Cabinet David Ben-Gurion VII

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The David Ben-Gurion VII cabinet ( Hebrew מֶמְשֶׁלֶת יִשְׂרָאֵל הַתְּשִׁיעִית, Memschelet Yisrael Ha-T'schi'it ) was the seventh government of Israel under Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion . The government was formed on December 17, 1959 , following the general elections held on November 3, 1959. The coalition government was supported by the Knesset factions Mifleget Poalei Erez Yisrael , National Religious Party , Achdut haAwoda , Mapam and the parties representing the Arab Israelis : Hakla'ut Ve-Pituah , Shituf Ve-Ahva and Kidma Ve-Awoda .

Until May 10, 1960, the Ministry of Education was led by Zalman Aran . The office took over on August 3, 1960 Abba Eban , who had become minister without portfolio when the government was formed. After the death of Ja'akov Moshe Toledano as Minister of Religion , the office was not filled until the next government . The Post Ministry was after the death of Benjamin Mintz also occupied first with forming the new government.

The government collapsed after the resignation of David Ben-Gurion on January 31, 1961 in the wake of the Lawon affair . At the end of February, David Ben-Gurion informed the President that he would not be able to form a new government. Thus, it came to the dissolution of the Knesset to new elections .

cabinet

The cabinet of David Ben-Gurion VII
position person image Political party
Prime Minister
Defense Minister
David Ben-Gurion Ben-Gurion.jpg Mifleget Poalei Erez Yisrael
Minister of Agriculture Moshe Dayan Moshe Dayan.jpg Mifleget Poalei Erez Yisrael
Ministry of State Development Mordechaj Bentov MordechaiBentov.jpg Mapam
Minister of Education Zalman Aran Zalman Aranne.jpg Mifleget Poalei Erez Yisrael
Finance minister Levi Eschkol Levi Eshkol.jpg Mifleget Poalei Erez Yisrael
Foreign minister Golda Meir Golda Meir 03265u.jpg Mifleget Poalei Erez Yisrael
Minister of Health Yisrael Barsilai Israel Barzilai.jpg Achdut haAwoda
Interior minister Chaim Mosque Shapira Moshe Shapira.jpg National Religious Party
Minister of Justice Pinchas roses Pinchas Roses.jpg Progressive party
Minister of Labor Georg Josephthal Yoseftal Giora.jpg Mifleget Poalei Erez Yisrael
Minister for Public Security Bechor-Shalom Shitrite Bechor-Shalom Shitreet.jpg Mifleget Poalei Erez Yisrael
Post Minister Benjamin Mintz Binyamin Mintz.jpg Religious Torah Front
Minister for Religion Ja'akov Moshe Toledano Yaacov Toledano 1960.jpg Not a member of the Knesset
Minister for Trade and Industry Pinchas Sapir Pinchas Sapir 1955.jpg Mifleget Poalei Erez Yisrael
Transport Minister Yitzchak Ben Aharon Yitzhak ben Aharon.jpg Achdut haAwoda
Minister for Welfare Josef Castle Yosef Burg.jpg National Religious Party
Minister with no portfolio Abba Eban AbbaEban1951.jpg Mifleget Poalei Erez Yisrael
Deputy Minister of Defense Shimon Peres Shimon Peres in Brazil.jpg Mifleget Poalei Erez Yisrael
Deputy Minister of Education Ami Assaf Assaf ami.jpg Mifleget Poalei Erez Yisrael
Deputy Minister of the Interior Shlomo Jisra'el Ben Me'ir Israel Shlomo Benmeir 14-01-1966.jpg National Religious Party

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Government 9. In: Governments of Israel. Knesset , accessed March 11, 2014 .
  2. Timeline 1961. (No longer available online.) Jewish Agency for Israel , archived from the original on December 3, 2008 ; accessed on March 10, 2014 .