Israeli Government Minister Appointees

On December 21st, 2022, Israeli Prime Minister-designate announced he had secured a coalition to form a new government. Since then a flurry of appointments have been made from his own Likud Party, but also Religious Zionism, Otzma Yehudit, Shas, United Torah Judaism and Noam. The following is a list of the appointed ministers since the announcement of and the swearing in yesterday:.Prime MinisterBenjamin NetanyahuLikudDeputy Prime MinisterMinister of JusticeYariv LevinLikudMinister of HealthMinister of the Interior and PeripheryAryeh DeriShasMinister of Agriculture and Rural DevelopmentAvi DichterLikudMinister of Aliyah and IntegrationOfir SoferReligious ZionistMinister of CommunicationsShlomo KarhiLikudMinister of Housing and ConstructionMinister in the Prime Minister's OfficeYitzhak GoldknopfUnited Torah JudaismMinister of Culture and SportMiki ZoharLikudMinister of DefenseYoav GalantLikudMinister for the Development of the Negev and the Galilee and National ResilienceYitzhak WasserlaufOtzma YehuditMinister of Diaspora AffairsMinister for Social EqualityAmichai ChikliLikudMinister of the EconomyNir Barkat (proposed)LikudMinister of EducationMinister of Regional CooperationYoav KischLikudMinister in the Education MinistryHaim BitonShasMinister of Environmental ProtectionIdit SilmanLikudMinister of FinanceMinister in the Defense MinistryBezalel SmotrichReligious ZionistMinister of Foreign AffairsEli CohenLikudMinister of HeritageAmihai EliyahuOtzma YehuditMinister of IntelligenceGila GamlielLikudMinister of Jerusalem Affairs and Jewish TraditionMeir PorushUnited Torah JudaismMinister of Labor, Social Affairs, and Social ServicesYa'akov MargiShasMinister in the Labor, Social Affairs, and Social Services MinistryYoav Ben-TzurShasMinister of National Infrastructure, Energy, and WaterIsrael KatzLikudMinister of National MissionsOrit StrookReligious ZionistMinister of National SecurityItamar Ben-GvirOtzma YehuditMinister of Religious AffairsMichael MalchieliShasMinister of Science and TechnologyOfir AkunisLikudMinister of Strategic AffairsRon DermerLikudMinister of TourismHaim KatzLikudMinister of TransportationMiri RegevLikudMinister in the Prime Minister's OfficeGalit Distel-AtbaryanLikud.Netanyahu's coalition holds 64 of the 120 seats in the Knesset, with the opposition being led by the Yesh Atid and National Unit parties along with the Arab parties. The Knesset has de jure parliamentary supremacy, and can pass any law by a simple majority, even one that might arguably conflict with the Basic Laws of Israel, unless the basic law includes specific conditions for its modification; in accordance with a plan adopted in 1950, the Basic Laws can be adopted and amended by the Knesset, acting in its capacity as a Constituent Assembly. The Knesset itself is regulated by a Basic Law called "Basic Law: the Knesset". No single party has ever achieved simple majority, with the closes being the Alignment in the 1969 elections with 56 seats.