# Thirteenth government of Israel

The thirteenth government of Israel was formed by Levi Eshkol on 12 January 1966, following the November 1965 elections. His coalition included the Alignment (an alliance of Mapai and Ahdut HaAvoda), the National Religious Party, Mapam, the Independent Liberals, Poalei Agudat Yisrael, Progress and Development and Cooperation and Brotherhood, and had eighteen ministers.
On 5 June 1967, the first day of the Six-Day War, Gahal and Rafi joined the government, with the number of ministers rising to 21. Eshkol died on 26 February 1969, and the government was temporarily led by Yigal Allon until Golda Meir formed the fourteenth government on 17 March 1969.
New posts in the government included the Minister of Immigrant Absorption and the Minister of Information.

## Cabinet members

| Position | Person | Party |
| Prime Minister | Levi Eshkol (until 26 February 1969) | Alignment, Labor Party |
| Prime Minister | Yigal Allon (interim after 26 February 1969) | Alignment |
| Deputy Prime Minister | Yigal Allon (after 1 July 1968) | Labor Party, Alignment |
| Minister of Agriculture | Haim Gvati | Alignment, Labor Party |
| Minister of Defense | Levi Eshkol (until 5 June 1967) | Alignment |
| Minister of Defense | Moshe Dayan (after 5 June 1967) | Rafi, Labor Party, Alignment |
| Minister of Development | Moshe Kol | Not an MK $^1$ |
| Minister of Education and Culture | Zalman Aran | Alignment, Labor Party |
| Minister of Finance | Pinchas Sapir (until 5 August 1968) | Alignment, Labor Party |
| Minister of Finance | Ze'ev Sherf (from 5 August 1968) | Labor Party, Alignment |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | Abba Eban | Alignment, Labor Party |
| Minister of Health | Yisrael Barzilai | Not an MK $^2$ |
| Minister of Housing | Mordechai Bentov | Not an MK $^2$ |
| Minister of Immigrant Absorption | Yigal Allon (from 1 July 1968) | Labor Party, Alignment |
| Minister of Information | Yisrael Galili (from 5 June 1967) | Alignment, Labor Party |
| Minister of Internal Affairs | Haim-Moshe Shapira | National Religious Party |
| Minister of Justice | Ya'akov Shimshon Shapira | Not an MK $^3$ |
| Minister of Labour | Yigal Allon (until 1 July 1968) | Alignment, Labor Party |
| Minister of Labour | Yosef Almogi (from 8 July 1968) | Labor Party, Alignment |
| Minister of Police | Bechor-Shalom Sheetrit (until 2 January 1967) | Alignment |
| Minister of Police | Eliyahu Sasson (from 2 January 1967) | Alignment, Labor Party |
| Minister of Postal Services | Eliyahu Sasson (until 2 January 1967) | Alignment |
| Minister of Postal Services | Yisrael Yeshayahu (from 2 January 1967) | Alignment, Labor Party |
| Minister of Religions | Zerach Warhaftig | National Religious Party |
| Minister of Tourism | Moshe Kol | Not an MK $^1$ |
| Minister of Trade and Industry | Haim Yosef Zadok (until 22 November 1966) | Alignment |
| Minister of Trade and Industry | Ze'ev Sherf (from 22 November 1966) | Alignment |
| Minister of Transportation | Moshe Carmel | Alignment, Labor Party |
| Minister of Welfare | Yosef Burg | National Religious Party |
| Minister without Portfolio | Yisrael Galili (until 5 June 1967) | Alignment |
| Minister without Portfolio | Menachem Begin (from 5 June 1967) | Gahal |
| Minister without Portfolio | Yosef Sapir (from 5 June 1967) | Gahal |
| Minister without Portfolio | Pinchas Sapir (from 5 August 1968) | Labor Party, Alignment |
| Deputy Minister of Agriculture | Aharon Uzan | Alignment, Labor Party |
| Deputy Minister of Defense | Zvi Dinstein (until 5 June 1967) | Alignment |
| Deputy Minister of Development | Yehuda Sha'ari | Independent Liberals |
| Deputy Minister of Education and Culture | Kalman Kahana | Poalei Agudat Yisrael |
| Deputy Minister of Education and Culture | Aharon Yadlin | Alignment, Labor Party |
| Deputy Minister of Finance | Zvi Dinstein (from 24 July 1967) | Labor Party, Alignment |
| Deputy Minister of Immigrant Absorption | Aryeh Eliav (from 12 August 1968) | Labor Party, Alignment |
| Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs | Shlomo-Yisrael Ben-Meir | National Religious Party |
| Deputy Minister of Religions | Binyamin Shahor | National Religious Party |
| Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry | Aryeh Eliav (17 October 1966 - 22 November 1966) | Alignment |
| Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry | Aryeh Eliav (28 November 1966 - 26 June 1967) | Alignment |
¹ Kol was elected to the Knesset on the Independent Liberal list, but resigned his seat after being appointed to the cabinet.
$^2$ Although Barzilai or Bentov were not MKs at the time, both were members of Mapam.
$^3$ Although Shapira was not an MK at the time, he had previously been an MK for Mapai, and w elected to the next Knesset as a member of the Alignment.