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Communications Minister of Israel

The Communications Minister of Israel (Sar HaTikshoret) is the political head of the Israel

Israel

Israel officially the State of Israel , is a country in the Middle East located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan in the east, and Egypt on the southwest, and contains geographically diverse features within its relatively small area....
i Ministry of Communications and a relatively minor position in the Israeli cabinet

Cabinet of Israel

The Cabinet of Israel is a formal body composed of government officials chosen and led by a Prime Minister of Israel. Its composition must be approved by a vote in the Knesset....
. The post was established in 1952, and until 1970 was known as the Minister of Postal Services (Sar HaDo'ar). The current minister is Ariel Atias

Ariel Atias

Ariel Atias is an Israeli politician, a high ranking member of Shas, and the manager of Shas' kosher supervision organization....
of Shas

Shas

Shas is a List of political parties in Israel in Israel, primarily representing Haredi Judaism Sephardi Jews and Mizrahi Jews Judaism. Following the Israeli legislative election, 2006 in which Shas won 12 seats, it joined Ehud Olmert's coalition government and holds four cabinet posts....
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There is occasionally a Deputy Minister.

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The Communications Minister of Israel (Sar HaTikshoret) is the political head of the Israel

Israel

Cabinet of Israel

Ariel Atias

Ariel Atias is an Israeli politician, a high ranking member of Shas, and the manager of Shas' kosher supervision organization....
of Shas

