Abstract
This research analyses the determinants of ministerial hazard rates in Libyafrom 1969 to 2010. We focus on three sets of attributes i) personal characteristics of the minister; ii) political characteristics of the minister and iii) characteristics pertaining to the government in which the minister serves. We use different strategies to control the characteristics of each government and Our results were robust to any of these controls. We find that educational background increases ministers’ capacity to survive, and older ministers have lowerhazard rates. Experienced ministers have lower hazard than newly appointed ministers. Ministerial rank increases a ministers’ capacity to survive.