Basic Law: The Government (Amendment No. 16) (Qualification of Ministers and Deputy Ministers) Bill

What does the bill do?

The proposal states that only someone who has turned 21 will be able to be appointed minister, and limits judicial review of these appointments. In addition, the proposal gives the head of the largest faction that is not in the government the option to request a vote in the Knesset on up to a quarter of the number of designated ministers if there is doubt about their qualification. The proposal states that the Knesset may remove a minister from office by a decision of a majority of members, at the demand of at least 40 MKs and on the recommendation of a committee, provided that the qualification conditions are not met in their case. A minister who was removed from office will not be able to be appointed again as minister or deputy minister during the term of the Knesset in which they were removed. The provisions on qualification also apply to deputy ministers.