Fourth government of Israel | |
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 4th Cabinet of Israel | |
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| Date formed | 24 December 1952 |
| Date dissolved | 26 January 1954 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Yitzhak Ben-Zvi |
| Head of government | David Ben-Gurion (to 7 December 1953)Moshe Sharett(acting from 7 December 1953) |
| Member parties | Mapai General Zionists Progressive Party Hapoel HaMizrachi Poalei Agudat Yisrael Mizrachi Democratic List for Israeli Arabs Progress and Work Agriculture and Development |
| Status in legislature | Coalition |
| Opposition leader | Meir Ya'ari |
| History | |
| Legislature term(s) | 2nd Knesset |
| Predecessor | 3rd cabinet of Israel |
| Successor | 5th cabinet 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.
