Bennett-Lapid cabinet

Bennett-Lapid cabinet
36. Government of the State of Israel
Prime Minister	Naftali Bennett ( rotation with Jair Lapid )
Legislative period	24th Knesset
education	June 13, 2021
Duration	0 years and 3 days
predecessor	Cabinet of Netanyahu V.
composition
Party (s)	Jesch Atid , Chosen LeJisra'el , HaJamin HeChadasch , Avoda , Jisra'el Beitenu , Tikwa Chadascha , Meretz , Ra'am
minister	27
representation
Knesset	62/120
Opposition leader	Benjamin Netanyahu ( Likud )

The Bennett-Lapid Cabinet ( Hebrew ממשלת ישראל השלושים ושש Memschelet Jisra'el haSchloschim veSchesch , German: thirty-sixth government of Israel) has been the 36th government of the State of Israel since June 13, 2021  . It is headed by Naftali Bennett as Prime Minister and Jair Lapid as Alternate Prime Minister in the form of a rotating government , so that both will change positions on August 27, 2023.

Government formation

After the parliamentary elections in 2021 , Benjamin Netanyahu , party leader of Likud , and after its failure, Jair Lapid, party leader of Yesh Atid , was commissioned by the Israeli president to form a government. On June 2, 2021, Lapid reached an agreement between Jesch Atid, Kachol Lavan or Chosen LeJisra'el , Jamina or HaJamin HeChadasch , Awoda , Jisra'el Beitenu , Tikwa Chadascha , Meretz and Ra'am .

On June 7, 2021, the speaker of the Israeli parliament, the Knesset , announced the successful formation of Lapid's government. The Knesset placed its trust in the proposed government on June 13, 2021, after which it was sworn in. 60 MPs from the Knesset approved the government, 59 voted against it.

Coalition parties

Political party			Electoral alliance	Alignment	Share of the vote	MPs	minister	Party leader
		Yesch Atid There is a future	-	Centrists	13.91%	17/120	7th	Jair Lapid
		Chosen LeJisra'el Resilience to Israel	Kachol Lavan blue white	Centrists	6.61%	8/120	4th	Benny Gantz
		HaJamin HeChadasch The New Right	Jamina to the right	National Conservatives	6.21%	7/120	3	Naftali Bennett
		Avoda Labor Party	-	Social democrats	6.09%	7/120	3	Merav Michaeli
		Jisra'el Beitenu Our home Israel	-	Secular nationalists	5.64%	7/120	3	Avigdor Lieberman
		Tikwa Chadascha New Hope	-	conservative	4.74%	6/120	4th	Gideon Sa'ar
		Meretz drive	-	left	4.59%	6/120	3	Nitzan Horowitz
		Ra'am United Arab List	-	Arab Conservatives	3.79%	4/120	0	Mansour Abbas

Cabinet members

In a rotating government , the individual cabinet members must be assigned to either the prime minister or the alternating prime minister. You must then report to him and you cannot be released without his consent. The following people belong to the government:

Office	picture	Surname	Political party	Assignment
Prime Minister , Minister for Community		Naftali Bennett	HaJamin HeChadash	assigned to itself
alternating Prime Minister , Minister for Foreign Affairs		Jair Lapid	Yesh Atid	assigned to itself
Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defense		Benny Gantz	Chosen LeJisra'el	Assigned lapid
Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Justice		Gideon Sa'ar	Tikwa Chadascha	Assigned to Bennett
Minister of Finance		Avigdor Lieberman	Jisra'el Beitenu	Assigned lapid
Minister in the Ministry of Finance		Hamad Amar	Jisra'el Beitenu	Assigned lapid
Minister of Public Security		Omer Bar-Lev	Avoda	Assigned lapid
Minister for Education		Yifat Sasha-Biton	Tikwa Chadascha	Assigned to Bennett
Minister of the Interior		Ajelet Schaked	HaJamin HeChadash	Assigned to Bennett
Minister for Transport and Road Safety		Merav Michaeli	Avoda	Assigned lapid
Minister of Health		Nitzan Horowitz	Meretz	Assigned lapid
Minister for the Environment		Tamar Zandberg	Meretz	Assigned lapid
Minister for Economy and Industry		Orna Barbivai	Chosen LeJisra'el	Assigned lapid
Minister of Construction and Housing , Minister of Jerusalem Affairs and Heritage , Minister of Liaison to the Knesset		Ze'ev Elkin	Tikwa Chadascha	Assigned to Bennett
Minister of Communication		Joaz Hendel	Tikwa Chadascha	Assigned to Bennett
Minister of Religious Services		Matan Kahana	HaJamin HeChadash	Assigned to Bennett
Minister for Culture and Sport		Hili Tropper	Chosen LeJisra'el	Assigned lapid
Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development , Minister for Development of the Periphery, Negev and Galilee		Oded Forer	Jisra'el Beitenu	Assigned lapid
Minister for Regional Cooperation		Esawi Frej	Meretz	Assigned lapid
Minister for Diaspora Affairs		Nachman Shai	Avoda	Assigned lapid
Minister of Labor, Social Affairs and Social Services		Meir Cohen	Yesh Atid	Assigned lapid
Minister for Immigration and Integration		Pnina Tamano-Schata	Chosen LeJisra'el	Assigned lapid
Minister for Tourism		Yoel Razvozov	Yesh Atid	Assigned lapid
Minister for Energy		Karine Elharrar	Yesh Atid	Assigned lapid
Minister for Science and Technology		Orit Farkasch-Hacohen	Yesh Atid	Assigned lapid
Minister for Intelligence		Elazar Stern	Yesh Atid	Assigned lapid
Minister for Social Equality		Meirav Cohen	Yesh Atid	Assigned lapid

Individual evidence

1. ^ Lapid forms historical coalition in Israel. In: faz.net . June 3, 2021, accessed June 7, 2021 . 
2. ^ Israel: Coalition led by Lapid. In: zdf.de . June 2, 2021, accessed June 7, 2021 . 
3. ^ Knesset Speaker Announces New Government, but Doesn't Set Date for Swearing-in. In: Haaretz.com . June 7, 2021, accessed June 7, 2021 . 
4. ↑ New government sworn in: Change of power in Israel. In: spiegel.de . June 13, 2021, accessed June 13, 2021 . 
5. ↑ All Governments of Israel: 36th. In: knesset.gov.il . Retrieved June 15, 2021 . 
6. ^ Naftali Bennett at the Swearing-in of the Government at the Knesset. In: gov.il . Prime Minister's Office, State of Israel, June 13, 2021, accessed June 14, 2021 .