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23/11/2005 Labor-Meimad Acting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert 28/02/2003 - 16/04/2006 Likud Deputy Prime Minister Tommy Lapid 28/02/2003 - 04/12/2004 Shinui -the Secular Movement Silvan Shalom 28/02/2003 - 15/01/2006 Likud Interim Prime Minister Ehud Olmert 16/04/2006 - 04/05/2006 Kadima Minister in the Prime Minister`s Office Gideon Ezra 28/02/2003 - 31/08/2004 Likud Uzi Landau 28/02/2003 - 28/10/2004 Likud Tzachi Hanegbi 06/09/2004 - 04/05/2006 Likud Matan Vilnai 10/01/2005 - 28/08/2005 Labor-Meimad Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Yisrael Katz 28/02/2003 - 14/01/2006 Likud Ze`ev Boim 18/01/2006 - 04/05/2006 Kadima Minister of Communications Ariel Sharon 28/02/2003 - 17/08/2003 Likud Ehud Olmert 29/09/2003 - 10/01/2005 Likud Dalia Itzik 10/01/2005 - 23/11/2005 Labor-Meimad Abraham Hirchson 18/01/2006 - 04/05/2006 Kadima Minister of Defense Shaul Mofaz 28/02/2003 - 04/05/2006 Minister of Education, Culture, and Sport Limor Livnat 28/02/2003 - 14/01/2006 Likud Meir Sheetrit 18/01/2006 - 04/05/2006 Kadima Minister of Finance Benjamin Netanyahu 28/02/2003 - 09/08/2005 Likud Ehud Olmert 07/11/2005 - 04/05/2006 Likud Minister in the Ministry of Finance Meir Sheetrit 28/02/2003 - 05/07/2004 Likud Minister of Foreign Affairs Silvan Shalom 28/02/2003 - 15/01/2006 Likud Tzipi Livni 18/01/2006 - 04/05/2006 Kadima Minister of Health Dan Naveh 28/02/2003 - 14/01/2006 Likud Jacob Edery 18/01/2006 - 04/05/2006 Kadima Minister of Housing and Construction Effie Eitam 03/03/2003 - 10/06/2004 National Religious Party Tzipi Livni 31/08/2004 - 10/01/2005 Likud Isaac Herzog 10/01/2005 - 23/11/2005 Labor-Meimad Ze`ev Boim 18/01/2006 - 04/05/2006 Kadima Minister of Immigrant Absorption Tzipi Livni 28/02/2003 - 04/05/2006 Likud Minister of Industry, Trade, and Labor Ehud Olmert 28/02/2003 - 04/05/2006 Likud Minister of Internal Affairs Avraham Poraz 28/02/2003 - 04/12/2004 Shinui -the Secular Movement Ophir Pines-Paz 10/01/2005 - 23/11/2005 Labor-Meimad Minister of Internal Security Tzachi Hanegbi 28/02/2003 - 06/09/2004 Likud Gideon Ezra 29/11/2004 - 04/05/2006 Likud Minister of Jerusalem Affairs Natan Sharansky 03/03/2003 - 04/05/2005 Minister of Justice Tommy Lapid 28/02/2003 - 04/12/2004 Shinui -the Secular Movement Tzipi Livni 10/01/2005 - 04/05/2006 Likud Minister of National Infrastructure Joseph Paritzky 28/02/2003 - 13/07/2004 Shinui -the Secular Movement Eliezer Sandberg 19/07/2004 - 04/12/2004 Shinui -the Secular Movement Binyamin Ben-Eliezer 10/01/2005 - 23/11/2005 Labor-Meimad Ronnie Bar-On 18/01/2006 - 04/05/2006 Kadima Minister of Religious Affairs Ariel Sharon 28/02/2003 - 31/12/2003 Likud Minister of Science and Technology Eliezer Sandberg 28/02/2003 - 19/07/2004 Shinui -the Secular Movement Ilan Shalgi 24/07/2004 - 29/11/2004 Shinui -the Secular Movement Victor Brailovsky 29/11/2004 - 04/12/2004 Shinui -the Secular Movement Matan Vilnai 07/11/2005 - 23/11/2005 Labor-Meimad- Am Ehad Ronnie Bar-On 18/01/2006 - 04/05/2006 Kadima Minister of the Environment Yehudith Naot 28/02/2003 - 17/10/2004 Shinui -the Secular Movement Ilan Shalgi 29/11/2004 - 04/12/2004 Shinui -the Secular Movement Shalom Simhon 10/01/2005 - 23/11/2005 Labor-Meimad Gideon Ezra 18/01/2006 - 04/05/2006 Kadima Minister of Tourism Benyamin Elon 28/02/2003 - 06/06/2004 Ichud Leumi Gideon Ezra 31/08/2004 - 10/01/2005 Likud Abraham Hirchson 10/01/2005 - 04/05/2006 Likud