Tenth Government of Israel - Cabniet Members

Cabniet Members

Position Person Party
Prime Minister
David Ben-Gurion Mapai
Minister of Agriculture Moshe Dayan Mapai
Minister of Defense David Ben-Gurion Mapai
Minister of Development Giora Yoseftal (until 23 August 1962) 1 Mapai
Yosef Almogi (from 30 October 1962) Mapai
Minister of Education and Culture Abba Eban Mapai
Minister of Finance Levi Eshkol Mapai
Minister of Foreign Affairs Golda Meir Mapai
Minister of Health Haim-Moshe Shapira National Religious Party
Minister of Housing Giora Yoseftal (until 23 August 1962) 1 Mapai
Yosef Almogi (from 30 October 1962) Mapai
Minister of Internal Affairs Haim-Moshe Shapira National Religious Party
Minister of Justice Dov Yosef Not an MK 2
Minister of Labour Yigal Allon Mapai
Minister of Police Bechor-Shalom Sheetrit Mapai
Minister of Postal Services Eliyahu Sasson Not an MK 3
Minister of Religions Zerach Warhaftig National Religious Party
Minister of Trade and Industry Pinhas Sapir Mapai
Minister of Transportation Yitzhak Ben-Aharon (until 28 May 1962) Ahdut HaAvoda
Yisrael Bar-Yehuda (from 28 May 1962) Ahdut HaAvoda
Minister of Welfare Yosef Burg National Religious Party
Minister without Portfolio Yosef Almogi (until 30 October 1962) Mapai
Deputy Minister of Defense Shimon Peres Mapai
Deputy Minister of Education and Culture Ami Assaf (until 17 May 1963) 1 Mapai
Kalman Kahana (from 29 November 1961) Poalei Agudat Yisrael
Deputy Minister of Finance Yitzhak Coren (from 30 May 1962) Mapai
Deputy Minister of Health Yitzhak Rafael National Religious Party
Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs Shlomo-Yisrael Ben-Meir (from 18 February 1962) National Religious Party

1 Died in office.

2 Although Yosef was not an MK at the time, he was a member of Mapai.

3 Although Sasson was not an MK at the time, he was elected to the next Knesset as a member of the Alignment, an alliance of Mapai and Ahdut HaAvoda.

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