Likud: Binyamin Netanyahu, prime minister, economic strategy - Moshe Yaalon, vice prime minister - Silvan Shalom, vice prime minister, regional, Negev, Galilee development - Yuval Steinitz, finance - Yuval Neeman, Justice - Gideon Saar, Education - Yisrael Katz, transportation - Gilad Erdan, Environment - Limor Livnat, Sports and Culture - Yuli Edelstein, Broadcasting Authority – Moshe Kahlon, communications - Dan Meridor, intelligence and nuclear energy commission - Michael Eytan, government services to public - Benny Begin and Yossi Peled, ministers without portfolio. Reuven Rivlin, Knesset Speaker Israeli Beitenu: Avigdor Lieberman, foreign affairs – Yitzhak Aharonovich, public security – Uzi Landau – infrastructure – Stay Miznikov, tourism – Sofa Landover, Immigration and absorption. Labor: Ehud Barak, deputy prime minister, defense – Binyamin Ben-Eliezer, trade, labor industry – Shalom Simhon, agriculture – Isaac Herzog, social welfare, Avishai Braverman, minorities Shas: Ellie Yishai, deputy prime minister, interior, Eliahu Atias, housing. UTJ: Deputy minister, health (no minister for this department), Moshe Gafni, Finance Committee chair Bayit Yehudi: Daniel Hershkovitch, scienceIsrael's 32nd government sworn in March 31, 2009 The new cabinet has 30 cabinet posts including 6 without portfolios drawn from five parties, Likud, Israel Beitenu, Labor, Shas and United Torah Judaism, Bayit Leumi – a majority of 75 out of 120 Knesset members.
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