Benjamin Netanyahu IV Cabinet

The 34th Government of Israel with Reuven Rivlin (seated front right)

The Netanyahu IV Cabinet ( Hebrew מֶמְשֶׁלֶת יִשְׂרָאֵל הַשְׁלוֹשִׁים וְאַרְבַּע) is the fourth cabinet under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu . It was the 34th government of the State of Israel .

After the parliamentary elections in March 2015 , the parties Likud , United Torah Judaism , Shas , Kulanu and HaBajit haJehudi negotiated a common government. The parties together hold a narrow majority of 61 of the 120 seats in the Knesset . On May 6, 2015, the cabinet was presented after lengthy negotiations and sworn in on May 14, 2015.

Coalition parties

May 14, 2015 - May 30, 2016

Political party			Alignment	Share of the vote	MPs	Ministries	Party leader
		Likud association	National Conservatives	23.4%	30/120	15th	Benjamin Netanyahu
		Kulanu We all	Centrists	7.5%	10/120	3	Moshe Kachlon
		HaBajit haJehudi Jewish home	Religious Zionists	6.7%	8/120	3	Naftali Bennett
		Schas Sephardic Torah Guardians	Sephardic and Mizrachian Ultra-Orthodox	5.7%	7/120	2	Arje Deri
		Jahadut HaTorah HaMeukhedet United Torah Judaism	Ashkenazi ultra-orthodox	5.0%	6/120	1	Yaakov Litzman Moshe Gafni

May 30, 2016 - November 18, 2018

Political party			Alignment	Share of the vote	MPs	Ministries	Party leader
		Likud association	National Conservatives	23.4%	30/120	14th	Benjamin Netanyahu
		Kulanu We all	Centrists	7.5%	10/120	3	Moshe Kachlon
		HaBajit haJehudi Jewish home	Religious Zionists	6.7%	8/120	3	Naftali Bennett
		Shas Sephardic Torah Guardian	Sephardic and Mizrachian Ultra-Orthodox	5.7%	7/120	2	Arje Deri
		Jisra'el Beitenu Our house of Israel	Revisionist Zionists	5.1%	7/120	2	Avigdor Lieberman
		Jahadut HaTorah HaMeukhedet United Torah Judaism	Ashkenazi ultra-orthodox	5.0%	6/120	1	Yaakov Litzman Moshe Gafni

Since November 18, 2018

Political party			Alignment	Share of the vote	MPs	Ministries	Party leader
		Likud association	National Conservatives	23.4%	30/120	14 + 2	Benjamin Netanyahu
		Kulanu We all	Centrists	7.5%	10/120	3	Moshe Kachlon
		HaBajit haJehudi Jewish home	Religious Zionists	6.7%	8/120	3	Naftali Bennett
		Shas Sephardic Torah Guardian	Sephardic and Mizrachian Ultra-Orthodox	5.7%	7/120	2	Arje Deri
		Jahadut HaTorah HaMeukhedet United Torah Judaism	Ashkenazi ultra-orthodox	5.0%	6/120	1	Yaakov Litzman Moshe Gafni

