Ninth government of Israel
Seventh Ben-Gurion Cabinet | |
|---|---|
 9th Cabinet of Israel | |
 | |
| Date formed | 17 December 1959 |
| Date dissolved | 2 November 1961 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Yitzhak Ben-Zvi |
| Head of government | David Ben-Gurion |
| Member parties | Mapai Mapam Ahdut HaAvoda National Religious Party Progressive Party Religious Torah Front Agriculture and Development Progress and Development Cooperation and Brotherhood |
| Status in legislature | coalition |
| Opposition leader | Menachem Begin |
| History | |
| Election(s) | 1959 Israeli legislative election |
| Legislature term(s) | 4th Knesset |
| Predecessor | 8th cabinet of Israel |
| Successor | 10th cabinet of Israel |
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
| The Cabinet | ||
|---|---|---|
| Position | Person | Party |
| Prime Minister |
David Ben-Gurion | Mapai |
Minister of Agriculture
|
Moshe Dayan | Mapai |
Minister of Defense
|
David Ben-Gurion | Mapai |
| Minister of Development | Mordechai Bentov | Mapam |
Minister of Education and Culture
|
Zalman Aran (until 10 May 1960) | Mapai |
| Abba Eban (from 3 August 1960) | Mapai | |
Minister of Finance
|
Levi Eshkol | Mapai |
Minister of Foreign Affairs
|
Golda Meir | Mapai |
Minister of Health
|
Yisrael Barzilai | Ahdut HaAvoda |
Minister of Internal Affairs
|
Haim-Moshe Shapira | National Religious Party |
Minister of Justice
|
Pinchas Rosen | Progressive Party |
Minister of Labour
|
Giora Yoseftal | Mapai |
Minister of Police
|
Bechor-Shalom Sheetrit | Mapai |
Minister of Postal Services
|
Binyamin Mintz (until 30 May 1961) 1 | Religious Torah Front |
Minister of Religions
|
Ya'akov Moshe Toledano (until 15 October 1960) 1 | Not an MK |
Minister of Trade and Industry
|
Pinhas Sapir
|
Mapai |
Minister of Transportation
|
Yitzhak Ben-Aharon | Ahdut HaAvoda |
Minister of Welfare
|
Yosef Burg | National Religious Party |
Minister without Portfolio
|
Abba Eban (until 3 August 1960) | Mapai |
| Deputy Minister of Defense | Shimon Peres | Mapai |
| Deputy Minister of Education and Culture | Ami Assaf | Mapai |
| Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs | Shlomo-Yisrael Ben-Meir | National Religious Party |
1 Died in office.
References
- ^ 1961 timeline Archived 2008-12-03 at the Wayback Machine Jewish Agency for Israel
External links
- Fourth Knesset: Government 9 Knesset website
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