Shas

List of Communications ministers

Minister	Party	Government(s)	Dates in Office
Mordechai Nurock Mordechai Nurock Rabbi Dr Mordechai Nurock was a Jewish politician and minister who served in both the Saeima and Knesset. He was also Israel's first Communications Minister of Israel , though he only held the post for just under two months....	Mizrachi Mizrachi (political party) Mizrachi was a List of political parties in Israel in Israel and is one of the ancestors of the modern-day National Religious Party....	3	3/11/1952 - 24/12/1952
Yosef Burg Yosef Burg Dr Yosef Shlomo Burg was a long-serving Israeli politician and Rabbi....	Hapoel HaMizrachi Hapoel HaMizrachi Hapoel HaMizrachi was a List of political parties in Israel and Settlement movement in Israel and is one of the predecessors of the modern-day National Religious Party.... National Religious Party National Religious Party The National Religious Party was a List of political parties in Israel in Israel representing the Religious Zionism movement. Formed in 1956, at the time of its dissolution in 2008, it was the second oldest surviving party in the country after Agudat Yisrael, and was part of every government coalition until 1992....	4, 5, 6, 7, 8	24/12/1952 - 1/7/1958
Yisrael Barzilai Yisrael Barzilai Yisrael Barzilai was an Israeli politician who served as a government minister during the 1950s, 1960s and early 1970s....	Mapam Mapam Mapam was a List of political parties in Israel in Israel and is one of the ancestors of the modern-day Meretz-Yachad party....	8	24/11/1958 - 17/12/1959
Binyamin Mintz Binyamin Mintz Binyamin Mintz was an Israeli politician who served briefly as Communications Minister of Israel From July 1960 until his death....	Agudat Israel Workers Agudat Israel Workers Agudat Israel Workers was a political party in Poland, and a political party and settlement movement in Israel. It was also known as PAI or PAGI, its Hebrew acronym ....	9	17/7/1960 - 30/05/1961 ¹
Eliyahu Sasson Eliyahu Sasson Eliyahu Sasson was an Israeli politician and minister....	Alignment Alignment (political party) The Alignment was an alliance of the major left-wing parties in Israel between the 1960s and 1990s. It was established as the Labor Alignment in 1965 as an alliance of Mapai and Ahdut HaAvoda but was dissolved three years later when the two parties and Rafi formally merged into the Israeli Labor Party.... ²	10, 11, 12, 13	2/11/1961 - 2/1/1967
Yisrael Yeshayahu Yisrael Yeshayahu Yisrael Yeshayahu Sharabi was a Yemen-born Israeli politician, Cabinet of Israel and the fifth List of Knesset speakers.Born in Sa'dah, Yemen, Yeshayahu was a member of the Dor Daim movement, before making aliyah in 1929....	Alignment Alignment (political party) The Alignment was an alliance of the major left-wing parties in Israel between the 1960s and 1990s. It was established as the Labor Alignment in 1965 as an alliance of Mapai and Ahdut HaAvoda but was dissolved three years later when the two parties and Rafi formally merged into the Israeli Labor Party....	13, 14	2/1/1967 - 15/12/1969
Elimelekh Rimalt Elimelekh Rimalt Rabbi Dr Elimelekh-Shimon Rimalt was a Zionism activist and Israeli politician. He served as Communications Minister of Israel between December 1969 and August 1970....	Gahal Gahal Gahal was the major Right wing politics List of political parties in Israel in Israel from its founding in 1965 until it merged into Likud in 1973....	15	15/12/1969 - 6/8/1970
Shimon Peres Shimon Peres Order of St Michael and St George is the ninth and current President of Israel. Peres served twice as Prime Minister of Israel and once as Interim Prime Minister, and has been a member of 12 Cabinet of Israel in a political career spanning over 66 years....	Alignment Alignment (political party) The Alignment was an alliance of the major left-wing parties in Israel between the 1960s and 1990s. It was established as the Labor Alignment in 1965 as an alliance of Mapai and Ahdut HaAvoda but was dissolved three years later when the two parties and Rafi formally merged into the Israeli Labor Party....	15	1/9/1970 - 10/3/1974
Aharon Uzan Aharon Uzan Aharon Uzan was an Israeli politician who held several ministerial portfolios between the mid-1960s and mid-1980s....	Not an MK	16	10/3/1974 - 3/6/1974
Yitzhak Rabin Yitzhak Rabin was an Israeli politician and general. He was the fifth Prime Minister of Israel, serving two terms in office, 1974–1977 and 1992 until his assassination in 1995....	Alignment Alignment (political party) The Alignment was an alliance of the major left-wing parties in Israel between the 1960s and 1990s. It was established as the Labor Alignment in 1965 as an alliance of Mapai and Ahdut HaAvoda but was dissolved three years later when the two parties and Rafi formally merged into the Israeli Labor Party....	17	3/6/1974 - 20/3/1975
Aharon Uzan Aharon Uzan Aharon Uzan was an Israeli politician who held several ministerial portfolios between the mid-1960s and mid-1980s....	Not an MK	17	20/3/1975 - 20/6/1977
Menachem Begin Menachem Begin was the sixth Prime Minister of Israel. Before the establishment of the state, he was the leader of the Irgun, playing a central role in Jewish resistance to the British Mandate of Palestine....	Likud Likud Likud is the major center-right List of political parties in Israel in Israel. It was founded in 1973 by Menachem Begin, largely as the "direct ideological descendant" of the Herut, in an alliance with several other right-wing and liberal parties....	18	20/6/1977 - 24/10/1977
Meir Amit Meir Amit Meir Amit is a former Israeli politician and general. He served as Director of the Mossad from 1963 to 1968, before entering politics and holding two ministerial positions....	Democratic Movement for Change Democratic Movement for Change The Democratic Movement for Change , commonly known by its Hebrew acronym Dash was a short-lived and initially highly-successful centrist List of political parties in Israel in Israel....	18	20/6/1977 - 15/9/1978
Yitzhak Moda'i Yitzhak Moda'i Yitzhak Moda'i was an Israeli politician, who served five terms in the Israeli Knesset for Likud and then the New Liberal Party over the course of a 20 year career....	Likud Likud Likud is the major center-right List of political parties in Israel in Israel. It was founded in 1973 by Menachem Begin, largely as the "direct ideological descendant" of the Herut, in an alliance with several other right-wing and liberal parties....	18	15/1/1979 - 22/12/1980
Yoram Aridor Yoram Aridor Yoram Aridor is a former right-wing Israeli politician, Knesset member and minister....	Likud Likud Likud is the major center-right List of political parties in Israel in Israel. It was founded in 1973 by Menachem Begin, largely as the "direct ideological descendant" of the Herut, in an alliance with several other right-wing and liberal parties....	18	5/1/1981 - 5/8/1981
