First Karzai cabinet

First Karzai cabinet
Date formed	7 December 2004 (2004-12-07)
Date dissolved	19 November 2009 (2009-11-19)
People and organisations
Head of state	Hamid Karzai
Head of government	Hamid Karzai
No. of ministers	27
Total no. of members	27
History
Predecessor	Afghan Transitional Administration
Successor	Second Karzai cabinet

Afghanistan President Karzai (left), congratulated by Supreme Court Chief Justice Shinwari (right) after he was administered the oath of office during the Presidential Inauguration at Salaam Khana in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Dec. 7, 2004.

The First Karzai cabinet lead the administration of Afghanistan between 2004, the year Hamid Karzai won the first Afghan presidential election and 2009 when the second presidential election took place. In 2006 there was a major cabinet reshuffle. The first Karzai cabinet followed the Afghan Transitional Administration which was put in place by the 2002 loya jirga. Karzai announced the names of the cabinet on 23 December 2004. The cabinet was sworn in on 24 December 2002 and held its first cabinet meeting on 27 December. This cabinet consisted of 27 ministers, including two women.