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In 1957, Mzali was elected as a municipal councillor for the city of Tunis, serving a three-year term.[ She was first woman in Tunisia to give a speech about [[birth control]] in 1959.][ She joined the Central Committee of the [[Socialist Destourian Party]] in 1974 and was appointed a member of its governing body in 1979. She was elected to the [[Chamber of Deputies (Tunisia)|Chamber of Deputies]] as the deputy for the regions of [[Kairouan]], Tunis and [[Bizerte]] in 1974 and 1981.][ She was elected vice-president of the National Assembly each year from 1980 to 1984.] |
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In 1957, Mzali was elected as a municipal councillor for the city of Tunis, serving a three-year term.[ She was first woman in Tunisia to give a speech about [[birth control]] in 1959.][ She joined the Central Committee of the [[Socialist Destourian Party]] in 1974 and was appointed a member of its governing body in 1979. She was elected to the [[Chamber of Deputies (Tunisia)|Chamber of Deputies]] as the deputy for the regions of [[Kairouan]], Tunis and [[Bizerte]] in 1974 and 1981.][ She was elected vice-president of the National Assembly each year from 1980 to 1984.] |
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On 1 November 1983, Mzali was appointed as Minister for Family and Women in the government of her husband Prime Minister [[Mohammed Mzali]]. [[Souad Yaacoubi]] was appointed minister of public health at the same time, making the two women the first to serve in the country's cabinet.[{{cite book|page=xxiii|title=Historical Dictionary of Tunisia|first=Kenneth J.|last=Perkins|publisher=Rowman and Littlefield|year=2016|isbn=9781442273184|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AIMRDQAAQBAJ}}] Mzali was dismissed from her position in June 1986 after her husband's dismissal from the ruling party's administration. They fled the country for France, and in April 1987 Mohammed Mzali was convicted in absentia of abuse of social property and unlawful enrichment. The conviction was annulled in 2002, allowing their return to Tunisia. |
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On 1 November 1983, Mzali was appointed Minister for Family and Women in the government of her husband Prime Minister [[Mohammed Mzali]]. [[Souad Yaacoubi]] was appointed minister of public health at the same time, making the two women the first to serve in the country's cabinet.[{{cite book|page=xxiii|title=Historical Dictionary of Tunisia|first=Kenneth J.|last=Perkins|publisher=Rowman and Littlefield|year=2016|isbn=9781442273184|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AIMRDQAAQBAJ}}] Mzali was dismissed from her position in June 1986 after her husband's dismissal from the ruling party's administration. They fled the country for France, and in April 1987 Mohammed Mzali was convicted in absentia of abuse of social property and unlawful enrichment. The conviction was annulled in 2002, allowing their return to Tunisia. |
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