First Sharon Government

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The First Sharon Government was the Israeli administration led by Prime Minister Ariel Sharon that came to power in 2001, marking a shift to a more right-leaning, security-focused leadership during the Second Intifada.

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First Sharon Government canonical 1
Second Sharon Government 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Israeli government
cabinet
appointedBy President Moshe Katsav
linked to: Moshe Katsav
budgetaryFocus defense spending
cabinetNumber 29
capital Jerusalem
coalitionGovernment true
coalitionPartner Center Party
linked to: Centre Party

Gesher
Labor Party
Likud
linked to: Likud party

National Religious Party
Shas
United Torah Judaism
Yisrael BaAliyah
Yisrael Beiteinu
country State of Israel
linked to: Israel
dissolutionReason coalition breakdown and call for early elections
election 2001 Israeli prime ministerial election
endDate 2003-02-28
followedBy Second Sharon Government
governmentHeadTitle Prime Minister of Israel
headOfGovernment Ariel Sharon
historicalContext Second Intifada
ideologicalLeader Ariel Sharon
includedOppositionParty Labor Party
keyEvent 2002 West Bank incursions
Operation Defensive Shield
keyFocus counterterrorism
security policy
languageOfGovernment Hebrew
legislatureTerm 15th Knesset
notableLegislation anti-terror and emergency measures
numberOfDeputyMinisters 15
numberOfMinisters 26
parliamentarySystem yes
policyArea Israeli–Palestinian conflict
U.S.–Israel relations
settlement policy
politicalOrientation right-wing
precededBy Barak Government
presidentDuringTerm Moshe Katsav
primeMinister Ariel Sharon
reasonForFormation defeat of Ehud Barak in 2001 prime ministerial election
startDate 2001-03-07
stateHeadTitle President of Israel
successorPrimeMinister Ariel Sharon
typeOfCoalition national unity government

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Barak Government followedBy First Sharon Government
First Sharon Government followedBy Second Sharon Government
linked to: First Sharon Government