Welfare and Social Services Minister of Israel
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The Welfare and Social Services Minister of Israel (Hebrew: שר הרווחה והשירותים החברתיים, Sar HaRevaha VeHaShirutim HaHevratayim) is the political head of the Israeli Ministry of Welfare and Social Services and a position in the Israeli cabinet. The post was established in 1948 as the Minister of Welfare. In 1977 it and the Minister of Labour post were merged, becoming the Minister of Labor and Social Welfare. In 2003 the labour part of the post was appended to the Industry and Trade Minister portfolio, and its present name was adopted. The current minister is Isaac Herzog of Labor Party.
There is occasionally a Deputy Minister.
List of Welfare ministers
| Minister | Party | Government(s) | Dates in Office |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yitzhak-Meir Levin | Agudat Israel United Religious Front |
P, 1, 2, 3 | 14/5/48 - 18/9/52 |
| Haim-Moshe Shapira | Hapoel HaMizrachi National Religious Party |
4, 5, 6, 7, 8 | 24/12/52 - 1/7/58 |
| Peretz Naftali | Mapai | 8 | 25/1/59 - 17/12/59 |
| Yosef Burg | National Religious Party | 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 | 17/12/59 - 1/9/70 |
| Michael Hasani | National Religious Party | 15, 16 | 1/9/70 - 4/4/74 |
| Victor Shem-Tov | Alignment | 17 | 3/6/74 - 29/10/74 |
| Michael Hasani | National Religious Party | 17 | 30/10/74 - 2/7/75 ¹ |
| Yitzhak Rabin | Alignment | 17 | 07/07/1975 - 29/7/75 |
| Yosef Burg | National Religious Party | 17 | 29/7/75 - 4/11/75 |
| Zevulun Hammer | National Religious Party | 17 | 4/11/75 - 22/12/76 |
| Moshe Baram | Alignment | 17 | 16/1/77 - 20/6/77 |
| Menachem Begin | Likud | 18 | 20/6/77 - 24/10/77 |
| Yisrael Katz | Not an MK | 18 | 24/10/77 - 5/8/81 |
| Aharon Abuhatzira | Tami | 18 | 5/8/81 - 2/5/82 |
| Aharon Uzan | Tami | 19, 20 | 3/5/82 - 13/9/84 |
| Moshe Katsav | Likud | 21, 22 | 13/9/84 - 22/12/88 |
| Yitzhak Shamir | Likud | 23 | 22/12/88 - 7/3/90 |
| Roni Milo | Likud | 23 | 7/3/90 - 11/6/90 |
| Yitzhak Shamir | Likud | 24 | 11/6/90 - 13/7/92 |
| Yitzhak Rabin | Labor Party | 25 | 13/7/92 - 31/12/92 |
| Ora Namir | Labor Party | 25, 26 | 31/12/92 - 21/5/96 |
| Eli Yishai | Shas | 27, 28 | 18/6/96 - 11/7/00 |
| Ra'anan Cohen | One Israel | 28 | 10/8/00 - 7/3/01 |
| Shlomo Benizri | Shas | 29 | 7/3/01 - 23/5/02 |
| Ariel Sharon | Likud | 29 | 23/5/02 - 3/6/02 |
| Shlomo Benizri | Shas | 29 | 3/6/02 - 28/2/03 |
| Zevulun Orlev | National Religious Party | 30 | 3/3/03 - 11/11/04 |
| Ehud Olmert | Kadima | 31 | 4/5/06 - 21/3/07 |
| Isaac Herzog | Labor Party | 31, 32 | 21/3/07 - present |
¹ Died in office
Deputy Ministers
External links
- Ministry website Template:He icon
- All Ministers in the Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare Knesset website
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