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28/02/2003 Likud Deputy Prime Minister Eliyahu Yishai 07/03/2001 - 23/05/2002 Shas Shimon Peres 07/03/2001 - 02/11/2002 One Israel (2) Silvan Shalom 07/03/2001 - 28/02/2003 Likud Natan Sharansky 07/03/2001 - 28/02/2003 Yisrael Be`aliyah Eliyahu Yishai 03/06/2002 - 28/02/2003 Shas Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Shalom Simhon 07/03/2001 - 02/11/2002 One Israel (2) Tzipi Livni 17/12/2002 - 28/02/2003 Likud Minister of Communications Reuven Rivlin 07/03/2001 - 28/02/2003 Likud Minister of Construction and Housing Natan Sharansky 07/03/2001 - 28/02/2003 Yisrael Be`aliyah Minister of Defense Binyamin Ben-Eliezer 07/03/2001 - 02/11/2002 One Israel (2) Shaul Mofaz 04/11/2002 - 28/02/2003 Minister of Education Limor Livnat 07/03/2001 - 28/02/2003 Likud Minister of Finance Silvan Shalom 07/03/2001 - 28/02/2003 Likud Minister of Foreign Affairs Shimon Peres 07/03/2001 - 02/11/2002 One Israel (2) Ariel Sharon 02/11/2002 - 06/11/2002 Likud Benjamin Netanyahu 06/11/2002 - 28/02/2003 Minister of Health Nissim Dahan 07/03/2001 - 23/05/2002 Shas Ariel Sharon 23/05/2002 - 03/06/2002 Likud Nissim Dahan 03/06/2002 - 28/02/2003 Shas Minister of Immigration and Absorption Ariel Sharon 07/03/2001 - 28/02/2003 Likud Minister of Industry and Trade Dalia Itzik 07/03/2001 - 02/11/2002 One Israel (2) Ariel Sharon 02/11/2002 - 28/02/2003 Likud Minister of Jerusalem Affairs Eliyahu Suissa 07/03/2001 - 23/05/2002 Shas Eliyahu Suissa 03/06/2002 - 28/02/2003 Shas Minister of Justice Meir Sheetrit 07/03/2001 - 28/02/2003 Likud Minister of Labor and Social Welfare Shlomo Benizri 07/03/2001 - 23/05/2002 Shas Ariel Sharon 23/05/2002 - 03/06/2002 Likud Shlomo Benizri 03/06/2002 - 28/02/2003 Shas Minister of National Infrastructure Avigdor Liberman 07/03/2001 - 14/03/2002 Ichud Leumi-Yisrael Beiteinu Effie Eitam 18/09/2002 - 28/02/2003 Minister of Public Security Uzi Landau 07/03/2001 - 28/02/2003 Likud Minister of Regional Cooperation Tzipi Livni 07/03/2001 - 29/08/2001 Likud Roni Milo 29/08/2001 - 28/02/2003 Center Party Minister of Religious Affairs Asher Ohana 07/03/2001 - 28/02/2003 Minister of Science, Culture, and Sport Matan Vilnai 07/03/2001 - 02/11/2002 Minister of the Environment Tzachi Hanegbi 07/03/2001 - 28/02/2003 Likud Minister of the Interior Eliyahu Yishai 07/03/2001 - 23/05/2002 Shas Ariel Sharon 23/05/2002 - 03/06/2002 Likud Eliyahu Yishai 03/06/2002 - 28/02/2003 Shas Minister of Tourism Rechavam Ze`evi 07/03/2001 - 17/10/2001 (Assassinated) Ichud Leumi-Yisrael Beiteinu Benyamin Elon 31/10/2001 - 14/03/2002 Ichud Leumi-Yisrael Beiteinu Yitzhak Levy 18/09/2002 - 28/02/2003 Minister of Transportation Ephraim Sneh 07/03/2001 - 02/11/2002 One Israel (2) Ariel Sharon 02/11/2002 - 28/02/2003 Likud Tzachi Hanegbi 15/12/2002 - 28/02/2003 Likud Minister Without Portfolio Saleh Tarif 07/03/2001 - 29/01/2002 One Israel (2) Ra`anan Cohen 07/03/2001 - 18/08/2002 One Israel (2) Dan Naveh 07/03/2001 - 28/02/2003 Likud Tzipi Livni 29/08/2001 - 17/12/2002 Likud Dan Meridor 29/08/2001 - 28/02/2003 Center Party David Levy 08/04/2002 - 30/07/2002 Gesher Effie Eitam 08/04/2002 - 18/09/2002 Yitzhak Levy 08/04/2002 - 18/09/2002 Minister for Social Coordination Samuel Avital 07/03/2001 - 22/02/2002 Deputy Ministers Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister`s Office Yuri Shtern 07/03/2001 - 14/03/2002 Ichud Leumi-Yisrael Beiteinu Deputy Min. of Construction and Housing Meir Porush 04/06/2001 - 28/02/2003 United Torah Judaism Deputy Min. of Defense Dalia Rabin-Pelossof 07/03/2001 - 01/08/2002 New Way Wizman Shiry 12/08/2002 - 02/11/2002 Labor-Meimad Deputy Min. of Education Meshulam Nahari 07/03/2001 - 20/05/2002 Shas Avraham Ravitz 16/04/2001 - 28/02/2003 United Torah Judaism Meshulam Nahari 03/06/2002 - 28/02/2003 Shas Deputy Min. of Finance Yitzhak Cohen 02/05/2001 - 20/05/2002 Shas Yitzhak Cohen 03/06/2002 - 28/02/2003 Shas Deputy Min. of Foreign Affairs Michael Melchior 07/03/2001 - 02/11/2002 One Israel (2) Deputy Min. of Immigration and Absorption Yuli-Yoel Edelstein 07/03/2001 - 28/02/2003 Yisrael Be`aliyah Deputy Min. of Industry and Trade Eli Ben-Menachem 07/03/2001 - 02/11/2002 One Israel (2) Deputy Min. of Labor and Social Welfare Yitzhak Vaknin 02/05/2001 - 20/05/2002 Shas Yitzhak Vaknin 03/06/2002 - 28/02/2003 Shas Deputy Min. of National Infrastructure Naomi Blumenthal 07/03/2001 - 01/01/2003 Likud Deputy Min. of Public Security Gideon Ezra 07/03/2001 - 28/02/2003 Likud Deputy Min. of the Interior David Azoulay 02/05/2001 - 23/05/2002 Shas David Azoulay 03/06/2002 - 28/02/2003 Shas Deputy Min. of Transportation Avraham Yechezkel 07/03/2001 - 02/05/2002 One Israel (2) Sofa Landver 12/08/2002 - 02/11/2002 Labor-Meimad 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. First meeting of the Twenty-Ninth Government in the Knesset. The traditional portrait of the incoming government together with President Moshe Katsav. The presentation of the new government by Prime MInister Ariel Sharon in the President`s house. 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. Prime Minister Ariel Sharon was elected in direct elections for the prime minister on February 6, 2001.

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