32nd Government of the State of Israel Headed by Benjamin Netanyahu (March 31, 2009)


Presented to the Knesset on March 31, 2009 and received the Knesset’s approval on March 31, 2009 at 11:15 p.m. with a majority vote of 69 votes for and 45 votes against.
At the time of its swearing-in, the Government Coalition was comprised as follows:

- Likud 27 mandates
- Yisrael Beitaynu 15 mandates
- Labor 13 mandates
- Shas 11 mandates
- Habayit Hayehudi 3 mandates

Following is the Government composition on the day of its swearing-in:

BENJAMIN NETANYAHU  Prime Minister
Minister for Economic Strategies
Minister for Senior Citizens
Minister of Health
Minister of Science, Culture and Sport

SILVAN SHALOM  Vice Prime Minister
Minister for Regional Cooperation
Minister for the Development of the Negev and the Galilee

DAN MERIDOR  Deputy Prime Minister
Minister Responsible for Intelligence Services and the Atomic Energy Commission

MOSHE YA’ALON  Vice Prime Minister
Minister

EHUD BARAK  Deputy Prime Minister
Minister of Defense

ELI YISHAI  Deputy Prime Minister
Minister of the Interior

AVIGDOR LIEBERMAN  Deputy Prime Minister
Minister of Foreign Affairs

YULI EDELSTEIN  Minister

YITZHAK AHARONOVITZ  Minister of Internal Security

ARIEL ATIAS  Minister of Construction and Housing

MICHAEL EITAN  Minister Responsible for Improving the Government Service to the Public

GILAD ERDAN  Minister of Environmental Protection Responsible for liaising between the Government and the Knesset
 
ZE'EV B. BEGIN  Minister

AVISHAI BRAVERMAN  Minister Responsible for Minority Affairs

BINYAMIN BEN-ELIEZER  Minister of Industry, Trade and Labor

YITZHAK HERZOG  Minister of Welfare and Social Services
 
DANIEL HERSHKOVITZ  Minister
 
MOSHE KAHLON  Minister of Communications
ISRAEL KATZ    Minister of Transportation and Road Safety
 
LIMOR LIVNAT  Minister

UZI LANDAU  Minister of National Infrastructures
 
SOFA LANDVER  Minister of Immigrant Absorption

STAS MISEJNIKOV  Minister of Tourism

YAAKOV MARGI  Minister of Religious Services

YAAKOV NE’EMAN  Minister of Justice

MESHULAM NAHARI  Minister

GIDEON SA'AR  Minister of Education

YOSSI PELED  Minister

YUVAL SHTEINITZ  Minister of Finance

SHALOM SIMHON  Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development