Cabinet of Israel
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The Cabinet of Israel is a formal body composed of government officials chosen and led by a Prime Minister. Its composition must be approved by a vote in the Knesset. The Prime Minister is able to sack members of the Cabinet, but to satisfy Israeli law he must do this in writing and new appointees must again be approved by the Knesset. Most Ministers are heads of government departments.
Following a general election in March, 2006, the Prime Minister and leader of the Kadima party, Ehud Olmert, formed a coalition government with three other parties: the Labour party, the Sephardic Shas party, and Gil, a pensioner's party. His proposed list of Ministers was put before the Knesset and approved on 4 May 2006. The cabinet had 25 members and the parties were represented as follows: Kadima with 12 Ministers, Labour with 7, Shas with 4 and Gil with 2.
The nationalist party Israel Beytenu joined the coalition in November 2006, resulting in a slight reshuffle; along with other changes, this left the distribution of ministers as follows: Kadima with 11, Labour with 7, Shas with 4, Gil with 2 and Israel Beytenu with 2.
[edit] Cabinet list
As of February 7, 2007, Israel's 31st Cabinet is comprised of the following Ministers:
| Portfolio | Minister | Party |
|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | Ehud Olmert | Kadima |
| Vice Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs |
Tzipi Livni | Kadima |
| Vice Premier, Minister of the Development of the Negev and Galilee |
Shimon Peres | Kadima |
| Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defence |
Amir Peretz | Labour |
| Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Industry, Trade and Labour |
Eli Yishai | Shas |
| Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Transport |
Shaul Mofaz | Kadima |
| Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Strategic Affairs |
Avigdor Lieberman | Israel Beytenu |
| Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development | Shalom Simhon | Labour |
| Minister of Communications | Ariel Atias | Shas |
| Minister of Construction and Housing | Meir Sheetrit | Kadima |
| Minister of Education | Yuli Tamir | Labour |
| Minister of the Environment | Gideon Ezra | Kadima |
| Minister of Finance | Avraham Hirschson | Kadima |
| Minister of Health | Yaakov Ben-Yezri | Gil |
| Minister of Immigrant Absorption | Ze'ev Boim | Kadima |
| Minister of Justice | Daniel Friedmann | None[1] |
| Minister of the Interior | Roni Bar-On | Kadima |
| Minister of National Infrastructure | Benjamin Ben-Eliezer | Labour |
| Minister of Public Security | Avi Dichter | Kadima |
| Minister of Culture, Sports, Science and Technology | Raleb Majadele | Labour |
| Minister of Social Affairs | Isaac Herzog | Labour |
| Minister of Tourism | Yitzhak Aharonovich Pending ratification |
Israel Beytenu |
| Minister of Pensioner Affairs | Rafi Eitan | Gil |
| Minister Without Portfolio (Responsible for the Israel Broadcasting Authority) |
Eitan Kabel | Labour |
| Minister Without Portfolio (Responsible for the Religious Councils) |
Yitzhak Cohen | Shas |
| Minister Without Portfolio (Responsible for liaison with the Knesset) |
Yaakov Edri | Kadima |
| Minister in the Finance Ministry | Meshulam Nahari | Shas |
[edit] Notes
- ^ No party affiliation as Friedmann was not elected to the Knesset
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