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Standing in the front row (right to left): Ephraim Sneh – Minister of Transportation Shalom Simhon – Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Shlomo Benizri – Minister of Labor and Social Welfare Binyamin Ben-Eliezer – Minister of Defense Natan Sharansky – Minister of Housing and Construction Shimon Peres – Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Eliyahu Yishai – Minister of Interior Silvan Shalom – Minister of Finance Matan Vilnai – Minister of Science, Culture and Sport Meir Sheetrit – Minister of Justice Saleh Tarif – Minister without Portfolio Ra’anan Cohen – Minister without Portfolio Tzipi Livni – Minister of Regional Cooperation Asher Ohana – Minister of Religious Affairs
Standing in the back row (right to left): Gideon Saar – Government Secretary Limor Livnat – Minister of Education Uzi Landau – Minister of Internal Security Rechavam Ze’evi – Minister of Tourism Samuel Avital – Minister for Social Coordination Nissim Dahan – Minister of Health Tzachi Hanegbi – Minister of the Environment Eliyahu Suissa – Minister of Jerusalem Affairs Dani Naveh – Minister without Portfolio Reuven Rivlin – Minister of Communications Avigdor Lieberman – Minister of National Infrastructure
Seated right to left: Moshe Katsav – 8th President Ariel Sharon – Prime Minister and Minister of Immigrant Absorption
Government Members: Ariel Sharon – Prime Minister and Minister of Immigrant Absorption, Minister of Tourism from 17.10.01 until 31.10.01 and from 14.3.02 until 18.9.02, Minister of National Infrastructure from 14.3.02 until 18.9.02, Minister of Interior, Labor and Social Welfare and Health from 23.5.02 until 3.6.02, Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2.11.02 until 6.11.02, Minister of Industry and Trade, Transportation, Agriculture and Rural Development and Science, Culture and Sport from 2.11.02 until 15.12.02, Minister of Communications from 19.2.03 Samuel Avital – Minister for Social Coordination until 22.2.02 Asher Ohana – Minister of Religious Affairs Dalia Itzik – Minister of Industry and Trade until 2.11.02 Effi Eitam – Minister without Portfolio from 8.4.02, Minister of National Infrastructure from 18.9.02 Benyamin Elon – Minister of Tourism from 31.10.01 until 14.3.02 Binyamin Ben-Eliezer – Minister of Defense until 2.11.02 Shlomo Benizri – Minister of Labor and Social Welfare until 23.5.02 and from 3.6.02 Tzachi Hanegbi – Minister of the Environment, Minister of Transportation from 15.12.02 Matan Vilnai – Minister of Science, Culture and Sport until 2.11.02 Rechavam Ze’evi – Minister of Tourism until his murder 17.10.01, tendered his resignation 15.10.01, but was assassinated before it took effect Saleh Tarif – Minister without Portfolio, resigned 29.1.02 Eliyahu Yishai – Minister of Interior until 23.5.02 and from 3.6.02 Ra’anan Cohen – Minister without Portfolio until 18.8.02 Tzipi Livni – Minister of Regional Cooperation until 29.8.01, thereafter Minister without Portfolio, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development from 15.12.02 Limor Livnat – Minister of Education, Minister of Science, Culture and Sport from 15.12.02 David Levy – Minister without Portfolio from 8.4.02 until 30.7.02 Yitzhak Levy – Minister without Portfolio from 8.4.02, Minister of Tourism from 18.9.02 Avigdor Lieberman – Minister of National Infrastructure, tendered his resignation 15.10.01, and withdrew it following the assassination of Rechavam Ze’evi, until 14.3.02 Uzi Landau – Minister of Internal Security Shaul Mofaz – Minister of Defense from 4.11.02 Roni Milo – Minister of Regional Cooperation from 29.8.01 Dan Meridor – Minister without Portfolio from 29.8.01 Dani Naveh – Minister without Portfolio, Responsible for Knesset Liaison, Minister of Industry and Trade from 15.12.02 Benjamin Netanyahu – Minister of Foreign Affairs from 6.11.02 Eliyahu Suissa – Minister of Jerusalem Affairs until 23.5.02 and from 3.6.02 Ephraim Sneh – Minister of Transportation until 2.11.02 Shimon Peres – Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs until 2.11.02 Reuven Rivlin – Minister of Communications until 19.2.03 Meir Sheetrit – Minister of Justice Silvan Shalom – Minister of Finance Shalom Simhon – Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development until 2.11.02 Natan Sharansky – Minister of Housing and Construction
Comments: The Shas ministers were dismissed by the Prime Minister for voting against the Government in the Knesset 21.5.02. The resignations took effect on 23.5.02. Minister Asher Ohana was not a Member of Knesset, and therefore was not dismissed. The Shas ministers rejoined the Government 3.6.02. Minister David Levy tendered his resignation 28.7.02, which took effect 30.7.02. Minister Ra’anan Cohen tendered his resignation 15.8.02, which took effect 18.8.02. The Labor Party ministers tendered their resignations 30.10.02, which took effect 2.11.02. Minister Reuven Rivlin tendered his resignation 17.2.03, which took effect 19.2.03
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