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The 34th Government of Israel
Ministers and Senior Officials
Source: MFA, 5-14-15
The new government of Israel headed by PM Benjamin Netanyahu was approved in the Knesset with 61 MKs voting in favor, and 59 opposed, and its ministers were sworn in on May 14, 2015.
President
- Reuven Rivlin – President
Government Ministers
- Benjamin Netanyahu – Prime Minister, Minister of Health, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of Communications, Minister of Regional Cooperation
- Silvan Shalom – Vice Prime Minister, Minister of Internal Affairs
- Ofir Akunis – Minister
- Uri Yehuda Ariel – Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development
- David Azoulay – Minister of Religious Services
- Ze’ev Binyamin Begin – Minister
- Naftali Bennett – Minister of Education, Minister for Diaspora Affairs
- Danny Danon – Minister of Science, Technology, and Space
- Aryeh Machluf Deri – Minister of the Economy, Minister of the Development of the Negev and Galilee
- Zeev Elkin – Minister of Immigration and Absorption
- Avi Gabai – Minister of Environmental Protection
- Yoav Galant – Minister of Construction
- Gila Gamliel – Minister for Senior Citizens
- Moshe Kahlon – Minister of Finance
- Haim Katz – Minister of Welfare and Social Services
- Yisrael Katz – Minister of of Transportation and Road Safety, Minister of Intelligence and Atomic Energy
- Yariv Levin – Minister of Tourism, Minister of Internal Security
- Miri Regev – Minister of Culture and Sport
- Ayelet Shaked – Minister of Justice
- Yuval Steinitz – Minister of National Infrastructures, Energy and Water
- Moshe Ya’alon – Minister of Defense
Senior Government Officials
- Yuli Edelstein – Speaker of the Knesset
- Miriam Naor – President of the Supreme Court
- Karnit Flug – Governor of the Bank of Israel
- Lt.-Gen Gadi Eisenkot – IDF Chief of General Staff
- Yehuda Weinstein – Attorney General
- Joseph H. Shapira – State Comptroller and Ombudsman
- Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef – Sephardi Chief Rabbi
- Rabbi David Lau – Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi
34th Government Cabinet Members
| Portfolio | Minister | Party |
|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister Minister of Foreign Affairs Minister of Communications Minister of Regional Cooperation Minister of Health |
Benjamin Netanyahu | Likud |
| Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs | Tzipi Hotovely | Likud |
| “Ministerial Post” in Communications | Ofir Akunis | Likud |
| Deputy Minister of Regional Cooperation | Ayoub Kara | Likud |
| Deputy Minister of Health | Yaakov Litzman | United Torah Judaism |
| Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development | Uri Ariel | The Jewish Home |
| Minister of Construction | Yoav Galant | Kulanu |
| Minister of Culture and Sport | Miri Regev | Likud |
| Minister of Defense | Moshe Ya’alon | Likud |
| Deputy Minister of Defense | Eli Ben-Dahan | The Jewish Home |
| Minister of Economy Minister for the Development of the Negev and Galilee |
Aryeh Deri | Shas |
| Minister of Education Minister of Diaspora Affairs |
Naftali Bennett | The Jewish Home |
| Deputy Minister of Education | Meir Porush | United Torah Judaism |
| Deputy Minister of Education | Meshulam Nahari | Shas |
| Minister of Energy and Water | Yuval Steinitz | Likud |
| Minister of Environmental Protection | Avi Gabai | Kulanu |
| Minister of Finance | Moshe Kahlon | Kulanu |
| Deputy Minister of Finance | Yitzhak Cohen | Shas |
| Minister of Immigrant Absorption Minister of Strategic Affairs |
Zeev Elkin | Likud |
| Deputy Prime Minister Minister of the Interior |
Silvan Shalom | Likud |
| Minister of Justice | Ayelet Shaked | The Jewish Home |
| Minister of Pensioner Affairs Minister of Gender Equality |
Gila Gamliel | Likud |
| Minister of Religious Affairs | David Azulai | Shas |
| Minister of Science, Technology and Space | Danny Danon | Likud |
| Minister without Portfolio | Benny Begin | Likud |
| Minister of Tourism Minister of Public Security |
Yariv Levin | Likud |
| Minister of Transportation Minister of Intelligence[9] |
Yisrael Katz | Likud |
| Minister of Welfare and Social Services | Haim Katz | Likud |
Security cabinet
| Minister | Party |
|---|---|
| Yuval Steinitz | Likud |
| Naftali Bennett | The Jewish Home |
| Yisrael Katz | Likud |
Committee chairs
| Committee | Chairman | Party |
|---|---|---|
| Deputy Speaker of the Knesset | Yisrael Eichler | United Torah Judaism |
| Deputy Speaker of the Knesset | Unnamed | Shas |
| Science and Space Committee | Unnamed | United Torah Judaism |
| Finance Committee | Moshe Gafni | United Torah Judaism |
| Education Committee | Unnamed | Shas |
| Labor and Welfare Committee | Unnamed | Kulanu |
| Constitution, Law and Justice Committee | Ayelet Shaked | The Jewish Home |
| Committee of Nuclear Energy | Yuval Steinitz | Likud |
| Committee for Foreign Affairs and Defense Coalition Chair |
Tzachi Hanegbi | Likud |
Government agencies and special committees
| Agency / Committee | Chairman | Party |
|---|---|---|
| Israel Land Administration | Yoav Galant | Kulanu |
| World Zionist Organization’s Settlement Division | Uri Ariel | The Jewish Home |
| Israel Atomic Energy Commission | Yuval Steinitz | Likud |
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