Ninth government of Israel

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Template:Short description Template:Infobox government cabinet The ninth government of Israel was formed by David Ben-Gurion on 17 December 1959 following the November 1959 elections. Ben-Gurion largely kept the same coalition partners as during the previous government (i.e. Mapai, the National Religious Party, Mapam, Ahdut HaAvoda, the Progressive Party and Agriculture and Development), and added the new Israeli Arab parties Progress and Development and Cooperation and Brotherhood.

The government collapsed when Ben-Gurion resigned on 31 January 1961, over a motion of no-confidence brought by Herut and the General Zionists following the publication of the findings of the Committee of Seven concerning the Lavon Affair. At the end of February Ben-Gurion informed President Yitzhak Ben-Zvi that he could not form a new government,[1] and new elections were called after the Knesset was dissolved in March.

Cabinet members

Ninth government of Israel
Portfolio Minister Party
Prime Minister
Minister of Defense
David Ben-Gurion style="background:Template:Party color" | Mapai
Minister of Agriculture Moshe Dayan style="background:Template:Party color" | Mapai
Minister of Development Mordechai Bentov style="background:Template:Party color" | Mapam
Minister of Education and Culture Zalman Aran (17 December 1959 – 10 May 1960) rowspan="3" style="background:Template:Party color" | Mapai
David Ben-Gurion (10 May – 3 August 1960)
Abba Eban (3 August 1960 – 2 November 1961)
Minister of Finance Levi Eshkol style="background:Template:Party color" | Mapai
Minister of Foreign Affairs Golda Meir style="background:Template:Party color" | Mapai
Minister of Health Israel Barzilai style="background:Template:Party color" | Mapam
Minister of Internal Affairs Haim-Moshe Shapira style="background:Template:Party color" | National Religious Party
Minister of Justice Pinchas Rosen style="background:Template:Party color" | Progressive Party
Minister of Labour Giora Yoseftal style="background:Template:Party color" | Mapai
Minister of Police Bechor-Shalom Sheetrit style="background:Template:Party color" | Mapai
Minister of Postal Services David Ben-Gurion (17 December 1959 – 5 July 1960) rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Party color" | Mapai
Bechor-Shalom Sheetrit (5–18 July 1960)
Binyamin Mintz (18 July 1960 – 30 May 1961)1 style="background:Template:Party color" | Religious Torah Front
Minister of Religions Ya'akov Moshe Toledano (17 December 1959 – 15 October 1960)1 style="background:Template:Party color" | Not an MK
David Ben-Gurion (15 October 1960 – 2 November 1961) style="background:Template:Party color" | Mapai
Minister of Trade and Industry Pinhas Sapir style="background:Template:Party color" | Mapai
Minister of Welfare Yosef Burg style="background:Template:Party color" | National Religious Party
Minister of Transportation Yitzhak Ben-Aharon style="background:Template:Party color" | Ahdut HaAvoda
Minister without Portfolio Abba Eban (17 December 1959 – 3 August 1960) style="background:Template:Party color" | Mapai
Deputy Minister of Defense Shimon Peres (21 December 1959 – 2 November 1961) style="background:Template:Party color" | Mapai
Deputy Minister of Education and Culture Ami Assaf (28 December 1959 – 2 November 1961) style="background:Template:Party color" | Mapai
Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs Shlomo-Yisrael Ben-Meir (28 December 1959 – 2 November 1961) style="background:Template:Party color" | National Religious Party

1 Died in office.

References

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  1. 1961 timeline Template:Webarchive Jewish Agency for Israel

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