Fourth government of Israel

The fourth government of Israel was formed by David Ben-Gurion during the second Knesset on 24 December 1952.

Ben-Gurion dropped the ultra-orthodox parties Agudat Yisrael and Poalei Agudat Yisrael from his coalition and replaced them with the General Zionists and the Progressive Party, who formed the government together with Mapai, Mizrachi, Hapoel HaMizrachi, the Democratic List for Israeli Arabs, Progress and Work and Agriculture and Development.

The government fell when Ben-Gurion resigned on 6 December 1953 and moved to the Negev kibbutz of Sde Boker.

Ministers of the Fourth Government with the President on 24 December 1952. Sitting from left to right: Ben-Zion Dinor , David Ben-Gurion , President Yitzhak Ben-Zvi , Dov Yosef . Standing from left to right: Peretz Naftali , Levi Eshkol , Pinchas Lavon , Yosef Serlin , Golda Meir , Pinhas Rosen , Moshe Sharett , Israel Rokach and Peretz Bernstein .