Mordechai Tzipori Mordechai Tzipori Mordechai Tzipori is a former Israeli politician who served as Communications Minister of Israel from 1981 until 1984....	Likud Likud Likud is the major center-right List of political parties in Israel in Israel. It was founded in 1973 by Menachem Begin, largely as the "direct ideological descendant" of the Herut, in an alliance with several other right-wing and liberal parties....	19, 20	5/8/1981 - 13/9/1984
Amnon Rubinstein Amnon Rubinstein Amnon Rubinstein is an Israeli law scholar, politician, and columnist. A member of the Knesset between 1977 and 2002, he served in several ministerial positions....	Shinui Shinui Shinui was a Zionism, secular and Anti-clericalism free market Liberalism worldwide in Israel. The party twice become the third largest in the Knesset, but on both occasions it was followed by a split and collapse; in Israeli legislative election, 1977 the party won 15 seats as part of the Democratic Movement for Change, but the alliance spl...	21, 22	13/9/1984 - 26/5/1987
Gad Yaacobi Gad Yaacobi Gad Yaacobi was an Israeli Cabinet of Israel, Alignment Knesset member, and Israel Ambassador to the United Nations.Yaacobi was born in Kfar Vitkin during British Mandate of Palestine, where he completed his high-school studies....	Alignment Alignment (political party) The Alignment was an alliance of the major left-wing parties in Israel between the 1960s and 1990s. It was established as the Labor Alignment in 1965 as an alliance of Mapai and Ahdut HaAvoda but was dissolved three years later when the two parties and Rafi formally merged into the Israeli Labor Party....	22, 23	9/6/1987 - 15/3/1990
Rafael Pinhasi Rafael Pinhasi Rafael Pinhasi is a former Israeli who served as Communications Minister of Israel between 1990 and 1992.Born in Kabul in Afghanistan, Pinhasi's family made aliyah in 1950....	Shas Shas Shas is a List of political parties in Israel in Israel, primarily representing Haredi Judaism Sephardi Jews and Mizrahi Jews Judaism. Following the Israeli legislative election, 2006 in which Shas won 12 seats, it joined Ehud Olmert's coalition government and holds four cabinet posts....	24	11/6/1990 - 13/7/1992
Moshe Shahal Moshe Shahal Moshe Shahal is a former Israeli politician....	Labor Party	25	13/7/1992 - 7/6/1993
Shulamit Aloni Shulamit Aloni Shulamit Aloni is an Israeli politician and left-wing activist. She is a prominent member of the Israeli peace camp, founded the Ratz party and was leader of the Meretz party and served as Education Minister of Israel from 1992 to 1993....	Meretz	25, 26	7/6/1993 - 18/6/1996
Limor Livnat Limor Livnat is an Israeli politician, former Education Minister of Israel and currently a member of the Knesset for Likud.A senior member of the party, Livnat served in Ariel Sharon's government before resigning on 14 January 2006....	Likud Likud Likud is the major center-right List of political parties in Israel in Israel. It was founded in 1973 by Menachem Begin, largely as the "direct ideological descendant" of the Herut, in an alliance with several other right-wing and liberal parties....	27	18/6/1996 - 6/7/1999
Binyamin Ben-Eliezer Binyamin Ben-Eliezer Brigadier-General Binyamin "Fuad" Ben-Eliezer is an Israeli politician and former soldier. He currently serves as a member of the Knesset for the Israeli Labor Party, and as the country's National Infrastructure Minister of Israel....	One Israel One Israel One Israel was an alliance of the Labor Party , Meimad and Gesher created to run for the Israeli legislative election, 1999....	28	6/7/1999 - 7/3/2001
Reuven Rivlin Reuven Rivlin Reuven Rivlin is an Israeli lawyer, politician, member of the Knesset for Likud. A former Speaker of the Knesset, in 2007 he ran in the Israeli presidential election, 2007 as the Likud candidate....	Likud Likud Likud is the major center-right List of political parties in Israel in Israel. It was founded in 1973 by Menachem Begin, largely as the "direct ideological descendant" of the Herut, in an alliance with several other right-wing and liberal parties....	29	7/3/2001 - 28/2/2003
Ariel Sharon Ariel Sharon is a former Israeli Prime Minister of Israel and military leader. Sharon served as Prime Minister from March 2001 until April 2006, though he was unable to carry out his duties after suffering a stroke on 4 January 2006, when he fell into a coma and entered a persistent vegetative state....	Likud Likud Likud is the major center-right List of political parties in Israel in Israel. It was founded in 1973 by Menachem Begin, largely as the "direct ideological descendant" of the Herut, in an alliance with several other right-wing and liberal parties....	30	28/2/2003 - 17/8/2003
Ehud Olmert Ehud Olmert Ehud Olmert is the incumbent Prime Minister of Israel. Olmert was the Mayor of Jerusalem of Jerusalem from 1993 to 2003. In 2003 he was elected to the Knesset and became a minister and Deputy leaders of Israel#Acting Prime Minister in the government of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon....	Likud Likud Likud is the major center-right List of political parties in Israel in Israel. It was founded in 1973 by Menachem Begin, largely as the "direct ideological descendant" of the Herut, in an alliance with several other right-wing and liberal parties....	30	29/9/2003 - 10/1/2005
Dalia Itzik Dalia Itzik Dalia Itzik , born 20 October 1952, is an Israeli politician who currently serves as a member of the Knesset for Kadima. She has previously served in several minsterial positions, and on 4 May 2006 became the first female speaker of the Knesset on 4 May 2006, and has since served as President of Israel in an interim capacity on two occasions....	Likud Likud Likud is the major center-right List of political parties in Israel in Israel. It was founded in 1973 by Menachem Begin, largely as the "direct ideological descendant" of the Herut, in an alliance with several other right-wing and liberal parties....	30	10/1/2005 - 23/11/2005
Avraham Hirschson Avraham Hirschson Avraham Hirchson is an Israeli politician. He served as a member of the Knesset for Likud and Kadima between 1981 and 1984, and again from 1992 until 2009....	Kadima Kadima Kadima is a centrist List of political parties in Israel in Israel founded by like-minded Likud and Israeli Labor Party politicians. It became the largest party in the Knesset after the Israeli legislative election, 2006, winning 29 of the 120 seats....	30	18/1/2006 - 4/5/2006
Ariel Atias Ariel Atias Ariel Atias is an Israeli politician, a high ranking member of Shas, and the manager of Shas' kosher supervision organization....	Shas Shas Shas is a List of political parties in Israel in Israel, primarily representing Haredi Judaism Sephardi Jews and Mizrahi Jews Judaism. Following the Israeli legislative election, 2006 in which Shas won 12 seats, it joined Ehud Olmert's coalition government and holds four cabinet posts....	31	4/5/2006 - present

