| Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members | 5 January 2006 |
The Prime Minister automatically assumes any ministerial position vacated until the official appointment of another minister. |
President | Moshe KATZAV |
Prime Minister (Acting) | Ehud OLMERT |
Deputy Prime Minister | Silvan SHALOM |
Minister of Agriculture | Yisrael KATZ |
Minister of Communications | Ehud OLMERT |
Minister of Construction & Housing | Ehud OLMERT |
Minister of Defense | Shaul MOFAZ |
Minister of Education, Sport, & Culture | Limor LIVNAT |
Minister of Environment | Ehud OLMERT |
Minister of Finance | Ehud OLMERT |
Minister of Foreign Affairs | Silvan SHALOM |
Minister of Health | Danny NAVEH |
Minister of Immigrant Absorption | Tzipi LIVNI |
Minister of Industry & Trade | Ehud OLMERT |
Minister of Infrastructure | Ehud OLMERT |
Minister of Interior | Ehud OLMERT |
Minister of Internal (Public) Security | Gideon EZRA |
Minister of Justice | Tzipi LIVNI |
Minister of Labor & Social Affairs | Ehud OLMERT |
Minister of Science & Technology | Ehud OLMERT |
Minister of Tourism | Abraham HERSCHSON |
Minister of Transportation | Meir SHEETRIT |
Minister Without Portfolio | Tzachi HANEGBI |
Attorney General | Menachem MAZUZ |
Governor, Bank of Israel | Stanley FISCHER |
Ambassador to the US | Danny AYALON |
Permanent Representative to the UN, New York | Danny GILLERMAN |