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December 24, 1952. Ministers of the Fourth Government with the President. Sitting from left to right: Ben-Zion Dinor, David Ben-Gurion, President Yitzhak Ben-Zvi, Dov Yosef. Standing from left to right: Peretz Naftali, Levi Eshkol, Pinchas Lavon, Yosef Serlin, Golda Meir, Pinhas Rosen, Moshe Sharett, Israel Rokach and Peretz Bernstein.
The fourth government of Israel (Hebrew: מֶמְשֶׁלֶת יִשְׂרָאֵל הַרְבִיעִית, translit. Memshelet Yisra'el Harevi'it) was formed by David Ben-Gurion during the second Knesset on 24 December 1952. Ben-Gurion dropped the ultra-orthodox parties Agudat Yisrael and Poalei Agudat Yisrael from his coalition and replaced them with the General Zionists and the Progressive Party, who formed the government together with Mapai, Mizrachi, Hapoel HaMizrachi, the Democratic List for Israeli Arabs, Progress and Work and Agriculture and Development.
The government fell when Ben-Gurion resigned on 6 December 1953 as he wished to settle in the Negev kibbutz of Sde Boker.
| The Cabinet | ||
|---|---|---|
| Position | Person | Party |
| Prime Minister Minister of Defense |
David Ben-Gurion | Mapai |
| Minister of Agriculture | Peretz Naftali | Mapai |
| Minister of Development | Dov Yosef (from 15 June 1953) | Mapai |
| Minister of Education and Culture | Ben-Zion Dinor | Not an MK |
| Minister of Finance | Levi Eshkol | Mapai |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | Moshe Sharett | Mapai |
| Minister of Health | Yosef Sapir (until 29 December 1953) Yosef Serlin (after 29 December 1953) |
General Zionists General Zionists |
| Minister of Internal Affairs | Israel Rokah | General Zionists |
| Minister of Justice | Pinchas Rosen | Progressive Party |
| Minister of Labour | Golda Meir | Mapai |
| Minister of Police | Bechor-Shalom Sheetrit | Mapai |
| Minister of Postal Services | Yosef Burg | Hapoel HaMizrachi |
| Minister of Religions Minister of Welfare |
Haim-Moshe Shapira | Hapoel HaMizrachi |
| Minister of Trade and Industry | Peretz Bernstein | General Zionists |
| Minister of Transportation | Yosef Serlin (until 29 December 1953) Yosef Sapir (after 29 December 1953) |
General Zionists General Zionists |
| Minister without Portfolio | Dov Yosef (until 15 June 1953) | Mapai |
| Minister without Portfolio | Pinhas Lavon | Mapai |
| Deputy Minister of Education and Culture | Kalman Kahana | Poalei Agudat Yisrael |
| Deputy Minister of Religions | Zerach Warhaftig (from 5 January 1953) | Hapoel HaMizrachi |
| Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry | Zalman Suzayiv (from 15 June 1953) | General Zionists |
| Deputy Minister of Welfare | Shlomo-Yisrael Ben-Meir (from 5 January 1953) | Mizrachi |
External links
- Knesset 2: Government 4 Knesset website
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