David Ben-Gurion, Prime Minister
(15 Tevet 5718 — 7 January 1958)
In photo, right to left – seated: Peretz Naftali, Minister of Social Welfare; Pinhas Rosen, Minister of Justice; David Ben-Gurion, Prime Minister and Minister of Defense; Yitzhak Ben-Zvi, Second President; Golda Meir, Foreign Minister; Israel Bar-Yehuda, Minister of Interior; Levi Eshkol, Minister of Finance
Standing: Moshe Carmel, Minister of Transport; Mordechai Bentov, Minister of Development; Yosef Burg, Minister of Posts; Israel Barzilai, Minister of Health; Kadish Luz, Minister of Agriculture; Behor Shalom Shitrit, Minister of Police; Pinhas Sapir, Minister of Trade and Industry; Zalman Aranne, Minister of Education and Culture; Mordechai Namir, Minister of Labor