¹ Died in office

² Sasson was not an MK until after the 1965 elections

Israeli legislative election, 1965

Elections in Israel for the sixth Knesset were held in Israel on 1 November, 1965. Voter turnout was 80.4%....

Deputy Ministers

Minister	Party	Government(s)	Dates in Office
Jabr Moade	Progress and Development Progress and Development Progress and Development was a List of political parties in Israel in Israel.... , Alignment Alignment (political party) The Alignment was an alliance of the major left-wing parties in Israel between the 1960s and 1990s. It was established as the Labor Alignment in 1965 as an alliance of Mapai and Ahdut HaAvoda but was dissolved three years later when the two parties and Rafi formally merged into the Israeli Labor Party....	15, 16, 17	27/10/1971 - 24/3/1975
Eliyahu Moyal	Alignment Alignment (political party) The Alignment was an alliance of the major left-wing parties in Israel between the 1960s and 1990s. It was established as the Labor Alignment in 1965 as an alliance of Mapai and Ahdut HaAvoda but was dissolved three years later when the two parties and Rafi formally merged into the Israeli Labor Party....	17	24/3/1975 - 20/6/1977
Efraim Gur	Alignment Alignment (political party) The Alignment was an alliance of the major left-wing parties in Israel between the 1960s and 1990s. It was established as the Labor Alignment in 1965 as an alliance of Mapai and Ahdut HaAvoda but was dissolved three years later when the two parties and Rafi formally merged into the Israeli Labor Party....	24	2/7/1990 - 20/11/1990
Yitzhak Vaknin Yitzhak Vaknin Yitzhak Vaknin is an Israeli politician and member of the Knesset for Shas...	Shas Shas Shas is a List of political parties in Israel in Israel, primarily representing Haredi Judaism Sephardi Jews and Mizrahi Jews Judaism. Following the Israeli legislative election, 2006 in which Shas won 12 seats, it joined Ehud Olmert's coalition government and holds four cabinet posts....	28	5/8/1999 - 11/7/2000

External links

Knesset website