Seventh government of Israel
The seventh government of Israel was formed by David Ben-Gurion on 3 November 1955 following the July 1955 elections. His coalition included Mapai, the National Religious Front, Mapam, Ahdut HaAvoda, and the Israeli Arab parties, the Democratic List for Israeli Arabs, Progress and Work and Agriculture and Development.
| Fifth Ben-Gurion Cabinet | |
|---|---|
 7th Cabinet of Israel | |
 | |
| Date formed | 3 November 1955 |
| Date dissolved | 7 January 1958 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Yitzhak Ben-Zvi |
| Head of government | David Ben-Gurion |
| Member parties | Mapai Mapam Ahdut HaAvoda Progressive Party National Religious Party Democratic List for Israeli Arabs Progress and Work Agriculture and Development |
| Status in legislature | Coalition |
| Opposition leader | Menachem Begin |
| History | |
| Election(s) | 1955 Israeli legislative election |
| Legislature term(s) | 3rd Knesset |
| Predecessor | 6th cabinet of Israel |
| Successor | 8th cabinet of Israel |
On 17 December 1957 Ben-Gurion accused Ahdut HaAvoda ministers of leaking information about IDF Chief of Staff Moshe Dayan's trip to West Germany to the press and demanded their resignation.[1] The government fell after Ben-Gurion resigned on 31 December 1957 over the issue, but remained in place until Ben-Gurion formed the eighth government a week later.
| The Cabinet | ||
|---|---|---|
| Position | Person | Party |
| Prime Minister Minister of Defense |
David Ben-Gurion | Mapai |
| Minister of Agriculture | Kadish Luz | Mapai |
| Minister of Development | Mordechai Bentov | Mapam |
| Minister of Education and Culture | Zalman Aran | Mapai |
| Minister of Finance | Levi Eshkol | Mapai |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | Moshe Sharett (until 19 June 1956) Golda Meir (after 3 November 1955) |
Mapai Mapai |
| Minister of Health | Israel Barzilai | Mapam |
| Minister of Internal Affairs | Israel Bar-Yehuda | Ahdut HaAvoda |
| Minister of Justice | Pinchas Rosen | Progressive Party |
| Minister of Labour | Golda Meir (until 19 June 1956) Mordechai Namir (after 19 June 1956) |
Mapai Mapai |
| Minister of Police | Bechor-Shalom Sheetrit | Mapai |
| Minister of Postal Services | Yosef Burg | National Religious Front |
| Minister of Religions Minister of Welfare |
Haim-Moshe Shapira | National Religious Front |
| Minister of Trade and Industry | Pinhas Sapir | Not an MK 1 |
| Minister of Transportation | Moshe Carmel | Not an MK 2 |
| Minister without Portfolio | Peretz Naftali | Mapai |
| Deputy Minister of Agriculture | Ze'ev Tzur | Ahdut HaAvoda |
| Deputy Minister of Education and Culture | Moshe Unna (until 31 December 1957) | National Religious Front |
| Deputy Minister of Religions | Zerach Warhaftig (until 28 December 1957) | National Religious Front |
1 Sapir was elected to the next Knesset as an MK for Mapai.
2 Carmel later joined the third Knesset as an MK for Ahdut HaAvoda.
References
- 1957 timeline Archived 2008-12-03 at the Wayback Machine Jewish Agency for Israel
External links
- Third Knesset: Government 7 Knesset website
