Environmental Protection Minister of Israel

The Environmental Protection Minister of Israel (Hebrew: שר להגנת הסביבה, Sar LeHaganet HaSviva) is the political head of the Israeli Ministry of Environment and a relatively minor position in the Israeli cabinet. The post was created on 22 December 1988, and until May 2006 was known as the Minister of the Environment (Hebrew: שר לאיכות הסביבה, Sar LeAykhut HaSviva). The current minister is Gilad Erdan of Likud.

There has been a Deputy Minister on one occasion.

List of Environmental Protection ministers

Minister	Party	Government(s)	Dates in Office
Roni Milo	Likud	23	22/12/1988 - 7/3/1990
Rafael Edri	Alignment	23	22/12/1988 - 15/3/1990
Yitzhak Shamir	Likud	24	11/6/1990 - 13/7/1992
Ora Namir	Labor Party	25	13/7/1992 - 31/12/1992
Yossi Sarid	Meretz	25, 26	31/12/1992 - 18/6/1996
Rafael Eitan	Tzomet	27	18/6/1996 - 6/7/1999
Dalia Itzik	One Israel	28	6/7/1999 - 7/3/2001
Tzachi Hanegbi	Likud	29	7/3/2001 - 28/2/2003
Yehudit Naot	Shinui	30	28/2/2003 - 17/10/2004
Ilan Shalgi	Shinui	30	17/10/2004 - 4/12/2004 ¹
Shalom Simhon	Labor Party	30	10/1/2005 - 23/11/2005
Gideon Ezra	Kadima	30, 31	18/1/2006 - 31/3/2009
Gilad Erdan	Likud	32	31/3/2009 - present

¹ Shalgi served as Acting Minister of the Environment until his appointment was made permanent on 29 November 2004.

Deputy Ministers

Minister	Party	Government(s)	Dates in Office
Yigal Bibi	National Religious Party	24	20/11/1990 - 13/07/1992

External links

• All Ministers in the Ministry of the Environment Knesset website