Thirty-first government of Israel
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| History | |
| Election(s) | 2006 |
| Legislature term(s) | 17th Knesset |
| Predecessor | Thirtieth government |
| Successor | thirty-second government |
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The thirty-first government of Israel was formed by
Minister without Portfolio on 29 January 2007, it became the first Israeli cabinet to have a Muslim minister.[3] The makeup of the coalition resulted in a center-left government.[4][5]
The government held office until Benjamin Netanyahu formed the thirty-second government on 31 March 2009, following elections the month before.
Cabinet members
| Position | Person | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | Ehud Olmert | Kadima | |
Vice Prime Minister
|
Shimon Peres (until 13 June 2007)1 | Kadima | |
| Haim Ramon | Kadima | ||
Acting Prime Minister
|
Tzipi Livni | Kadima | |
Deputy Prime Minister
|
Ehud Barak (from 18 June 2007)2 | Labor Party | |
| Avigdor Lieberman (30 October 2006 – 18 January 2008) | Yisrael Beiteinu | ||
| Shaul Mofaz | Kadima | ||
| Amir Peretz (until 18 June 2007)2 | Labor Party | ||
| Eli Yishai | Shas | ||
Minister of Agriculture
|
Shalom Simhon | Labor Party | |
Minister of Communications
|
Ariel Atias | Shas | |
Minister of Defense
|
Amir Peretz (until 18 June 2007)2 | Labor Party | |
| Ehud Barak (from 18 June 2007)2 | Labor Party | ||
Minister of Development of the Negev and Galilee
|
Shimon Peres (until 13 June 2007)1 | Kadima | |
Ya'akov Edri (from 4 July 2007)
|
Kadima | ||
Minister of Diaspora, Society and the fight against Anti-semitism
|
Isaac Herzog (from 21 March 2007) | Labor Party | |
Minister of Education, Culture and Sport
|
Yuli Tamir | Labor Party | |
Minister of the Environment
|
Gideon Ezra | Kadima | |
Minister of Finance
|
Avraham Hirschson (until 3 July 2007) | Kadima | |
| Roni Bar-On (from 4 July 2007) | Kadima | ||
Minister of Foreign Affairs
|
Tzipi Livni | Kadima | |
Minister of Health
|
Ya'akov Ben-Yezri | Gil
|
|
Minister of Housing and Construction
|
Meir Sheetrit (until 4 July 2007) | Kadima | |
| Ze'ev Boim (from 4 July 2007) | Kadima | ||
Minister of Immigrant Absorption
|
Ze'ev Boim (until 4 July 2007) | Kadima | |
Ya'akov Edri (4 July 2007 – 14 July 2008)
|
Kadima | ||
| Eli Aflalo (from 14 July 2008) | Kadima | ||
Minister of Industry, Trade and Labour
|
Eli Yishai | Shas | |
Minister of Internal Affairs
|
Roni Bar-On (until 4 July 2007) | Kadima | |
| Meir Sheetrit (from 4 July 2007) | Kadima | ||
Minister of Internal Security
|
Avi Dichter | Kadima | |
Minister of Justice
|
Haim Ramon (until 22 August 2006) | Kadima | |
| Tzipi Livni (29 November 2006 – 7 February 2007) | Kadima | ||
| Daniel Friedmann | Not an MK | ||
Minister of National Infrastructure
|
Binyamin Ben-Eliezer | Labor Party | |
Minister of Pensioner Affairs
|
Rafi Eitan | Gil | |
Minister of Religious Affairs
|
Yitzhak Cohen (from 14 January 2008) | Shas | |
Minister of Science, Culture and Sport
|
Ophir Pines-Paz (until 1 November 2006)3 | Labor Party | |
| Raleb Majadele (from 21 March 2007) | Labor Party | ||
Minister of Strategic Affairs
|
Avigdor Lieberman (30 October 2006 – 18 January 2008) | Yisrael Beiteinu | |
Minister of Tourism
|
Isaac Herzog (until 21 March 2007) | Labor Party | |
| Yitzhak Aharonovich (21 March 2007 – 18 January 2008) | Yisrael Beiteinu | ||
| Ruhama Avraham (from 14 July 2008) | Kadima | ||
Minister of Transportation and Road Safety
|
Shaul Mofaz | Kadima | |
Minister of Welfare and Social Services
|
Ehud Olmert (until 21 March 2007) | Kadima | |
| Isaac Herzog (from 21 March 2007) | Labor Party | ||
Minister without Portfolio
|
Ruhama Avraham (4 July 2007 – 14 July 2008) | Kadima | |
| Ami Ayalon (24 September 2007 – 16 December 2008) | Labor Party | ||
| Eitan Cabel (until 4 May 2007) | Labor Party | ||
| Yitzhak Cohen (until 14 January 2008) | Shas | ||
Ya'akov Edri (until 4 July 2007)
|
Kadima | ||
| Raleb Majadele (29 January – 21 March 2007) | Labor Party | ||
| Meshulam Nahari | Shas | ||
| Deputy Minister of Defense | Efraim Sneh (30 October 2006 – 18 June 2007) | Labor Party | |
| Matan Vilnai (from 2 July 2007) | Labor Party | ||
| Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs | Majalli Wahabi (from 29 October 2007) | Kadima | |
1 Peres left office when elected President.
2 Barak replaced Peretz when he defeated him in the party leadership election.
3 Pines-Paz resigned from the government in protest at the inclusion of Yisrael Beiteinu.
References
- ^ "Factional and Government Make-Up of the Seventeenth Knesset". www.knesset.gov.il. Knesset. March 28, 2006. Archived from the original on October 1, 2007. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
- ^ Lieberman blasts Arab MKs, pulls party out of government Archived 2008-01-19 at the Wayback Machine Haaretz, 16 January 2008
- ^ "First Arab joins Israeli cabinet". 2007-01-28. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
- ^ "Makovsky: Olmert Likely to Head New Israeli Government in Coalition with Labor". Council on Foreign Relations. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
- ISBN 978-1-60871-995-2.
External links
- Seventeenth Knesset: Government 31 Knesset website
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