Israel

Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments
Date of Information: 8/20/2008

The Prime Minister automatically assumes any ministerial position vacated until the official appointment of another minister.

Pres.	Shimon PERES
Prime Min.	Ehud OLMERT
Dep. Prime Min.	Tzipora "Tzipi" LIVNI
Vice Prime Min.	Haim RAMON
Min. of Agriculture & Rural Development	Shalom SIMHON
Min. of Communications	Ariel ATIAS
Min. of Defense	Ehud BARAK
Min. for Development of the Negev & Galilee	Yaacov EDRI
Min. of Education	Yael "Yuli" TAMIR
Min. of Environment	Gideon EZRA
Min. of Finance	Roni BAR-ON
Min. of Foreign Affairs	Tzipora "Tzipi" LIVNI
Min. of Health	Yaacov BEN YIZRI
Min. of Housing & Construction	Zeev BOIM
Min. of Immigrant Absorption	Yaacov EDRI
Min. of Industry, Trade, & Labor	Eliyahu "Eli" YISHAI
Min. of Interior	Meir SHEETRIT
Min. of Internal (Public) Security	Avraham DICHTER
Min. of Justice	Daniel FRIEDMANN
Min. of National Infrastructures	Binyamin BEN ELIEZER
Min. for Pensioner Affairs	Rafael "Rafi" EITAN
Min. of Religious Affairs	Yitzhak COHEN
Min. of Social Affairs	Yitzhak HERZOG
Min. of Science, Culture, & Sport	Ghalib MAJADILAH
Min. of Tourism	Gideon EZRA
Min. of Transportation & Road Safety	Shaul MOFAZ
Min. Without Portfolio	Ruhama AVRAHAM
Min. Without Portfolio	Amichai "Ami" AYALON
Min. Without Portfolio	Yitzhak COHEN
Min. Without Portfolio	Meshulam NAHARI
Attorney Gen.	Menachem MAZUZ
Governor, Bank of Israel	Stanley FISCHER
Ambassador to the US	Salai MERIDOR
Permanent Representative to the UN, New York	Gabriela SHALEV