Who's who in the Bennett-Lapid government

With the new “change coalition” set to be sworn in on Sunday, ministry postings and other key jobs have been finalized.

Israel’s 36th government will be Israel’s third-largest ever, with 27 ministers, but a drop from the record-breaking 36 of the current government.

Here is a look at the new government, made up of eight parties from across Israel’s political spectrum and led for its first two years by Yamina party chief Naftali Bennett — Israel’s first prime minister in 12 years who is not Benjamin Netanyahu:

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett (Yamina) — will serve first as prime minister for two years under a rotation agreement with Yair Lapid. Also serves as settlement affairs minister.

Prime Minister-designate and Yamina party leader Naftali Bennett gives a press conference at the Knesset in Jerusalem, on June 6, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Alternate Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid (Yesh Atid)

Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapid gives a statement at his party’s faction meeting in the Knesset, June 7, 2021 (Menahem Kahana / AFP)

Defense Minister Benny Gantz (Blue and White)

Defense Minister Benny Gantz, during a press conference in Tel Aviv, April 22, 2021. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)

Finance Minister Avigdor Liberman (Yisrael Beiteinu)

Yisrael Beytenu party chairman Avigdor Liberman speaks during a faction meeting at the Knesset, on May 3, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Minister in Finance Ministry — undecided (Yisrael Beytenu)

Justice Minister Gideon Sa’ar (New Hope)

New Hope leader Gideon Sa’ar leads a Knesset faction meeting on May 31, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Public Security Minister Omer Barlev (Labor)

Labor MK Omer Barlev attends an election campaign event in Tel Aviv, January 23, 2019. (Gili Yaari/Flash90)

Transportation Minister Merav Michaeli (Labor)

Labor leader Merav Michaeli speaks during a Knesset faction meeting on May 24, 2021. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)

Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz (Meretz)

Head of the left-wing Meretz party MK Nitzan Horowitz leads a faction meeting at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, on May 31, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked (Yamina)

Yamina MK Ayelet Shaked holds a press conference at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, on May 26, 2021. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)

Religious Affairs Minister Matan Kahana (Yamina)

Yamina MK Matan Kahana speaks during an election campaign event in Sderot on March 17, 2021. (Yossi Zeliger/Flash90)

Education Minister Yifat Shasha-Biton (New Hope)

MK Yifat Shasha-Biton visits the coronavirus ward at Ziv Medical Center in the northern city of Safed on December 3, 2020. (David Cohen/ Flash90)

Communications Minister Yoaz Hendel (New Hope)

MK Yoaz Hendel at a meeting of the Arrangements Committee in the Knesset, on June 9, 2021. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)

Culture Minister Chili Tropper (Blue and White)

Culture and Sports Minister Chili Tropper in Jerusalem, on November 25, 2020. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)

Economy Minister Orna Barbivai (Yesh Atid)

Then-Yesh Atid candidate Maj. Gen. (res.) Orna Barbivai at a press conference announcing her run on the party’s Knesset list, in Tel Aviv on January 1, 2018. (Yossi Zeliger/Flash90)

Construction and Housing Minister Ze’ev Elkin (New Hope) — will also serve as minister for Jerusalem affairs and liaison minister between the Knesset and the government.

Then-environment protection minister Zeev Elkin attends the Likud Party’s election campaign opening event in Jerusalem, on January 21, 2020. (Gili Yaari/Flash90)

Welfare Minister Meir Cohen (Yesh Atid)

Yesh Atid MK Meir Cohen (Miriam Alster/Flash90)

Tourism Minister Yoel Razvozov (Yesh Atid)

Yesh Atid party member Yoel Razvozov speaks to supporters in Tel Aviv, ahead of general elections, on February 20, 2020. (Tomer Neuberg/FLASH90)

Energy Minister Karine Elharrar (Yesh Atid)

Yesh Atid MK Karine Elharrar (Courtesy)

Intelligence Minister Elazar Stern (Yesh Atid)

Yesh Atid MK Elazar Stern speaks during a conference for Young Leadership programs, at the University of Haifa, on April 11, 2016. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)

Social Equality Minister Meirav Cohen (Yesh Atid)

Social Equality Minister Meirav Cohen at the Ministry of Social Equality in Jerusalem on May 18, 2020. (Flash90)

Immigrant Absorption Minister Pnina Tamano-Shata (Blue and White)

Immigration and Absorption Minister Pnina Tamano-Shata in an undated photo. (Natan Weil/Government Press Office)

Agriculture Minister Oded Forer (Yisrael Beytenu) — will also serve as minister for the Negev and Galilee.

Yisrael Beytenu MK Oded Forer attends a discussion held at the Israel Democracy Institute in Jerusalem on July 7, 2019. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Science Minister Orit Farkash-Hacohen (Blue and White)

Orit Farkash-Hacohen. (Yanai Yechiel)

Diaspora Affairs Minister Nachman Shai (Labor)

MK Nachman Shai seen at the Knesset in Jerusalem, on June 20, 2016. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)

Regional Cooperation Minister Issawi Frej (Meretz)

Meretz MK Issawi Frej attends an Economic Committee meeting at the Knesset on July 12, 2016. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)

Environmental Protection Minister Tamar Zandberg (Meretz)

Meretz MK Tamar Zandberg at a Knesset faction meeting on April 26, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Deputy ministers:

Yamina MK Abir Kara — deputy minister for regulatory matters in the Prime Minister’s Office

Yesh Atid MK Idan Roll — deputy foreign minister

Yesh Atid MK Yoav Segalovich — deputy public security minister

The Ra’am party is also expected to get a deputy minister in the Prime Minister’s Office. New Hope will also get a deputy minister.

Knesset Speaker: Mickey Levy

Yesh Atid MK MIckey Levy (Courtesy)

The high-level security cabinet will include Bennett, Lapid, Gantz, Sa’ar, Liberman, Michaeli, Shaked, Elkin, Barlev, Horowitz, Kahana and Shasha-Biton.