Minister of Transportation Avigdor Liberman 28/02/2003 - 06/06/2004 Ichud Leumi Meir Sheetrit 31/08/2004 - 04/05/2006 Likud Minister of Welfare and Social Services Zevulun Orlev 03/03/2003 - 11/11/2004 National Religious Party Minister Without Portfolio Haim Ramon 10/01/2005 - 23/11/2005 Labor-Meimad Acting Ministers Acting Min. of Finance Ehud Olmert 09/08/2005 - 07/11/2005 Likud Acting Min. of Housing and Construction Tzipi Livni 04/07/2004 - 31/08/2004 Likud Acting Min. of Internal Security Gideon Ezra 06/09/2004 - 29/11/2004 Likud Acting Min. of Justice Tzipi Livni 05/12/2004 - 10/01/2005 Likud Acting Min. of Science and Technology Matan Vilnai 28/08/2005 - 07/11/2005 Labor-Meimad- Am Ehad Acting Min. of the Environment Ilan Shalgi 17/10/2004 - 29/11/2004 Shinui -the Secular Movement Acting Min. of Tourism Gideon Ezra 04/07/2004 - 31/08/2004 Likud Acting Min. of Transportation Meir Sheetrit 04/07/2004 - 31/08/2004 Likud Deputy Ministers Deputy Min. in the Prime Minister`s Office Yitzhak Levy 24/03/2003 - 08/06/2004 National Religious Party Majallie Whbee 30/03/2005 - 20/06/2005 Likud Deputy Min. of Agriculture and Rural Development Gila Gamliel 30/03/2005 - 14/01/2006 Likud Deputy Min. of Defense Ze`ev Boim 05/03/2003 - 18/01/2006 Likud Deputy Min. of Education, Culture, and Sport Zvi Hendel 05/03/2003 - 06/06/2004 Ichud Leumi Michael Melchior 11/01/2005 - 20/06/2005 Labor-Meimad Majallie Whbee 20/06/2005 - 04/05/2006 Likud Deputy Min. of Housing and Construction Eli Ben-Menachem 11/01/2005 - 23/11/2005 Labor-Meimad Deputy Min. of Immigrant Absorption Marina Solodkin 30/03/2005 - 04/05/2006 Likud Deputy Min. of Industry, Trade, and Labor Michael Ratzon 05/03/2003 - 28/10/2004 Likud Eli Aflalo 30/03/2005 - 04/05/2006 Likud Deputy Min. of Internal Affairs Victor Brailovsky 05/03/2003 - 29/11/2004 Shinui -the Secular Movement Ruhama Avraham Balila 30/03/2005 - 04/05/2006 Likud Deputy Min. of Internal Security Jacob Edery 10/03/2003 - 18/01/2006 Likud Deputy Min. of Social and Diaspora Affairs Michael Melchior 20/06/2005 - 23/11/2005 Labor-Meimad- Am Ehad Deputy Min. of the Vice Premier Orit Noked 11/01/2005 - 23/11/2005 Labor-Meimad Deputy Min. of Transportation Shmuel Halpert 30/03/2005 - 04/05/2006 Agudat Yisrael Deputy Min. of Welfare and Social Services Avraham Ravitz 30/03/2005 - 04/05/2006 Degel Hatorah Not a Knesset Member ** Faction name represents the Knesset parliamentary group in which the minister was a member on the date of his/her entry into the government. March 3, 2003. The Ministers of the Thirtieth Government together with President Moshe Katsav, who is sitting next to Prime Minister Ariel Sharon. Note: The Prime Minister automatically assumes any ministerial position vacated until the official appointment of another minister or acting minister. The position of Deputy or Vice Prime Minister is not an official job, rather an honorary position. Matters of culture and sport returned to the Ministry of Education. On 26.3.2003, labor matters were transferred from the Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare to the Ministry of Industry and Trade. On 31.12.2003, the Ministry of Religious Affairs ceased to exist, and its units were distributed among other ministries. On 4.1.2006, Ariel Sharon ceased functioning as Prime Minister following a stroke that placed him into a persistent vegetative state. His authority went to Acting PM Ehud Olmert.

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