Fourteenth government of Israel

{{Short description|1969 government led by Golda Meir}}

{{Infobox government cabinet

|cabinet_name = First Meir Cabinet

|cabinet_number = 14th

|jurisdiction = Israel

|flag = Flag of Israel.svg

|flag_border = true

|date_formed = {{Start date|1969|03|17|df=y}}

|date_dissolved = {{End date|1969|12|15|df=y}}

|government_head = Golda Meir

|state_head = Zalman Shazar

|image = Golda Meir 03265u.jpg

|legislature_status = Coalition

|political_parties = Alignment
National Religious Party
Gahal
Independent Liberals
Poalei Agudat Yisrael
Progress and Development
Cooperation and Brotherhood

|previous = 13th Cabinet of Israel

|successor = 15th Cabinet of Israel

|legislature_term = 6th Knesset

|opposition_leader = Yitzhak-Meir Levin

}}

The fourteenth government of Israel was formed by Golda Meir on 17 March 1969, following the death of Prime Minister Levi Eshkol on 26 February.[http://www.jafi.org.il/education/jafi75/timeline5j.html#1 1969] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081203150118/http://www.jafi.org.il/education/jafi75/timeline5j.html#1 |date=2008-12-03 }} Jewish Agency for Israel She kept the same national unity government coalition, including the newly formed Alignment alliance of the Labor Party and Mapam, as well as Gahal, the National Religious Party, the Independent Liberals, Poalei Agudat Yisrael, Progress and Development, Cooperation and Brotherhood. The only change to the cabinet was the scrapping of the Minister of Information post, with the previous post-holder Yisrael Galili becoming a Minister without Portfolio instead.

The government served until the formation of the fifteenth government by Meir on 15 December 1969, following the October elections.

{{Infobox election

| election_name = Israeli government formation, March 1969

| country = Israel

| flag_year =

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| party_colour =

| previous_election =

| previous_year = 1966

| next_election =

| next_year = December 1969

| election_date = 17 March 1969

| 1blank = Investiture vote - In favor

| 2blank = Investiture vote - Against

| 3blank = Investiture vote - Abstain

| image1 = 130x130px

| nominee1 = Golda Meir

| party1 = Alignment (Israel)

| home_state1 =

| running_mate1 =

| states_carried1 =

| electoral_vote1 = 93

| percentage1 = 77.5%

| image2 = 130x130px

| nominee2 = Yitzhak-Meir Levin

| party2 = Agudat Yisrael

| home_state2 =

| running_mate2 =

| states_carried2 =

| electoral_vote2 = 27

| percentage2 = 22.5%

| map_image =

| map_size =

| map_caption =

| title = Prime Minister

| before_election = Levi Eshkol

| before_party = Alignment (Israel)

| after_election = Golda Meir

| after_party = Alignment (Israel)

}}