padacké is a politician in Chad. He is currently Minister of Posts, Information Technologies and Communications and leads a political party, the National Rally for Democracy in Chad ....	Current
Minister of Land Development	Sandjima Dounia	Current
Minister of Livestock	Mahamat Allamine Bourma	Current
Minister of Mines and Energy	Yaya Dillo	Current
Minister of National Administration	Sandjima Douoya	Current
Minister of National Education, Youth, and Sports	Avocksouma Djona	Current
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Human Rights	Abderamane Djasnabaille	Current
Minister of Petroleum	Mahmat Nasser Hassan	Current
Min. of Postal Service, New Technology, and Communications	Mahmat Garfa	Current
Minister of Public Health	Moussa Khadam	Current
Minister of Public Security and Immigration	Routouang Yoma Golom	Current
Minister of Social Action and Family	Hassan Terap	Current
Minister of Territorial Admininstration	Mahmat Ali Abdallah	Current
Minister of Tourism Development	Brahim Koulamallah Brahim Koulamallah Brahim Ahmed Koulamallah is a Chadian politician. He was the candidate of the Renewed African Socialist Movement in the May 2006 presidential election, taking fifth place with 5.31% of the vote. In the government named on August 15, 2006, he was appointed Minister of Tourism Development...	Current
Minister of Transport	Emmanuel Nadingar Emmanuel Nadingar Emmanuel Djelassem Nadingar is a Chadian politician who has been Prime Minister of Chad since March 2010.-Political career:A native of Bebidja in southwestern Chad, Nadingar was born in 1951. He obtained a degree in accounting in Brazzaville....	Current
Minister of Urban Management and Housing	Chene Adoum	Current
Minister in the Presidency in Charge of National Defense	Bichara Issa Djadallah	Current
Minister of State for Infrastructure	Adoum Younousmi Adoum Younousmi Adoum Younousmi is a Chadian politician who served in the government of Chad as Minister of Public Works and Transport from 2003 to 2005 and has been Minister of State for Infrastructure since 2005...	Current
Under Secretary of State for the Budget	Ngoyam Djaibe	Current
Ambassador to the US	Mahamat Adam Bechir	Current
Permanent Representative to the UN, New York	Mahamat Ali Adoum Mahamat Ali Adoum Mahamat Ali Adoum is a politician and ambassador from Chad. He is currently Chad's Permanent Representative to the United Nations....	Current