The third government of Israel was formed by David Ben-Gurion on 8 October 1951, more than two months after the elections. His Mapai party formed a coalition with Mizrachi, Hapoel HaMizrachi, Agudat Yisrael, Poalei Agudat Yisrael and the three Israeli Arab parties, the Democratic List for Israeli Arabs, Progress and Work and Agriculture and Development. There were 15 ministers.
Agudat Yisrael and Poalei Agudat Yisrael left the coalition on 23 September 1952 (though Kalman Kahana remained a deputy minister) shortly after disagreements over the conscription of women into the IDF. This left the government with only 60 of the 120 seats in the Knesset.1952 timeline Jewish Agency for Israel
The government resigned on 19 December 1952 due to a dispute with the religious parties over religious education.
Two ministers, Eliezer Kaplan and David-Zvi Pinkas died in office.
Third government of IsraelPortfolioMinisterPartyPrime MinisterMinister of DefenseDavid Ben-GurionMapaiDeputy Prime MinisterEliezer Kaplan (8 October 1951 – 13 July 1952)MapaiMinister of AgricultureLevi Eshkol (8 October 1951 – 25 June 1952)MapaiPeretz Naftali (25 June – 24 December 1952)MapaiMinister of Education and CultureBen-Zion DinorNot an MKMinister of FinanceEliezer Kaplan (8 October 1951 – 25 June 1952)MapaiLevi Eshkol (25 June – 24 December 1952)MapaiMinister of Foreign AffairsMoshe SharettMapaiMinister of HealthYosef BurgHapoel HaMizrachiMinister of Internal AffairsMinister of ReligionsHaim-Moshe ShapiraHapoel HaMizrachiMinister of JusticeDov Yosef (8 October 1951 – 25 June 1952)MapaiHaim Cohn (25 June – 24 December 1952)Not an MKMinister of LabourGolda MeirMapaiMinister of PoliceBechor-Shalom SheetritMapaiMinister of Postal ServicesMordechai NurockMizrachiMinister of Trade and IndustryDov YosefMapaiMinister of TransportationDavid-Zvi Pinkas (8 October 1951 – 14 August 1952)MizrachiDavid Ben-Gurion (14 August – 24 December 1952)MapaiMinister of WelfareYitzhak Meir Levin (8 October 1951 – 18 September 1952)Agudat YisraelMinister without PortfolioPinhas Lavon (17 August - 24 December 1952)MapaiPeretz Naftali (8 October 1951 – 25 June 1952)MapaiEliezer Kaplan (25 June - 13 July 1952)MapaiDeputy Minister of AgricultureYosef EfratiMapaiDeputy Minister of Education and CultureKalman KahanaPoalei Agudat Yisrael
References
External links Third Government of Israel Knesset website