He served as minister in the coalition cabinets from 1996 to 1998.
Since coalition cabinets of two or more parties are the rule, this process has influence on government policy for years to come.
April 13 - The new coalition cabinet is finally unveiled.
We need a strong coalition cabinet, not a parliament split by party differences.
If both sides come through, elections will be held and a coalition cabinet formed in March.
Do these actions truly reflect the considered judgment of the coalition cabinet or the Israeli public?
It is a pity that Salmond cannot be in our coalition cabinet.
The coalition cabinet has so few women it's a wonder they didn't draft in the cleaners to make up numbers for the photographs.
He served later in the next government's coalition cabinet as the Minister of the Interior.
This is even more the case since disagreement with any formed coalition cabinet may directly reflect upon the results in that upcoming election.