Tenth government of Israel
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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.[1] It turned out to be the last government led by Ben-Gurion.
The coalition included Mapai, the National Religious Party, Labour Unity, Agudat Israel Workers, 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".[1]. However, in reality he was annoyed at a perceived lack of support from his colleagues.[2]
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 Labour Alignment, an alliance of Mapai and Labour Unity.
[edit] References
- ^ a b 1961 timeline Jewish Agency for Israel
- ^ Factional and Government Make-Up of the Fifth Knesset Knesset website
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