Twenty-eighth government of Israel

The twenty-eighth government of Israel was formed by Ehud Barak of One Israel on 6 July 1999 after his victory in the May election for Prime Minister. Alongside One Israel (an alliance of the Labor Party, Meimad and Gesher), Barak included Shas, Meretz, Yisrael BaAliyah, the Centre Party, the National Religious Party and United Torah Judaism in his coalition. The parties formed a center-left coalition. United Torah Judaism left the government in September 1999 due to a dispute over the transport of a turbine on Shabbat.Factional and Government Make-Up of the Fifteenth Knesset Knesset website

Following the outbreak of the Al-Aqsa Intifada, the government began to fall apart. Barak called a special election for Prime Minister in February 2001, which he lost to Likud leader Ariel Sharon. Sharon went on to form the twenty-ninth government on 7 March.

Cabinet members PositionPersonPartyPrime MinisterEhud BarakOne IsraelDeputy Prime MinisterYitzhak Mordechai (until 20 May 2000)Centre PartyDavid Levy (until 4 August 2000)GesherBinyamin Ben-EliezerOne IsraelMinister in the Prime Minister's OfficeHaim RamonOne IsraelMinister of AgricultureHaim Oron (5 August 1999 - 24 June 2000)MeretzEhud Barak (from 24 June 2000)One IsraelMinister of CommunicationsBinyamin Ben-EliezerOne IsraelMinister of DefenseEhud BarakOne IsraelMinister of Education, Culture and SportYossi Sarid (until 24 June 2000)MeretzEhud Barak (from 24 September 2000)One IsraelMinister of the EnvironmentDalia ItzikOne IsraelMinister of FinanceAvraham ShochatOne IsraelMinister of Foreign AffairsDavid Levy (until 4 August 2000)One IsraelShlomo Ben Ami (from 2 November 2000)One IsraelMinister of HealthShlomo Benizri (until 11 July 2000)ShasRoni Milo (from 10 August 2000)Centre PartyMinister of Housing and ConstructionYitzhak Levy (until 12 July 2000)National Religious PartyBinyamin Ben-Eliezer (from 11 October 2000)One IsraelMinister of Immigrant AbsorptionEhud Barak (until 5 August 1999)One IsraelYuli Tamir (from 5 August 1999)Not an MK 1Minister of Industry and TradeRan Cohen (until 24 June 2000)MeretzEhud Barak (from 24 September 2000)One IsraelMinister of Internal AffairsNatan Sharansky (until 11 July 2000)Yisrael BaAliyahHaim Ramon (from 11 October 2000)One IsraelMinister of Internal SecurityShlomo Ben-AmiOne IsraelMinister of JusticeYossi BeilinOne IsraelMinister of Labour and Social WelfareEli Yishai (until 11 July 2000)ShasRa'anan Cohen (from 10 August 2000)One IsraelMinister of National InfrastructureEli Suissa (until 11 July 2000)ShasAvraham Shochat (from 11 October 2000)One IsraelMinister of Regional Co-operationShimon PeresOne IsraelMinister of Religious AffairsYitzhak Cohen (until 11 July 2000)ShasYossi Beilin (from 11 October 2000)One IsraelMinister of Science 2Ehud Barak (until 5 August 1999)One IsraelMatan Vilnai (from 5 August 1999)One IsraelMinister of Social and Diaspora AffairsMichael MelchiorOne IsraelMinister of TourismEhud Barak (until 5 August 1999)One IsraelAmnon Lipkin-Shahak (from 5 August 1999)Center PartyMinister of TransportationYitzhak Mordechai (until 30 May 2000)Centre PartyAmnon Lipkin-Shahak (from 11 October 2000)Center PartyDeputy Minister of CommunicationsYitzhak Vaknin (until 11 July 2000)ShasDeputy Minister of DefenseEfraim SnehOne IsraelDeputy Minister of EducationMeshulam Nahari (until 11 July 2000)ShasShaul Yahalom (until 12 July 2000)National Religious PartyDeputy Minister of FinanceNissim Dahan (until 11 July 2000)ShasDeputy Minister of Foreign AffairsNawaf MassalhaOne IsraelDeputy Minister of Immigrant AbsorptionMarina Solodkin (until 11 July 2000)Yisrael BaAliyahDeputy Minister of Religious AffairsYigal Bibi (until 12 July 2000)National Religious Party

1 Although Tamir was not a Knesset member at the time, she was later elected to the Knesset on the Labor Party list.

2 The name of the post was changed to Minister of Science, Culture and Sport when Vilnai took office.

References

External links Thirteenth Knesset: Government 28 Knesset website