Tenth government of Israel

{{Infobox government cabinet

|cabinet_name = Eighth Ben-Gurion Cabinet

|cabinet_number = 10th

|jurisdiction = Israel

|flag = Flag of Israel.svg

|flag_border = true

|date_formed = {{Start date|1961|11|02|df=y}}

|date_dissolved = {{End date|1963|06|26|df=y}}

|government_head = David Ben-Gurion

|state_head = Yitzhak Ben-Zvi (until 23 April 1963)
Zalman Shazar (from 21 May 1963)

|image = Tenth Government of Israel, 1961.jpg

|legislature_status = Coalition

|political_parties = Mapai
National Religious Party
Ahdut HaAvoda
Poalei Agudat Yisrael
Cooperation and Brotherhood
Progress and Development

|previous = 9th cabinet of Israel

|successor = 11th cabinet of Israel

|legislature_term = 5th Knesset

|election = 1961 Israeli legislative election

|opposition_leader = Menachem Begin

}}

The tenth government of Israel was formed on 2 November 1961 following the August elections. Although David Ben-Gurion was appointed prime minister, the government was actually formed by Minister of Finance Levi Eshkol. On 7 September Ben-Gurion had told President Yitzhak Ben-Zvi that he was unable to form a government; on 14 September Ben-Zvi asked Eshkol to form a government, with Eshkol subsequently announcing that he would do so with Ben-Gurion as PM.[http://www.jafi.org.il/education/jafi75/timeline5b.html#1 1961 timeline] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081203153826/http://www.jafi.org.il/education/jafi75/timeline5b.html#1 |date=2008-12-03 }} Jewish Agency for Israel It turned out to be the last government led by Ben-Gurion.

The coalition included Mapai, the National Religious Party, Ahdut HaAvoda, Poalei Agudat Yisrael, Cooperation and Brotherhood and Progress and Development. Deputy Ministers were appointed four days after the cabinet was in place.

The government fell on 16 June 1963 when Ben-Gurion resigned "because of personal needs". However, in reality he was annoyed at a perceived lack of support from his colleagues.[https://www.knesset.gov.il/history/eng/eng_hist5_s.htm Factional and Government Make-Up of the Fifth Knesset] Knesset website

Cabinet members

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Portfolio !Minister ! colspan="2" \|Party
Prime Minister Minister of Defense \|David Ben-Gurion \|Mapai \| style="background:{{party color\|Mapai}}" \|
Minister of Agriculture \|Moshe Dayan \|Mapai \|style="background:{{party color\|Mapai}}\|
rowspan=2\|Minister of Development \|Giora Yoseftal (2 November 1961 – 23 August 1962) ¹ \|Mapai \|style="background:{{party color\|Mapai}}\|
Yosef Almogi (30 October 1962 – 26 June 1963) \|Mapai \|style="background:{{party color\|Mapai}}\|
Minister of Education and Culture \|Abba Eban \|Mapai \|style="background:{{party color\|Mapai}}\|
Minister of Finance \|Levi Eshkol \|Mapai \|style="background:{{party color\|Mapai}}\|
Minister of Foreign Affairs \|Golda Meir \|Mapai \|style="background:{{party color\|Mapai}}\|
Minister of Health Minister of Internal Affairs \|Haim-Moshe Shapira \|National Religious Party \|style="background:{{party color\|National Religious Party}}\|
rowspan=2\|Minister of Housing \|Giora Yoseftal (2 November 1961 – 23 August 1962) ¹ \|Mapai \|style="background:{{party color\|Mapai}}\|
Yosef Almogi (29 October 1962 – 26 June 1963) \|Mapai \|style="background:{{party color\|Mapai}}\|
Minister of Justice \|Dov Yosef \|Not an MK ² \|style="background:{{party color\|Mapai}}\|
Minister of Labour \|Yigal Allon \|Mapai \|style="background:{{party color\|Mapai}}\|
Minister of Police \|Bechor-Shalom Sheetrit \|Mapai \|style="background:{{party color\|Mapai}}\|
Minister of Postal Services \|Eliyahu Sasson \|Not an MK ³ \|style="background:{{party color\|Mapai}}\|
Minister of Religions \|Zerach Warhaftig \|National Religious Party \|style="background:{{party color\|National Religious Party}}\|
Minister of Trade and Industry \|Pinchas Sapir \|Mapai \|style="background:{{party color\|Mapai}}\|
rowspan=2\|Minister of Transportation \|Yitzhak Ben-Aharon (2 November 1961 – 28 May 1962) \|Ahdut HaAvoda \|style="background:{{party color\|Ahdut HaAvoda}}\|
Yisrael Bar-Yehuda (28 May 1962 – 26 June 1963) \|Ahdut HaAvoda \|style="background:{{party color\|Ahdut HaAvoda}}\|
Minister of Welfare \|Yosef Burg \|National Religious Party \|style="background:{{party color\|National Religious Party}}\|
Minister without Portfolio \|Yosef Almogi (2 November 1961 – 30 October 1962) \|Mapai \|style="background:{{party color\|Mapai}}\|
Deputy Minister of Defense \|Shimon Peres (6 November 1961 – 26 June 1963) \|Mapai \|style="background:{{party color\|Mapai}}\|
rowspan="3" \|Deputy Minister of Education and Culture \|Ami Assaf (6 November 1961 – 17 May 1963) ¹ \|Mapai \|style="background:{{party color\|Mapai}}\|
Kalman Kahana (29 November 1961 – 26 June 1963) \|Poalei Agudat Yisrael \|style="background:{{party color\|Poalei Agudat Yisrael}}\|
Mordechai Zar (27 May 1963 – 17 May 1963) \|Mapai \|style="background:{{party color\|Mapai}}\|
Deputy Minister of Finance \|Yitzhak Coren (30 May 1962 – 26 June 1963) \|Mapai \|style="background:{{party color\|Mapai}}\|
Deputy Minister of Health \|Yitzhak Rafael (6 November 1961 – 26 June 1963) \|National Religious Party \|style="background:{{party color\|National Religious Party}}\|
Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs \|Shlomo-Yisrael Ben-Meir (18 February 1962 – 26 June 1963) \|National Religious Party \|style="background:{{party color\|National Religious Party}}\|

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