The second government of Israel was formed during the first Knesset. Prime minister David Ben-Gurion made an attempt to form a minority government consisting of Mapai and Sephardim and Oriental Communities on 17 October, but it was not approved by the Knesset. Two days later, President Chaim Weizmann asked the Progressive Party leader Pinchas Rosen to form a government,1950 timeline Jewish Agency for Israel but it was Ben-Gurion who finally managed to do so on 1 November 1950. The coalition partners were the same as in the first government: Mapai, the United Religious Front, the Progressive Party, the Sephardim and Oriental Communities and the Democratic List of Nazareth.
There was a slight reshuffle in the cabinet; David Remez moved from the Transportation ministry to Education, replacing Zalman Shazar (who was left out of the new cabinet), Dov Yosef replaced Remez as Minister of Transportation, whilst Pinhas Lavon replaced Yosef in as Minister of Agriculture. Ya'akov Geri was appointed Minister of Trade and Industry despite not being a Member of the Knesset. There was also a new Deputy Minister in the Transportation ministry.
Second government of IsraelPortfolioMinisterPartyPrime MinisterMinister of DefenseDavid Ben-GurionMapaiMinister of AgriculturePinhas LavonMapaiMinister of Education and CultureDavid Remez (1 November 1950 – 19 May 1951)MapaiDavid Ben-Gurion (19 May – 8 October 1951)Minister of Foreign AffairsMoshe SharettMapaiMinister of FinanceEliezer KaplanMapaiMinister of HealthMinister of ImmigrationMinister of Internal AffairsHaim-Moshe ShapiraUnited Religious FrontMinister of JusticePinchas RosenProgressive PartyMinister of Labour and Social SecurityGolda MeirMapaiMinister of PoliceBechor-Shalom SheetritSephardim and Oriental CommunitiesMinister of Religions and War VictimsYehuda Leib MaimonUnited Religious FrontMinister of Trade and IndustryYa'akov GeriNot an MKMinister of TransportationDov YosefMapaiMinister of WelfareYitzhak-Meir LevinUnited Religious FrontDeputy Minister of AgricultureYosef EfratiMapaiDeputy Minister of TransportationReuven ShariMapai
The government resigned on 14 February 1951 after the Knesset had rejected David Remez's proposals on the registration of schoolchildren. Elections were held on 30 July 1951.
References
External links Second Government of Israel Knesset website