The tenth government of Israel was formed on 2 November 1961 following the August elections. Although David Ben-Gurion was appointed prime minister, the government was actually formed by Minister of Finance Levi Eshkol. On 7 September Ben-Gurion had told President Yitzhak Ben-Zvi that he was unable to form a government; on 14 September Ben-Zvi asked Eshkol to form a government, with Eshkol subsequently announcing that he would do so with Ben-Gurion as PM.1961 timeline Jewish Agency for Israel It turned out to be the last government led by Ben-Gurion.
The coalition included Mapai, the National Religious Party, Ahdut HaAvoda, Poalei Agudat Yisrael, Cooperation and Brotherhood and Progress and Development. Deputy Ministers were appointed four days after the cabinet was in place.
The government fell on 16 June 1963 when Ben-Gurion resigned "because of personal needs". However, in reality he was annoyed at a perceived lack of support from his colleagues.Factional and Government Make-Up of the Fifth Knesset Knesset website
Cabinet members Tenth government of IsraelPortfolioMinisterPartyPrime MinisterMinister of DefenseDavid Ben-GurionMapaiMinister of AgricultureMoshe DayanMapaiMinister of DevelopmentGiora Yoseftal (2 November 1961 – 23 August 1962) 1MapaiYosef Almogi (30 October 1962 – 26 June 1963)MapaiMinister of Education and CultureAbba EbanMapaiMinister of FinanceLevi EshkolMapaiMinister of Foreign AffairsGolda MeirMapaiMinister of HealthMinister of Internal AffairsHaim-Moshe ShapiraNational Religious PartyMinister of HousingGiora Yoseftal (2 November 1961 – 23 August 1962) 1MapaiYosef Almogi (29 October 1962 – 26 June 1963)MapaiMinister of JusticeDov YosefNot an MK 2Minister of LabourYigal AllonMapaiMinister of PoliceBechor-Shalom SheetritMapaiMinister of Postal ServicesEliyahu SassonNot an MK 3Minister of ReligionsZerach WarhaftigNational Religious PartyMinister of Trade and IndustryPinchas SapirMapaiMinister of TransportationYitzhak Ben-Aharon (2 November 1961 – 28 May 1962)Ahdut HaAvodaYisrael Bar-Yehuda (28 May 1962 – 26 June 1963)Ahdut HaAvodaMinister of WelfareYosef BurgNational Religious PartyMinister without PortfolioYosef Almogi (2 November 1961 – 30 October 1962)MapaiDeputy Minister of DefenseShimon Peres (6 November 1961 – 26 June 1963)MapaiDeputy Minister of Education and CultureAmi Assaf (6 November 1961 – 17 May 1963) 1MapaiKalman Kahana (29 November 1961 – 26 June 1963)Poalei Agudat YisraelMordechai Zar (27 May 1963 – 17 May 1963)MapaiDeputy Minister of FinanceYitzhak Coren (30 May 1962 – 26 June 1963)MapaiDeputy Minister of HealthYitzhak Rafael (6 November 1961 – 26 June 1963)National Religious PartyDeputy Minister of Internal AffairsShlomo-Yisrael Ben-Meir (18 February 1962 – 26 June 1963)National Religious Party
1 Died in office.
2 Although Yosef was not an MK at the time, he was a member of Mapai.
3 Although Sasson was not an MK at the time, he was elected to the next Knesset as a member of the Alignment, an alliance of Mapai and Ahdut HaAvoda.
References
External links Tenth Government of Israel Knesset website