Cabinet of Israel
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The Cabinet of Israel is a formal body comprised of government officials chosen and led by a Prime Minister. Its composition must be approved by a vote in the Knesset. The Prime Minister is able to sack members of the Cabinet, but to satisfy Israeli law he must do this in writing and new appointees must again be approved by the Knesset. Most Ministers are heads of government departments.
Following a general election in March, 2006, the Prime Minister and leader of the Kadima party, Ehud Olmert, formed a coalition government with three other parties: the Labour party, the Sephardic Shas party, and Gil, a pensioner's party. His proposed list of Ministers was put before the Knesset and approved on 4 May 2006. The cabinet had 25 members and the parties were represented as follows: Kadima with 12 Ministers, Labour with 7, Shas with 4 and Gil with 2.
Cabinet list
As of 4 May 2006, Israel's 31st Cabinet is comprised of the following Ministers:
| Portfolio | Minister | Party |
|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister, Minister of Social Welfare | Ehud Olmert | Kadima |
| Acting Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs | Tzipi Livni | Kadima |
| Vice Prime Minister, Minister of the Development of the Negev and Galillee | Shimon Peres | Kadima |
| Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defence | Amir Peretz | Labour |
| Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Industry, Trade and Labour | Eli Yishai | Shas |
| Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Transport | Shaul Mofaz | Kadima |
| Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development | Shalom Simhon | Labour |
| Minister of Communications | Ariel Atias | Shas |
| Minister of Construction and Housing | Meir Sheetrit | Kadima |
| Minister of Education | Yuli Tamir | Labour |
| Minister of the Environment | Gideon Ezra | Kadima |
| Minister of Finance | Avraham Hirschson | Kadima |
| Minister of Health | Yaakov Ben-Yezri | Gil |
| Minister of Immigrant Absorption | Ze'ev Boim | Kadima |
| Minister of Interior | Ronni Bar-On | Kadima |
| Minister of Justice | Haim Ramon | Kadima |
| Minister of National Infrastructure | Benjamin Ben-Eliezer | Labour |
| Minister of Public Security | Avi Dichter | Kadima |
| Minister of Culture,Sports, Science and Technology | Ophir Pines-Paz | Labour |
| Minister of Tourism | Yitzhak Herzog | Labour |
| Minister Without Portfolio (Responsible for Pensioner Affairs) | Rafi Eitan | Gil |
| Minister Without Portfolio (Responsible for the Israel Broadcasting Authority) | Eitan Kabel | Labour |
| Minister Without Portfolio (Responsible for the Religious Councils) | Yitzhak Cohen | Shas |
| Minister Without Portfolio (Responsible for liaison with the Knesset) | Yaakov Edri | Kadima |
| Minister Without Portfolio | Meshulam Nahari | Shas |
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