General People's Committee

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The General People's Committee was the main executive governing body in Libya under Muammar Gaddafi, functioning similarly to a cabinet within the country's system of people's committees.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf executive governing body
government cabinet
state institution of Libya
appliesToJurisdiction Libya
associatedWith Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
linked to: Jamahiriya
basedOn Green Book of Muammar Gaddafi
composedOf secretaries of various people's committees
country Libya
describedAs equivalent to a cabinet
main executive committee of the Jamahiriya system
dissolvedFollowing 2011 Libyan Civil War
collapse of the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
function coordination of sectoral people's committees
implementation of laws and decisions of the General People's Congress
management of day-to-day administration of the Libyan state
governedBy Basic People's Congresses decisions
governmentBranch executive branch
governmentTypeContext Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
linked to: Jamahiriya
headedBy Prime Minister of Libya (de facto)
Secretary-General of the General People's Committee
historicalSignificance central organ of governance in Libya before 2011
ideology Third International Theory
direct democracy (as claimed)
languageOfWork Arabic
legalStatus organ of the state under the 1977 Declaration of the Establishment of the People's Authority
locatedIn Libya
Tripoli
partOf Jamahiriya political system
system of people's committees in Libya
politicalLeader Muammar Gaddafi
politicalSystemContext one-party de facto rule under Gaddafi
replaced Council of Ministers of Libya
linked to: Libyan government
replacedBy interim executive bodies formed after 2011 Libyan Civil War
role cabinet of Libya under Muammar Gaddafi
main executive governing body in Libya
seat Tripoli
status defunct
subordinateTo General People's Congress
supervisedBy General People's Congress
timePeriod Gaddafi era in Libya
linked to: Gaddafi era

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People's Committees system hasComponent General People's Committee
Libyan district system (pre‑2007) usedBy General People’s Committee
linked to: General People's Committee
Jamahiriya governingBodies General People’s Committee
linked to: General People's Committee
General People's Committee (Libya) oversaw sectoral General People's Committees (ministries)
linked to: General People's Committee
General People’s Committee for Defense subordinateTo General People’s Committee
linked to: General People's Committee
General People's Congress supervises General People's Committee