Immigrant Absorption Minister of Israel

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Immigrant Absorption Minister of Israel

The Immigrant Absorption Minister of 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....
(Sar leKlitat Aliyah
Aliyah

Aliyah refers to Jewish immigration to Greater Israel. The opposite action, Jewish emigration from Israel, is referred to as Yerida ....
), known until 1951 as the Minister of Immigration (Sar HaAliya), is the political head of the Israeli Ministry of Immigrant Absorption and a 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....
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In co-ordination with local authorities, the Ministry is responsible for new immigrants (Olim) for three weeks after they arrive. It helps the Olim find employment and accommodation and gives advice on education, planning and social issues, as well as setting up the "immigrant basket" of benefits (such as tax breaks, grants etc.).

There is also occasionally a Deputy Minister.

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The Immigrant Absorption Minister of Israel

Israel

Cabinet of Israel

List of Ministers

Minister	Party	Government(s)	Dates in Office
Haim-Moshe Shapira Haim-Moshe Shapira Haim-Moshe Shapira was a key Israeli politician in the early days of the state's existence. A signatory of Israel's Declaration of Independence , he served continuously as a minister from the country's foundation in 1948 until his death in 1970 apart from a brief spell in the late 1950s....	United Religious Front United Religious Front The United Religious Front was a List of political parties in Israel of the four major religious parties in Israel formed to fight the Israeli legislative election, 1949....	Provisional 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.... , 1st First government of Israel The first government of Israel formed by David Ben-Gurion on 8 March, 1949, a month and a half after the elections for the Israeli legislative election, 1949.... , 2nd Second government of Israel The second government of Israel was formed during the Israeli legislative election, 1949. David Ben-Gurion made an attempt to form a minority government consisting of Mapai and Sephardim and Oriental Communities on 17 October, but it was not approved by the Knesset....	May 14, 1948 - October 8 1951
Yigal Allon Yigal Allon Yigal Allon was an Israeli politician, a commander of the Palmach, and a general in the Israel Defense Forces. He served as one of the leaders of Ahdut HaAvoda and the Labor Party ), acting Prime Minister of Israel, as well as being a member of Knesset and government minister from the tenth through the seventeenth Knessets....	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....	13th, 14th	July 1, 1968 - December 15, 1969
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....	15th Fifteenth government of Israel The fifteenth government of Israel was formed by Golda Meir on 15 December 1969 following the Israeli legislative election, 1969. The government was a continuation of the National government formed during the Israeli legislative election, 1965, and consisted of the Alignment , Gahal, the National Religious Party, the Independent Liberals and...	December 22, 1969 - July 27, 1970
Natan Peled Natan Peled Natan Peled was an Israeli politician who served as Immigrant Absorption Minister of Israel from 1970 until 1974....	Not an MK ¹	15th Fifteenth government of Israel The fifteenth government of Israel was formed by Golda Meir on 15 December 1969 following the Israeli legislative election, 1969. The government was a continuation of the National government formed during the Israeli legislative election, 1965, and consisted of the Alignment , Gahal, the National Religious Party, the Independent Liberals and...	July 27, 1970 - March 10, 1974
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 ¹	16th, 17th	March 10, 1974 - June 20, 1977
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....	18th Eighteenth government of Israel The eighteenth government of Israel was formed by Menachem Begin on 20 June 1977, following the Israeli legislative election, 1977. It was the first government in Israeli political history led by a right-wing party, with the coalition consisting of Begin's Likud , the National Religious Party and Agudat Israel....	June 20, 1977 - August 5, 1981
Aharon Abuhatzira Aharon Abuhatzira Aharon Abuhatzira is a former Israeli politician. A former mayor of Ramla, he held several ministerial portfolios in the late 1970s and early 1980s, but resigned from the cabinet after being convicted of larceny, breach of trust and fraud....	Tami Tami Tami was a Sephardi Jews-dominated List of political parties in Israel in Israel during the 1980s. It was led by Aharon Abuhatzira for its entire existence....	19th	August 5, 1981 - May 4, 1982
Aharon Uzan Aharon Uzan Aharon Uzan was an Israeli politician who held several ministerial portfolios between the mid-1960s and mid-1980s....	Tami Tami Tami was a Sephardi Jews-dominated List of political parties in Israel in Israel during the 1980s. It was led by Aharon Abuhatzira for its entire existence....	19th, 20th	May 4, 1982 - September 13, 1984
Ya'akov Tzur Ya'akov Tzur Ya'akov Tzur is a former Israeli politician who held several ministerial portfolios in the 1980s and 1990s.Born in Haifa during the British Mandate of Palestine, Tzur studied bible and history at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem....	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....	21st, 22nd	September 13, 1984 - December 22, 1988
Yitzhak Peretz Yitzhak Peretz (politician born 1938) Rabbi Yitzhak Haim Peretz is a former Israeli politician who held several cabinet of Israel during the 1980s and early 1990s....	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....	23rd, 24th	December 22, 1988 - July 13, 1992
Yair Tzaban Yair Tzaban Yair Tzaban is an Israeli politician, academic and social activist....	Meretz Meretz-Yachad The New Movement-Meretz , previously known as Meretz, then Yachad, and then Meretz-Yachad is a left-wing, Zionist, Social democracy List of political parties in Israel in Israel, which emphasizes the Israeli peace camp, human rights, religious freedom and green politics....	25th, 26th	July 13, 1992 - June 18, 1996
Yuli-Yoel Edelstein Yuli-Yoel Edelstein Yuli-Yoel Edelstein is a Russian-Israeli politician, a former Immigrant Absorption Minister of Israel, and currently a member of the Knesset for Likud....	Yisrael BaAliyah	27th	June 18, 1996 - July 6, 1999
Ehud Barak Ehud Barak Ehud Barak is an Israeli politician, former Prime Minister of Israel, and current Defense Minister of Israel, Deputy leaders of Israel#Deputy Prime Minister and leader of Israel's Labor Party .... ²	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....	28th	July 6, 1999 - August 5, 1999
Yuli Tamir Yuli Tamir Yael "Yuli" Tamir is an Israeli academic, politician and former Minister of Immigrant Absorption. She is now Education Minister of Israel and represents the Israeli Labor Party in the Knesset....	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....	28th	August 5, 1999 - March 7, 2001
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.... ²	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....	29th	March 7, 2001 - February 28, 2003
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.... , 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....	30th	February 28, 2003 - May 4, 2006
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....	31st 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....	May 4, 2006 - July 4, 2007
Yaakov Edri Yaakov Edri Yaakov Edri is an Israeli politician and member of the Knesset for Kadima. Formerly Immigrant Absorption Minister of Israel, Health Minister of Israel and a Minister without Portfolio, Edri is the Development of the Negev and Galilee Minister of Israel in the Cabinet 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....	31st 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....	July 4 2007 - 14 July 2008
Eli Aflalo Eli Aflalo Eli Aflalo is an Israeli politician. A member of the Knesset for Kadima, he was appointed Immigrant Absorption Minister of Israel in July 2008....	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....	31st 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....	14 July 2008 - present

