Joseph Sarkis
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Joseph (Joe) Sarkis (Arabic: جوزيف سركيس) born in 1949, is a Lebanese politician and Minister of Tourism since July 19, 2005 in the Fouad Siniora Government.
He is a prominent member of the Lebanese Forces. From 1988 to 1994, he was member of the Kataeb Political Bureau. He distanced himself from that party after its leadership took a pro-Syrian stance. He became an activist in the Lebanese Forces despite it being banned. In 2002, he became the Lebanese Forces official responsible for Beirut.
Sarkis is a civil engineer with a degree from the Ecole Supérieure des Ingénieurs de Beyrouth.