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Housing and Construction Minister of Israel

The Housing and Construction Minister of Israel (Sar HaBinui VeHaShikhun) 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 the Housing and Construction and a portfolio 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 created in 1961, and until 1977 was known as the Minister of Housing. Construction was also previously part of the Labour and Construction ministry

Industry, Trade and Labour Minister of Israel

The Industry, Trade and Labour Minister of Israel is the political head of the Israeli Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labour and a position in the Cabinet of Israel....
during the provisional government

Provisional government of Israel

The provisional government of Israel was the temporary Cabinet of Israel which governed Israel from shortly before Declaration of Independence until the formation of the First government of Israel in March 1949 following the Israeli legislative election, 1949 in January that year....
between 1948 and 1949. The current minister is Ze'ev Boim

Ze'ev Boim

Ze'ev Boim is an Israeli politician. He currently serves as a member of the Knesset for Kadima, and as the country's Housing and Construction Minister of Israel....
of 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....
.

There has been a Deputy Minister on several occasions.

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The Housing and Construction Minister of Israel (Sar HaBinui VeHaShikhun) is the political head of the Israel

Israel

Cabinet of Israel

Industry, Trade and Labour Minister of Israel

Provisional government of Israel

Ze'ev Boim

Ze'ev Boim is an Israeli politician. He currently serves as a member of the Knesset for Kadima, and as the country's Housing and Construction Minister of Israel....
of Kadima

Kadima

List of Environmental Protection ministers

Minister	Party	Government(s)	Dates in Office
Giora Yoseftal Giora Yoseftal Dr Giora Yoseftal was an Israeli politician who held several ministerial portfolios in the late 1950s and early 1960s.Born in Nuremberg in Germany, Yoseftal was a member of the Yiddisher Yudenbund youth movement in his teens....	Mapai Mapai Mapai was a Left-wing politics List of political parties in Israel in Israel, and was the dominant force in Israeli politics until its merger into the Israeli Labor Party in 1968....	10	2/11/61 - 23/8/1962 ¹
Yosef Almogi Yosef Almogi Yosef Aharon Almogi was an Israeli politician.Born Josef Karlenboim in Hrubiesz?w, Poland, he joined the Dror movement in 1924 and moved to British Mandate of Palestine in 1930....	Mapai Mapai Mapai was a Left-wing politics List of political parties in Israel in Israel, and was the dominant force in Israeli politics until its merger into the Israeli Labor Party in 1968....	10, 11, 12	30/10/62 - 23/5/65
Levi Eshkol Levi Eshkol served as the third Prime Minister of Israel from 1963 until his death from a myocardial infarction in 1969. He was the first Israeli Prime Minister to die in office....	Mapai Mapai Mapai was a Left-wing politics List of political parties in Israel in Israel, and was the dominant force in Israeli politics until its merger into the Israeli Labor Party in 1968....	12	31/5/65 - 12/1/66
Mordechai Bentov Mordechai Bentov Mordechai Bentov was an Israeli journalist and politician, and was one of the signatories of the Declaration of Independence ....	Not an MK ²	13, 14	12/1/66 - 15/12/69
Ze'ev Sherf Ze'ev Sherf Ze'ev Sherf was an Israeli politician who held several ministerial portfolios in the 1960s and 1970s....	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	15/12/69 - 10/3/74
Yehoshua Rabinovitz Yehoshua Rabinovitz Yehoshua Rabinovitz was an Israeli politician who served as a cabinet of Israel and mayor of Tel Aviv.Born in Vishneva in Poland , Rabinovitz attended high school in Vilnius, and went on to train as a teacher in the same city....	Not an MK ³	16	10/3/74 - 3/6/74
Avraham Ofer Avraham Ofer Avraham Ofer was an Israelis politician, famous for committing suicide following the eruption of a corruption scandal....	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	3/6/74 - 3/1/1977 ¹
Shlomo Rosen Shlomo Rosen Shlomo Rosen was an Israeli politician and minister.Born in Ostrava in Austria-Hungary , Rosen made aliyah to British Mandate of Palestine in 1926....	Not an MK ⁴	17	16/1/77 - 20/6/77
Gideon Patt Gideon Patt Gideon Patt is a former Israeli politician who served in several ministerial positions between the late 1970s and early 1980s....	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	20/6/77 - 15/1/79
David Levy David Levy (Israeli politician) David Levy is an Israeli politician.Levi was born in Morocco and made Aliyah to Israel in 1957. A construction worker originally, his background as a leader of Beit Shean's working-class population composed of many fellow Jews of North African descent earned Levy a huge advantage in his early career as a union activist when he began to cam...	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, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23	15/1/79 - 11/6/90
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....	24	11/6/90 - 13/7/92
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....	Labor Party	25, 26	13/7/92 - 18/6/96
Benjamin Netanyahu Benjamin Netanyahu Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu is the new Prime Minister-Designate of Israel. He is Chairman of the conservative Likud Party and was previously the 9th Prime Minister of Israel from June 1996 to July 1999....	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	18/6/96 - 6/7/99
Yitzhak Levy Yitzhak Levy Yitzhak Levy is an Israeli rabbi and politician who served as a member of the Knesset for the National Religious Party and the Ahi faction of the National Union between 1988 and 2009....	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....	28	6/7/99 - 12/7/00
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	11/10/00 - 7/3/01
Natan Sharansky Natan Sharansky Natan Sharansky is a notable former Soviet Union dissident, Human rights activism, former Refusenik, Israeli politician and author.Sharansky is chairman of the Adelson Institute for Strategic Studies at the Shalem Center....	Yisrael BaAliyah	29	7/3/01 - 28/2/03
Effi Eitam Effi Eitam Efraim "Effi" Eitam is an Israeli politician. A former leader of the National Religious Party, he later led a breakaway faction, Ahi , which merged into Likud in 2009....	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....	30	3/3/03 - 10/6/04
Tzipi Livni Tzipi Livni Tzipora Malka "Tzipi" Livni is an Israeli politician and the current leader of Kadima, the largest party in the Knesset. She currently serves as the country's Foreign Affairs Minister of Israel....	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	4/7/04 - 10/1/05 ⁵
Isaac Herzog	Labor Party	30	10/1/05 - 23/11/05
Ze'ev Boim Ze'ev Boim Ze'ev Boim is an Israeli politician. He currently serves as a member of the Knesset for Kadima, and as the country's Housing and Construction Minister of Israel....	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	18/1/06 - 4/5/06
Meir Sheetrit Meir Sheetrit Meir Sheetrit is an Israeli politician who currently serves a member of the Knesset for Kadima, and as the country's Interior Minister of Israel....	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....	31	4/5/06 - 4/7/07
Ze'ev Boim Ze'ev Boim Ze'ev Boim is an Israeli politician. He currently serves as a member of the Knesset for Kadima, and as the country's Housing and Construction Minister of Israel....	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....	31	4/7/07 - present

