Thirteenth government of Israel

Third Eshkol Cabinet
13th Cabinet of Israel
Date formed	12 January 1966 (1966-01-12)
Date dissolved	17 March 1969 (1969-03-17)
People and organisations
Head of state	Zalman Shazar
Head of government	Levi Eshkol (until 26 February 1969) Yigal Allon (until 17 March 1969)
Member parties	Alignment Labor Party Rafi (from 5 June 1967) National Religious Party Gahal (from 5 June 1967) Independent Liberals Poalei Agudat Yisrael Mapam Progress and Development Cooperation and Brotherhood
Status in legislature	Coalition
Opposition leader	Menachem Begin (until 1967) Yitzhak-Meir Levin (from 1967)
History
Election	1965 Israeli legislative election
Legislature term	6th Knesset
Predecessor	12th Cabinet of Israel
Successor	14 Cabinet of Israel

The thirteenth government of Israel was formed by Levi Eshkol on 12 January 1966,^[1] following the November 1965 elections. His coalition included the Alignment (an alliance of Mapai and Ahdut HaAvoda), the National Religious Party, Mapam, the Independent Liberals, Poalei Agudat Yisrael, Progress and Development and Cooperation and Brotherhood, and had eighteen ministers.

On 5 June 1967, the first day of the Six-Day War, Gahal and Rafi joined the government, with the number of ministers rising to 21. Eshkol died on 26 February 1969, and the government was temporarily led by Yigal Allon until Golda Meir formed the fourteenth government on 17 March 1969.

New posts in the government included the Minister of Immigrant Absorption and the Minister of Information.

Israeli government formation, 1966

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Nominee Levi Eshkol Menachem Begin Party Alignment Gahal Electoral vote 77 43 Percentage 64.2% 35.8%

Prime Minister before election Levi Eshkol Mapai Elected Prime Minister Levi Eshkol Alignment

¹ Kol was elected to the Knesset on the Independent Liberal list, but resigned his seat after being appointed to the cabinet.

² Although Barzilai or Bentov were not MKs at the time, both were members of Mapam.

³ Although Shapira was not an MK at the time, he had previously been an MK for Mapai, and w elected to the next Knesset as a member of the Alignment.

• The thirteenth government of Israel Knesset website