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![]() 31st Cabinet of Israel | |
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Date formed | 4 May 2006 |
Date dissolved | 31 March 2009 |
People and organisations | |
Head of state | Moshe Katsav (until 1 July 2007) Shimon Peres (since 1 July 2007) |
Head of government | Ehud Olmert |
Member party | Kadima Labor Shas Gil Yisrael Beiteinu (November 2006–16 January 2008) |
Status in legislature | Coalition government |
Opposition party | Likud |
Opposition leader | Binyamin Netanyahu |
History | |
Election | 2006 |
Legislature term | 17th Knesset |
Predecessor | Thirtieth government |
Successor | thirty-second government |
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The thirty-first government of Israel was formed by Ehud Olmert on 4 May 2006, following Kadima's victory in the March elections. His coalition initially included Labor, Shas and Gil,[1] and held 67 of the 120 seats in the Knesset. The 11-seat Yisrael Beiteinu joined the coalition in November 2006, but left on 16 January 2008 in protest at peace talks with the Palestinian National Authority.[2] With the inclusion of the Labor Party's Raleb Majadele as a Minister without Portfolio on 29 January 2007, it became the first Israeli cabinet to have a Muslim minister.[3] The makeup of the coalition resulted in a center-left government.[4][5]
The government held office until Benjamin Netanyahu formed the thirty-second government on 31 March 2009, following elections the month before.
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