Ministry of Economic Strategy

The Economic Strategy Ministry (Hebrew: המשרד לאסטרטגיה כלכלית, HaMisrad LeAstrategia Kalkalit) is a ministry in the Israeli cabinet. The post was created following the formation of a new government in March 2009, and is held by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Between 5 April 1981 and 16 September 1984, there was a similar position, named Minister of Economics and Inter-Ministry Coordination. It was resurrected on 16 September 1986 as the Minister of Economics and Planning, before being scrapped again in November 1995.

List of Ministers

Parties

  Likud   Alignment/Labor

No.	Name	Party	Term of office		Govt. (P.M.)
Minister of Economics and Inter-Ministry Coordination (1981–1984)
style="background:Template:Likud/meta/color; color:white;" |1	Ya'akov Meridor	Likud	August 5, 1981 (1981-08-05)	September 13, 1984 (1984-09-13)	19 (Begin) 20 (Shamir)
style="background:Template:Israeli Labor Party/meta/color; color:white;" |2	Gad Yaacobi	Alignment (Labor)	September 13, 1984 (1984-09-13)	September 16, 1984 (1984-09-16)	21 (Peres)
Ministry absolished 1984.
Minister of Economics and Planning (1986–1995)
style="background:Template:Israeli Labor Party/meta/color; color:white;" |(2)	Gad Yaacobi	Alignment (Labor)	September 16, 1986 (1986-09-16)	December 22, 1988 (1988-12-22)	22 (Shamir)
style="background:Template:Likud/meta/color; color:white;" |3	Yitzhak Moda'i	Likud	December 22, 1988 (1988-12-22)	June 11, 1990 (1990-06-11)	23 (Shamir)
style="background:Template:Likud/meta/color; color:white;" |4	David Magen	Likud	June 11, 1990 (1990-06-11)	July 13, 1992 (1992-07-13)	24 (Shamir)
style="background:Template:Israeli Labor Party/meta/color; color:white;" |4	Shimon Sheetrit	Labor	July 13, 1992 (1992-07-13)	July 18, 1995 (1995-07-18)	25 (Rabin)
style="background:Template:Israeli Labor Party/meta/color; color:white;" |5	Yossi Beilin	Labor	July 18, 1995 (1995-07-18)	November 22, 1995 (1995-11-22)
Ministry absolished 1995.
Minister of Economic Strategy (2009– )
style="background:Template:Likud/meta/color; color:white;" |6	Benjamin Netanyahu (as PM)	Likud	March 31, 2009 (2009-03-31)	Incumbent	32 (Netanyahu)

External links

• All Ministers in the Ministry of Economics and Planning Knesset website