Mapai General Zionists Progressive Party Hapoel HaMizrachi Poalei Agudat Yisrael Democratic List for Israeli Arabs Progress and Work Agriculture and Development
Status in legislature
coalition
Opposition leader
Meir Ya'ari
History
Legislature term(s)
2nd Knesset
Predecessor
4th cabinet of Israel
Successor
6th cabinet of Israel
The fifth government of Israel was formed by Moshe Sharett during the second Knesset on 26 January 1954, and was the first government not led by David Ben-Gurion. Sharett kept the same coalition partners as during the fourth government, i.e. Mapai, the General Zionists, the Progressive Party, Mizrachi, Hapoel HaMizrachi, the Democratic List for Israeli Arabs, Progress and Work and Agriculture and Development.
The only changes to the previous government were Sharett taking over as PM, Pinhas Lavon as Minister of Defense, the addition of Zalman Aran as a Minister without Portfolio and the dropping of the two Mizrachi and Hapoel HaMizrachi Deputy Ministerial posts.
Ben-Gurion returned to the government in February 1955, replacing Lavon following the former's resignation over the Lavon Affair.
The government fell when Sharett resigned on 29 June 1955, when the General Zionists refused to abstain from voting on a motion of no-confidence brought by Herut and Maki over the government's position on the trial of Malkiel Gruenwald, who had accused Israel Kastzner of collaborating with the Nazis.
The Cabinet
Position
Person
Party
Prime Minister Minister of Foreign Affairs
Moshe Sharett
Mapai
Minister of Agriculture
Peretz Naftali
Mapai
Minister of Defense
Pinhas Lavon (until 21 February 1955) David Ben-Gurion (after 21 February 1955)
Mapai Mapai
Minister of Development
Dov Yosef
Mapai
Minister of Education and Culture
Ben-Zion Dinor
Not an MK
Minister of Finance
Levi Eshkol
Mapai
Minister of Health
Yosef Serlin
General Zionists
Minister of Internal Affairs
Israel Rokah
General Zionists
Minister of Justice
Pinchas Rosen
Progressive Party
Minister of Labour
Golda Meir
Mapai
Minister of Police
Bechor-Shalom Sheetrit
Mapai
Minister of Postal Services
Yosef Burg
Hapoel HaMizrachi
Minister of Religions Minister of Welfare
Haim-Moshe Shapira
Hapoel HaMizrachi
Minister of Trade and Industry
Peretz Bernstein
General Zionists
Minister of Transportation
Yosef Sapir
General Zionists
Minister without Portfolio
Zalman Aran
Mapai
Deputy Minister of Education and Culture
Kalman Kahana
Poalei Agudat Yisrael
Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry
Zalman Suzayiv
General Zionists
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