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.
Referencesedit
^. www.knesset.gov.il. Knesset. March 28, 2006. Archived from the original on October 1, 2007. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
^Lieberman blasts Arab MKs, pulls party out of government 2008-01-19 at the Wayback Machine Haaretz, 16 January 2008
^"First Arab joins Israeli cabinet". 2007-01-28. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
^"Makovsky: Olmert Likely to Head New Israeli Government in Coalition with Labor". Council on Foreign Relations. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
^Muller, Tom; Lansford, Tom (2012-04-02). Political Handbook of the World 2012. SAGE. ISBN978-1-60871-995-2.
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The thirty first government of Israel was formed by Ehud Olmert on 4 May 2006 following Kadima s victory in the March elections His coalition initially included Labor 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 makeup of the coalition resulted in a center left government 4 5 Olmert cabinet31st Cabinet of IsraelDate formed4 May 2006Date dissolved31 March 2009People and organisationsHead of stateMoshe Katsav until 1 July 2007 Shimon Peres since 1 July 2007 Head of governmentEhud OlmertMember partyKadima Labor Shas GilYisrael Beiteinu November 2006 16 January 2008 Status in legislatureCoalition governmentOpposition partyLikudOpposition leaderBinyamin NetanyahuHistoryElection s 2006Legislature term s 17th KnessetPredecessorThirtieth governmentSuccessorthirty second government The government held office until Benjamin Netanyahu formed the thirty second government on 31 March 2009 following elections the month before Cabinet members editPosition Person Party Prime Minister Ehud Olmert Kadima Vice Prime Minister Shimon Peres until 13 June 2007 1 Kadima Haim Ramon Kadima Acting Prime Minister Tzipi Livni Kadima Deputy Prime Minister Ehud Barak from 18 June 2007 2 Labor Party Avigdor Lieberman 30 October 2006 18 January 2008 Yisrael Beiteinu Shaul Mofaz Kadima Amir Peretz until 18 June 2007 2 Labor Party Eli Yishai Shas Minister of Agriculture Shalom Simhon Labor Party Minister of Communications Ariel Atias Shas Minister of Defense Amir Peretz until 18 June 2007 2 Labor Party Ehud Barak from 18 June 2007 2 Labor Party Minister of Development of the Negev and Galilee Shimon Peres until 13 June 2007 1 Kadima Ya akov Edri from 4 July 2007 Kadima Minister of Diaspora Society and the fight against Anti semitism Isaac Herzog from 21 March 2007 Labor Party Minister of Education Culture and Sport Yuli Tamir Labor Party Minister of the Environment Gideon Ezra Kadima Minister of Finance Avraham Hirschson until 3 July 2007 Kadima Roni Bar On from 4 July 2007 Kadima Minister of Foreign Affairs Tzipi Livni Kadima Minister of Health Ya akov Ben Yezri Gil Minister of Housing and Construction Meir Sheetrit until 4 July 2007 Kadima Ze ev Boim from 4 July 2007 Kadima Minister of Immigrant Absorption Ze ev Boim until 4 July 2007 Kadima Ya akov Edri 4 July 2007 14 July 2008 Kadima Eli Aflalo from 14 July 2008 Kadima Minister of Industry Trade and Labour Eli Yishai Shas Minister of Internal Affairs Roni Bar On until 4 July 2007 Kadima Meir Sheetrit from 4 July 2007 Kadima Minister of Internal Security Avi Dichter Kadima Minister of Justice Haim Ramon until 22 August 2006 Kadima Tzipi Livni 29 November 2006 7 February 2007 Kadima Daniel Friedmann Not an MK Minister of National Infrastructure Binyamin Ben Eliezer Labor Party Minister of Pensioner Affairs Rafi Eitan Gil Minister of Religious Affairs Yitzhak Cohen from 14 January 2008 Shas Minister of Science Culture and Sport Ophir Pines Paz until 1 November 2006 3 Labor Party Raleb Majadele from 21 March 2007 Labor Party Minister of Strategic Affairs Avigdor Lieberman 30 October 2006 18 January 2008 Yisrael Beiteinu Minister of Tourism Isaac Herzog until 21 March 2007 Labor Party Yitzhak Aharonovich 21 March 2007 18 January 2008 Yisrael Beiteinu Ruhama Avraham from 14 July 2008 Kadima Minister of Transportation and Road Safety Shaul Mofaz Kadima Minister of Welfare and Social Services Ehud Olmert until 21 March 2007 Kadima Isaac Herzog from 21 March 2007 Labor Party Minister without Portfolio Ruhama Avraham 4 July 2007 14 July 2008 Kadima Ami Ayalon 24 September 2007 16 December 2008 Labor Party Eitan Cabel until 4 May 2007 Labor Party Yitzhak Cohen until 14 January 2008 Shas Ya akov Edri until 4 July 2007 Kadima Raleb Majadele 29 January 21 March 2007 Labor Party Meshulam Nahari Shas Deputy Minister of Defense Efraim Sneh 30 October 2006 18 June 2007 Labor Party Matan Vilnai from 2 July 2007 Labor Party Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Majalli Wahabi from 29 October 2007 Kadima 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 edit Factional and Government Make Up of the Seventeenth Knesset www knesset gov il Knesset March 28 2006 Archived from the original on October 1 2007 Retrieved 14 May 2023 Lieberman blasts Arab MKs pulls party out of government Archived 2008 01 19 at the Wayback Machine Haaretz 16 January 2008 First Arab joins Israeli cabinet 2007 01 28 Retrieved 2021 02 26 Makovsky Olmert Likely to Head New Israeli Government in Coalition with Labor 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