The First Government

08/03/1949

- 30/10/1950

Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion

Photo by GPO

Pictured: Left to Right
Golda Meir – Minister of Labor and Social Security
Zalman Shazar – Minister of Education and Culture
Bechor-Shalom Sheetrit – Minister of Police
Fourth from Left – unidentified (assistance from the public is requested)
Dov Yosef – Minister of Rationing and Supply
Eliezer Kaplan – Minister of Finance
Moshe Sharett – Minister of Foreign Affairs
David Ben-Gurion – Prime Minister and Minister of Defense
Zeev Sherf – Government Secretary
Pinhas Rosen – Minister of Justice
David Remez – Minister of Transportation
Haim Moshe Shapira – Minister of Interior and Immigration
Yitzhak Meir Levin – Minister of Welfare
Yehuda Leib Maimon – Minister of Religions and War Victims

Government Members:
David Ben-Gurion – Prime Minister and Minister of Defense
Dov Yosef – Minister of Rationing and Supply
Yitzhak Meir Levin – Minister of Welfare
Golda Meir – Minister of Labor and Social Security
Yehuda Leib Fishman – Minister of Religions and War Victims
Eliezer Kaplan – Minister of Finance
Pinhas Rosen – Minister of Justice
David Remez – Minister of Transportation
Zalman Shazar – Minister of Education and Culture
Bechor-Shalom Sheetrit – Minister of Police
Haim Moshe Shapira – Minister of Interior and Immigration
Moshe Sharett – Minister of Foreign Affairs

Comment:
During the Government’s tenure, Dov Yosef received the Agriculture Portfolio, Eliezer Kaplan the Trade and Industry Portfolio and Haim Moshe Shapira the Health Portfolio.
On 15.10.50, the Prime Minister tendered his resignation to the President of the State and the Government served as a transitional government for 16 days.

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