Cabinet members

Office or department	image	Surname	Political party	Representative (party)
Prime Minister		Benjamin Netanyahu	Likud
Foreign Affairs		Benjamin Netanyahu (May 2015 to February 2019)	Likud	Tzipi Hotovely ( Likud )
		Israel Katz (interim since February, officially since May 2019)
Interior		Silvan Schalom (May to December 2015)	Likud	Jaron Mazuz ( Likud )
		Arje Deri (since January 2016)	Schas	Meschulam Nahari (Shas; since January 2016 )
Development of the Negev and Galilee		Arje Deri	Schas	Meschulam Nahari (Shas; since September 2017 )
Agriculture and Rural Development		Uri Ariel (May 2015 to November 2019)	HaBajit haJehudi
		Benjamin Netanyahu (since November 2019)	Likud
Construction and housing		Joaw Galant (May 2015 to January 2019)	Kulanu	Jackie Levy (Likud; May 2015 to November 2018 )
		Yifat Sasha-Biton (since January 2019)
Culture and sport		Miri Regev	Likud
defense		Moshe Jaalon (May 2015 to May 2016)	Likud	Eli Ben-Dahan ( HaBajit haJehudi )
		Avigdor Lieberman (May 2016 to November 2018)	Jisra'el Beitenu
		Benjamin Netanyahu (November 2018 to November 2019)	Likud
		Naftali Bennett (since November 2019)	HaJamin HeChadash
Economy and industry		Arje Deri (May to November 2015)	Schas
		Benjamin Netanyahu (November 2015 to August 2016)	Likud
		Moshe Kachlon (August 2016 to January 2017)	Kulanu
		Eli Cohen (since January 2017)
education		Naftali Bennett (May 2015 to June 2019)	HaJamin HeChadasch , previously HaBajit haJehudi	Meir Porush ( United Torah Judaism )
		Rafi Peretz (since June 2019)	Union of right-wing parties
Diaspora		Naftali Bennett (May 2015 to June 2019)	HaJamin HeChadasch , previously HaBajit haJehudi
		Benjamin Netanyahu (since June 2019)	Likud
environmental Protection		Avi Gabbay (May 2015 to May 2016)	Kulanu
		Ze'ev Elkin (since August 2016)	Likud	Jaron Mazuz ( Likud )
Finances		Moshe Kachlon	Kulanu	Yitzchak Kohen ( Shas )
Immigration and Integration		Zeev Elkin (May 2015 to May 2016)	Likud
		Landver sofa (May 2016 to November 2018)	Jisra'el Beitenu
		Joaw Galant (since January 2019)	Likud
Intelligence services		Israel Katz	Likud
Transport, national infrastructure and road safety		Israel Katz (May 2015 to June 2019)	Likud
		Bezalel Smotrich (since June 2019)	Union of right-wing parties
Strategic Matters		Gilad Erdan	Likud
information
public safety
tourism		Yariv Levin	Likud
Judiciary		Ajelet Schaked (May 2015 to June 2019)	HaJamin HeChadasch , previously HaBajit haJehudi
		Amir Ohana (since June 2019 )	Likud
Infrastructure, energy and water supply		Yuval Steinitz	Likud
Religious practice services		David Azulai ( died October 30, 2018)	Schas
		Jitzchak Waknin (since January 2019)
Science, technology and space		Danny Danon (May to August 2015)	Likud
		Ofir Akunis (since August 2015)
Social equality		Gila Gamliel	Likud
Welfare and Social Services		Haim Katz (May 2015 to August 2019)	Likud	Meschulam Nahari ( Shas ; May 2015 to January 2016 )
		Benjamin Netanyahu (since August 2019)
health		Benjamin Netanyahu (May to September 2015)	Likud	Yaakov Litzman ( United Torah Judaism )
		Yaakov Litzman (September 2015 to November 2017)	United Torah Judaism
		Benjamin Netanyahu (November 2017 to December 2019)	Likud	Yaakov Litzman ( United Torah Judaism )
		Yaakov Litzman (since December 2019)	United Torah Judaism
communication		Benjamin Netanyahu (May 2015 to February 2017)	Likud
		Job Kara (May 2017 to June 2019)
		David Amsalem (since July 2019)
Regional development		Benjamin Netanyahu (May 2015 to December 2017)	Likud	Job Kara ( Likud ; May 2015 to January 2017 )
		Tzachi Hanegbi (since December 2017)

Security Cabinet

In addition to Benjamin Netanyahu , the security cabinet also includes Yuval Steinitz , Naftali Bennett , Israel Katz and Mosche Kachlon .

Web links

• The 34th Government of Israel on the Knesset website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Ulrich Schmid: Israel: Netanyahu forms right-wing religious coalition at dw.de, May 7, 2015
2. ↑ Ulrich Schmid: Netanyahu leads a fragile majority: Israel has a new government . Neue Zürcher Zeitung , May 7, 2015
3. ^ Ulrich Schmid: Tumults in the Knesset: Bumpy start for Israel's new government . Neue Zürcher Zeitung , May 15, 2015
4. ^ Tal Schneider: Galant quits as housing minister to join Likud . In: Globes , December 31, 2018. Retrieved March 29, 2019. 
5. ↑ ^{a b} Two new ministers sworn in. In: Israelnetz .de. January 9, 2019, accessed March 29, 2019 .