¹ Died in office.

² Although Bentov was not an MK at the time of his appointment, he had previously represented 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....
in the Knesset.

³ Although Rabinovitz was not an MK at the time of his appointment, he was elected to the next Knesset on the Alignment's list.

⁴ Although Rosen was not an MK at the time of his appointment, he had previously represented Mapam and the Alignment in the Knesset.

⁵ Livni was acting minister until 31 August, when her appointment was made permanent.

Deputy Ministers

Minister	Party	Government(s)	Dates in Office
Moshe Katsav Moshe Katsav Moshe Katsav , born 5 December 1945) is a former President of Israel and member of the Knesset. The end of his term of President was marked by controversy, and from 25 January 2007 until his resignation on 1 July 2007, he was on a leave of absence amid impending charges of crimes stemming from his alleged rape of one female subordinate which...	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....	20	10/10/1983 - 13/9/1984
Avraham Ravitz Avraham Ravitz Rabbi Avraham Ravitz was an Israeli politician and member of the Knesset for Degel HaTorah, which forms part of the United Torah Judaism alliance....	Degel HaTorah Degel HaTorah Degel HaTorah is an Ashkenazi Jews Haredi Judaism List of political parties in Israel in Israel. For much of its existence it has been allied to Agudat Israel under the name United Torah Judaism....	24	25/6/1990 - 13/7/1992
Aryeh Gamliel Aryeh Gamliel Aryeh Gamliel is a former Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Shas between 1988 and 2003....	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....	25	29/7/1992 - 9/9/1993
Ran Cohen Ran Cohen Ran Cohen is an Israeli politician and former Knesset member for Meretz-Yachad. He is a resident of Mevaseret Zion and married with four children....	Meretz	25	4/8/1992 - 31/12/1992
Eli Ben-Menachem Eli Ben-Menachem Eli Ben-Menachem is a former Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for the Alignment , the Israeli Labor Party and One Israel between 1988 and 2006....	Labor Party	25, 26	8/4/1993 - 18/6/1996
Alex Goldfarb	Yiud Yiud Yiud was a small, short-lived List of political parties in Israel in Israel in the mid-1990s.... , Atid Atid Atid or Et?d is a commune in Harghita County, Romania....	25, 26	2/1/1992 - 18/6/1996
Meir Porush Meir Porush Rabbi Meir Porush is an Israeli politician and member of the Knesset for the Haredi Judaism party Agudat Israel, which together with Degel HaTorah forms the United Torah Judaism list....	United Torah Judaism United Torah Judaism United Torah Judaism is an Political alliance of Degel HaTorah and Agudat Israel, two small Israeli Haredi Judaism Politics of Israel in the Knesset....	27, 29	24/6/1996 - 6/7/1999 4/6/2001 - 28/2/2003
Eli Ben-Menachem Eli Ben-Menachem Eli Ben-Menachem is a former Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for the Alignment , the Israeli Labor Party and One Israel between 1988 and 2006....	Labor Party	30	11/1/2005 - 23/11/2005

External links

Knesset website