Head of state
Rueven Rivlin - President
Ministers
Benjamin Netanyahu Likud Prime Minister; Minister of Foreign Affairs; Minister of Communications; Minister of the Economy Avigdor Lieberman Yisrael Beiteinu Minister of Defense Aryeh Deri Shas Minister of the Development of the Negev and Galilee Moshe Kahlon Yesh Atid Minister of Finance Naftali Bennettt Jewish Home Minister of Education; Minister for Jerusalem & Diaspora Affairs Silvan Shalom Likud Minister of the Interior; Vice Premier David Azulai Shas Minister of Religious Affairs Ayelet Shaked Jewish Home Minister of Justice Yaakov Litzman UTJ Minister of Health Gilad Erdan Likud Minister of Internal Security, Information, and Strategic Affairs Yisrael Katz Likud Minister of Transportation; Minister of National Intelligence Yuval Steinitz Likud Minister of Energy & Warer Yoav Galant Kulanu Minister of Housing & Construction Benny Begin Likud Minister for Strategic & Intelligence Affairs responsible for International Relations Gila Gamliel Likud Minister of Senior Citizens Haim Katz Likud Minister of Welfare & Social Affairs Ofir Akunis Likud Minister of Science, Technology & Space Ze'ev Elkin Likud Minister of Immigration Absorption Yariv Levin Likud Minister of Tourism; Minister of Public Security Uri Ariel Jewish Home Minister of Agriculture & Rural Development Miri Regev Likud Minister of Culture and Sport
Deputy Ministers
Yitzhak Cohen Shas Deputy Minister of Finance Eli Ben-Dahan Jewish Home Deputy Minister of Defense Meir Porush UTJ Deputy Minister of Education Tzipi Hotovely Likud Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs
Senior Government Officials
Yuli Edelstein Speaker of the Knesset Miriam Naor President of the Supreme Court Dr. Karnit Flug Governor of the Bank of Israel Benny Gantz IDF Chief of General Staff Yehuda Weinstein Attorney General Yitzhak Yosef Sephardi Chief Rabbi David Lau Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi
Sources: Israeli Foreign Ministry; Mandel, Jonah. “Israel's Netanyahu finalizes cabinet lineup for a vote,” Yahoo News (May 14, 2015); Israel Democracy Institute
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