Thirty-first government of Israel
| Olmert cabinet | |
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 31st Cabinet of Israel | |
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| Date formed | 4 May 2006 |
| Date dissolved | 31 March 2009 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of government | Ehud Olmert |
| Head of state |
Moshe Katsav (until 1 July 2007) Shimon Peres (since 1 July 2007) |
| Member party |
Kadima Labor Party Shas Gil Yisrael Beiteinu (November 2006 - 16 January 2008) |
| Status in legislature | Coalition |
| Opposition party | Likud |
| Opposition leader | Binyamin Netanyahu |
| History | |
| Election(s) | March elections |
| Outgoing election | February elections |
| Legislature term(s) | 17th Knesset |
| Predecessor | thirtieth government |
| Successor | thirty-second government |
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The thirty-first government of Israel (Hebrew: מֶמְשֶׁלֶת יִשְׂרָאֵל הַשְׁלוֹשִׁים וְאַחַת, Mem'shelet Yisrael HaShloshim VeAkhat ) was formed by Ehud Olmert on 4 May 2006, following Kadima's victory in the March elections. His coalition initially included the Labor Party, Shas and Gil,[1] and held 67 of the 120 seats in the Knesset. The 11-seat Yisrael Beiteinu joined the coalition in November 2006, but left on 16 January 2008 in protest at peace talks with the Palestinian National Authority.[2] With the inclusion of the Labor Party's Raleb Majadele as a Minister without Portfolio on 29 January 2007, it became the first Israeli cabinet to have a Muslim minister.[3]
The government held office until Binyamin Netanyahu formed the thirty-second government on 31 March 2009, following the February elections.
Cabinet members
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 Knesset website
- ↑ Lieberman blasts Arab MKs, pulls party out of government Haaretz, 16 January 2008
- ↑ First Arab joins Israeli cabinet BBC News, 28 January 2007
External links
- Seventeenth Knesset: Government 31 Knesset website
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