¹ Although Peled and Rosen were not MKs during their time as Minister, both had previously been MKs for 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....
and the 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....
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² Also serving Prime Minister

Prime Minister of Israel

The Prime Minister of Israel is the head of the Israeli government and is the most powerful political officer in Israel . He or she wields executive power in the country, and has an official residence in Jerusalem....
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Deputy Ministers

Minister	Party	Government(s)	Dates in Office
Aryeh Eliav Aryeh Eliav Aryeh "Lova" Eliav is an Israeli politician and former member of the Knesset for several left-wing parties....	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....	13th, 14th	12/8/1968 - 15/12/1969
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....	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....	15th Fifteenth government of Israel The fifteenth government of Israel was formed by Golda Meir on 15 December 1969 following the Israeli legislative election, 1969. The government was a continuation of the National government formed during the Israeli legislative election, 1965, and consisted of the Alignment , Gahal, the National Religious Party, the Independent Liberals and...	20/11/1972 - 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....	Tami Tami Tami was a Sephardi Jews-dominated List of political parties in Israel in Israel during the 1980s. It was led by Aharon Abuhatzira for its entire existence....	19th	11/8/1981 - 4/5/1982
Marina Solodkin Marina Solodkin Dr Marina Solodkin is a Russian-Israeli politician and a member of the Knesset for Kadima....	Yisrael BaAliyah	28th	5/8/1999 - 11/7/2000
Yuli-Yoel Edelstein Yuli-Yoel Edelstein Yuli-Yoel Edelstein is a Russian-Israeli politician, a former Immigrant Absorption Minister of Israel, and currently a member of the Knesset for Likud....	Yisrael BaAliyah	29th	7/3/2001 - 28/2/2003
Marina Solodkin Marina Solodkin Dr Marina Solodkin is a Russian-Israeli politician and a member of the Knesset for Kadima....	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....	30th	30/03/2005 - 04/05/2006

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