List of members of the eighteenth Knesset

The following is a list of the Members of the 18th Knesset, elected on 10 February 2009.

Knesset Members

Party Name Notes
Kadima (28)Shaul MofazLeader of the Opposition
Dalia Itzik
Roni Bar-On
Meir Sheetrit
Ruhama Avraham
Marina Solodkin
Yoel Hasson
Yaakov Edri
Ze'ev Bielski
Ronit Tirosh
Nahman Shai
Shlomo Molla
Robert Tiviaev
Majalli Wahabi
Rachel Adato
Yohanan Plesner
Shai Hermesh
Yisrael Hasson
Aryeh Bibi
Otniel Schneller
Orit Zuaretz
Yulia Shamalov-Berkovich
Nino Abesadze
Doron Avital
Avi Duan
Yuval Tzelner
Akram Hasoon
Ahmed Dabbah
Likud (27)Benjamin NetanyahuPrime Minister
Gideon Sa'arEducation Minister
Gilad ErdanEnvironmental Protection Minister
Prime Minister's Liaison to the Knesset
Reuven RivlinSpeaker of the Knesset
Benny BeginMinister without Portfolio
Moshe KahlonCommunications Minister
Silvan ShalomVice Prime Minister
Regional Development Minister
Moshe Ya'alonVice Prime Minister
Strategic Affairs Minister
Yuval SteinitzFinance Minister
Lea NassDeputy Minister of Pensioner Affairs
Yisrael KatzTransportation Minister
Yuli-Yoel EdelsteinInformation and Diaspora Minister
Limor LivnatCulture and Sport Minister
Haim Katz
Michael EitanImprovement of Government Services Minister
Dan MeridorDeputy Prime Minister
Minister of Intelligence and Atomic Energy
Tzipi Hotovely
Gila GamlielDeputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Office
Ze'ev Elkin
Yariv Levin
Zion Pinyan
Ayoob KaraDeputy Development of the Negev and Galilee Minister
Danny Danon
Carmel Shama
Ofir Akunis
Miri Regev
Alali Adamso
Yisrael Beiteinu (15)Avigdor LibermanForeign Affairs Minister
Uzi LandauNational Infrastructure Minister
Stas MisezhnikovTourism Minister
Yitzhak AharonovichInternal Security Minister
Sofa LandverImmigrant Absorption Minister
Orly Levy
Danny AyalonDeputy Foreign Affairs Minister
David Rotem
Anastasia Michaeli
Faina Kirschenbaum
Robert Ilatov
Hamad Amar
Moshe Mutz Matlon
Lia Shemtov
Alex Miller
Shas (11)Eli YishaiDeputy Prime Minister
Minister of Internal Affairs
Ariel AtiasMinister of Housing and Construction
Yitzhak CohenDeputy Minister of Finance
Amnon Cohen
Meshulam NahariMinister without Portfolio
Ya'akov MargiMinister of Religious Services
David Azulai
Yitzhak Vaknin
Nissim Ze'ev
Avraham Michaeli
Haim AmsalemLeft party to sit as an independent
Labor Party (8)Shelly YachimovichBriefly Leader of the Opposition
Isaac Herzog
Avishay Braverman
Eitan Cabel
Binyamin Ben-Eliezer
Daniel Ben-Simon
Raleb Majadele
Yoram Marciano
Independence (5)Ehud BarakDefense Minister
Matan VilnaiDeputy Defense Minister
Shalom SimhonMinister of Agriculture
Orit NokedDeputy Minister of Industry, Trade and Labour
Einat Wilf
United Torah Judaism (5)Yaakov LitzmanDeputy Minister of Health
Moshe Gafni
Uri Maklev
Eliezer MosesDeputy Minister of Education
Yisrael Eichler
National Union (4)Ya'akov Katz
Uri Ariel
Aryeh Eldad
Michael Ben-Ari
Hadash (4)Mohammad Barakeh
Hana Sweid
Dov Khenin
Afu Agbaria
United Arab ListTa'al (4)Ibrahim Sarsur
Taleb el-Sana
Masud Ghnaim
Ahmad TibiDeputy Speaker
The Jewish Home (3)Daniel HershkowitzMinister of Science and Technology
Zevulun Orlev
Uri Orbach
New Movement – Meretz (3)Ilan Gilon
Nitzan Horowitz
Zehava Gal-On
Balad (3)Jamal Zahalka
Said Nafa
Haneen Zoabi

Replacements

MK Party Replaced Date Notes
Yulia Shamalov-BerkovichKadimaHaim Ramon2 July 2009Ramon retired from politics to go into business
Einat WilfLabor PartyOphir Pines-Paz10 January 2010Pines-Paz retired from politics
Raleb MajadeleLabor PartyYuli Tamir13 April 2010Tamir retired from politics
Nino AbesadzeKadimaTzachi Hanegbi9 November 2010Hanegbi suspended following indictment
Yisrael EichlerUnited Torah JudaismMeir Porush6 February 2011Porush resigned as part of a seat rotation agreement.
Shachiv ShnaanLabor PartyMatan Vilnai14 February 2012Vilnai resigned to become ambassador.
Doron AvitalKadimaZe'ev Boim18 March 2011Death of Boim
Zehava Gal-OnNew Movement – MeretzHaim Oron25 March 2011Oron resigned his seat
Avi DuanKadimaEli Aflalo25 January 2012Aflalo resigned his seat
Yuval TzelnerKadimaTzipi Livni3 May 2012Livni resigned her seat
Akram HasoonKadimaGideon Ezra17 May 2012Ezra died of cancer
Ahmed DabbahKadimaAvi Dichter16 August 2012Dichter resigned to become a government minister
Alali AdamsoLikudYossi Peled16 September 2012Peled resigned his seat
Yoram MarcianoLabor PartyAmir Peretz9 December 2012Peretz resigned after he left the Labor Party to join Hatnuah

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