The eighth government of Israel was formed by David Ben-Gurion on 7 January 1958, and was the second government of the third Knesset. Ben-Gurion kept the same coalition partners as during the previous government, i.e. Mapai, the National Religious Party, Mapam, Ahdut HaAvoda, the Progressive Party, the Democratic List for Israeli Arabs, Progress and Work and Agriculture and Development. The only change to the cabinet was the addition of Shlomo-Yisrael Ben-Meir as a Deputy Minister.
All ministers and deputy ministers from the National Religious Party left the cabinet on 1 July 1958.
The government collapsed following Ben-Gurion's resignation on 5 July 1959 after Ahdut HaAvoda and Mapam voted against the government during a vote on selling arms to West Germany and then refused to resign from the government. New elections were called in November that year after Ben-Gurion told President Yitzhak Ben-Zvi that he was unable to form a new government.1959 timeline Jewish Agency for Israel
Cabinet members Eighth government of IsraelPortfolioMinisterPartyPrime Minister Minister of DefenseDavid Ben-GurionMapaiMinister of AgricultureKadish Luz (7 January 1958 – 30 November 1959)MapaiDavid Ben-Gurion (30 November – 17 December 1959)Minister of DevelopmentMordechai BentovMapamMinister of Education and CultureZalman AranMapaiMinister of FinanceLevi EshkolMapaiMinister of Foreign AffairsGolda MeirMapaiMinister of HealthIsrael BarzilaiMapamMinister of Internal AffairsIsrael Bar-YehudaAhdut HaAvodaMinister of JusticePinchas RosenProgressive PartyMinister of LabourMordechai NamirMapaiMinister of PoliceBechor-Shalom SheetritMapaiMinister of Postal ServicesYosef Burg (7 January 1958 – 1 July 1958)National Religious PartyDavid Ben-Gurion (1 July – 24 November 1958)MapaiIsrael Barzilai (24 November 1958 – 17 December 1959)Minister of ReligionsHaim-Moshe Shapira (7 January 1958 – 1 July 1958)National Religious PartyDavid Ben-Gurion (1 July – 3 December 1958)MapaiYa'akov Moshe Toledano (3 December 1958 – 17 December 1959)Not an MKMinister of Trade and IndustryPinhas SapirNot an MK 1Minister of WelfareHaim Moshe Shapira (7 January 1958 – 1 July 1958)National Religious PartyDavid Ben-Gurion (1 July 1958 – 26 January 1959)MapaiPeretz Naftali (26 January – 17 December 1959)Minister of TransportationMoshe CarmelAhdut HaAvodaMinister without PortfolioPeretz Naftali (7 January 1958 – 25 January 1959)MapaiKadish Luz (30 November – 17 December 1959)Deputy Minister of AgricultureZe'ev TzurAhdut HaAvodaDeputy Minister of Education and CultureMoshe Unna (13 January – 1 July 1958)National Religious PartyAmi Assaf (13 January 1958 – 17 December 1959)MapaiDeputy Minister of ReligionsZerach Warhaftig (13 January – 1 July 1958)National Religious PartyDeputy Minister of WelfareShlomo-Yisrael Ben-Meir (13 January – 1 July 1958)National Religious Party1 Although Sapir was not an MK during the third Knesset, he was later an MK for Mapai.
2 Carmel did not enter the Knesset until 9 June 1958.
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External links Eighth government of Israel Knesset website