Twenty-fifth government of Israel
The twenty-fifth government of Israel was formed by Yitzhak Rabin of the Labor Party on 13 July 1992,[1] after the party's victory in the June elections. The coalition also contained the new Meretz party (an alliance of Ratz, Mapam, and Shinui) and Shas, and held 62 of the 120 seats in the Knesset. The government was also supported, but not joined, by Hadash and the Arab Democratic Party, which held an additional five seats between them.
Second Rabin Cabinet | |
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25th Cabinet of Israel | |
Date formed | 13 July 1992 |
Date dissolved | 22 November 1995 |
People and organisations | |
Head of state | Chaim Herzog (until 13 May 1993) Ezer Weizman (after 13 May 1993) |
Head of government | Yitzhak Rabin |
Member parties | Labor Party Meretz Yiud Shas |
Status in legislature | Centre-left coalition |
Opposition party | Likud |
Opposition leader | Yitzhak Shamir (until 1993) Benjamin Netanyahu (since 1993) |
History | |
Election(s) | 1992 Israeli legislative election |
Legislature term(s) | 13th Knesset |
Predecessor | 24th cabinet of Israel |
Successor | 26th cabinet of Israel |
Shas left the government on 14 September 1993,[2] but the coalition was joined by the new Yiud faction (a three-member breakaway from Tzomet) on 9 January 1995.
Rabin was assassinated on 4 November 1995, with Shimon Peres taking over as Interim Prime Minister until forming the twenty-sixth government on 22 November.
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Cabinet members
Position | Person | Party | |
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Prime Minister | Yitzhak Rabin (until 4 November 1995) | Labor Party | |
Shimon Peres (interim from 5 November) | Labor Party | ||
Minister of Agriculture | Ya'akov Tzur | Not an MK 1 | |
Minister of Communications | Moshe Shahal (until 7 June 1993) | Labor Party | |
Shulamit Aloni | Meretz | ||
Minister of Defense | Yitzhak Rabin (until 4 November 1995) | Labor Party | |
Shimon Peres (from 5 November) | Labor Party | ||
Minister of Economics and Planning | Shimon Shetreet (until 18 July 1995) | Labor Party | |
Yossi Beilin (from 18 July 1995) | Labor Party | ||
Minister of Education and Culture 2 | Shulamit Aloni (until 11 May 1993) | Meretz | |
Yitzhak Rabin (11 May 1993 - 7 June 1993) | Labor Party | ||
Amnon Rubinstein (from 30 May 1994) | Meretz | ||
Minister of Energy and Infrastructure | Amnon Rubinstein (until 7 June 1993) | Meretz | |
Moshe Shahal (7 June 1993 - 9 January 1995) | Labor Party | ||
Gonen Segev (from 9 January 1995) | Yiud | ||
Minister of the Environment | Ora Namir (until 31 December 1992) | Labor Party | |
Yossi Sarid (from 31 December 1992) | Meretz | ||
Minister of Finance | Avraham Shochat | Labor Party | |
Minister of Foreign Affairs | Shimon Peres | Labor Party | |
Minister of Health | Haim Ramon (until 8 February 1994) | Labor Party | |
Yitzhak Rabin (8 February - 1 June 1994) | Labor Party | ||
Efraim Sneh (from 1 June 1994) | Labor Party | ||
Minister of Housing and Construction | Binyamin Ben-Eliezer | Labor Party | |
Minister of Immigrant Absorption | Yair Tzaban | Meretz | |
Minister of Industry and Trade | Michael Harish | Labor Party | |
Minister of Internal Affairs | Aryeh Deri (until 11 May 1993) | Shas | |
Aryeh Deri (7 June - 14 September 1993) | Shas | ||
Yitzhak Rabin (14 September 1993 - 27 February 1995) | Labor Party | ||
Uzi Baram (27 February - 7 June 1995) | Labor Party | ||
David Libai (19 June - 18 July 1995) | Labor Party | ||
Ehud Barak (from 18 July 1995) | Not an MK 3 | ||
Minister of Jerusalem Affairs | Yitzhak Rabin (until 31 December 1992) | Labor Party | |
Minister of Justice | David Libai | Labor Party | |
Minister of Labour and Social Welfare | Yitzhak Rabin (until 31 December 1992) | Labor Party | |
Ora Namir (from 31 December 1992) | Labor Party | ||
Minister of Police | Moshe Shahal | Labor Party | |
Minister of Religious Affairs | Yitzhak Rabin (until 27 January 1995) | Labor Party | |
Shimon Shetreet (from 27 January 1995) | Labor Party | ||
Minister of Science and Technology | Amnon Rubinstein (until 31 December 1992) | Meretz | |
Shimon Shetreet (31 December 1992 - 7 June 1993) | Labor Party | ||
Shulamit Aloni (from 7 June 1993) | Meretz | ||
Minister of Tourism | Uzi Baram | Labor Party | |
Minister of Transportation | Yisrael Kessar | Labor Party | |
Minister without Portfolio | Shulamit Aloni (11 May - 7 June 1993) | Meretz | |
Aryeh Deri (11 May - 7 June 1993) | Shas | ||
Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Office | Eli Ben-Menachem (until 8 April 1993) | Labor Party | |
Deputy Minister of Agriculture | Walid Haj Yahia | Meretz | |
Deputy Minister of Defense | Mordechai Gur (until 16 July 1995)4 | Labor Party | |
Deputy Minister of Education and Culture | Moshe Maya (until 12 September 1993) | Shas | |
Micha Goldman | Labor Party | ||
Deputy Minister of Finance | Rafael Pinhasi (until 31 December 1992) | Shas | |
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs | Yossi Beilin (until 17 July 1995) | Labor Party | |
Eli Dayan (from 24 July 1995) | Labor Party | ||
Deputy Minister of Health | Nawaf Massalha | Labor Party | |
Deputy Minister of Housing and Construction | Aryeh Gamliel (until 9 September 1993) | Shas | |
Ran Cohen (until 31 December 1992) | Meretz | ||
Eli Ben-Menachem (from 8 April 1993) | Labor Party | ||
Alex Goldfarb (from 2 January 1995) | Yiud | ||
Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade | Masha Lubelsky | Labor Party | |
Deputy Minister of Religious Affairs | Rafael Pinhasi (31 December 1992 - 14 September 1993) | Shas |
1 Although Tzur was not a Knesset member at the time, he had previously been elected on the Alignment list and was a Labor Party member.
2 When Rubinstein was appointed to the post in 1994, it was renamed the Minister of Education, Culture and Sport.
3 Although Barak was not a Knesset member at the time, he was elected to the next Knesset on the Labor Party-list.
4 Died in office.
References
- Benjamin Frankel (1996). A Restless Mind: Essays in Honor of Amos Perlmutter. Psychology Press. p. 101. ISBN 978-0-7146-4607-7.
- Factional and Government Make-Up of the Thirteenth Knesset Knesset website
External links
- Eleventh Knesset: Government 25 Knesset website