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Meir Sheetrit (born 10 October 1948) is an 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 politician who currently serves a member of the Knesset
Knesset

The Knesset is the legislature of Israel, located in Givat Ram, Jerusalem....
 for 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....
, and as the country's Minister of the Interior.

trit was born in Ksar es Souk (now Er Rachidia
Er Rachidia

Er Rachidia formly Ksar es Souk, is a partially Amazigh-speaking town in eastern Morocco. It is located at .Errachidia , la capitale d'une r?gion de transition...
), in Morocco
Morocco

Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa with a population of nearly 34 million and an area just under 447,000 km2....
, in 1957. His family made aliyah
Aliyah

Aliyah refers to Jewish immigration to Greater Israel. The opposite action, Jewish emigration from Israel, is referred to as Yerida ....
 to 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....
 in 1957. He gained a BA and an MA in Public Policy
Public policy

Public policy can be generally defined as the course of action or inaction taken by government entities with regard to a particular issue or set of issues....
 from Bar-Ilan University
Bar-Ilan University

Bar-Ilan University is a university in Ramat Gan, Israel. Established in 1955, Bar Ilan is now Israel's second largest academic institution. It has nearly 26,800 students and 1,350 Faculty members....
.

He began his political career in 1974 when he was elected as the mayor of the city of Yavne
Yavne

Yavne is a city in the Center District of Israel. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics , at the end of 2007 the city had a total population of 32,200....
, a position he held until 1987.

He was first elected to the Knesset in 1981 on the 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....
 list.






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Meir Sheetrit (born 10 October 1948) is an 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 politician who currently serves a member of the Knesset
Knesset

The Knesset is the legislature of Israel, located in Givat Ram, Jerusalem....
 for 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....
, and as the country's Minister of the Interior.

Biography

Sheetrit was born in Ksar es Souk (now Er Rachidia
Er Rachidia

Er Rachidia formly Ksar es Souk, is a partially Amazigh-speaking town in eastern Morocco. It is located at .Errachidia , la capitale d'une r?gion de transition...
), in Morocco
Morocco

Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa with a population of nearly 34 million and an area just under 447,000 km2....
, in 1957. His family made aliyah
Aliyah

Aliyah refers to Jewish immigration to Greater Israel. The opposite action, Jewish emigration from Israel, is referred to as Yerida ....
 to 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....
 in 1957. He gained a BA and an MA in Public Policy
Public policy

Public policy can be generally defined as the course of action or inaction taken by government entities with regard to a particular issue or set of issues....
 from Bar-Ilan University
Bar-Ilan University

Bar-Ilan University is a university in Ramat Gan, Israel. Established in 1955, Bar Ilan is now Israel's second largest academic institution. It has nearly 26,800 students and 1,350 Faculty members....
.

He began his political career in 1974 when he was elected as the mayor of the city of Yavne
Yavne

Yavne is a city in the Center District of Israel. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics , at the end of 2007 the city had a total population of 32,200....
, a position he held until 1987.

He was first elected to the Knesset in 1981 on the 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....
 list. He was re-elected in 1984, but lost his seat in 1988. That year he was elected as treasurer of the Jewish Agency
Jewish Agency for Israel

The Jewish Agency for Israel , also known as the Sochnut or JAFI, served as the pre-state Jewish government before the establishment of Israel and later became the organization in charge of immigration and absorption of Jews from the Diaspora....
 and served in this position until 1992, when he returned to the Knesset.

In 1998 he was appointed Minister of Finance
Finance Minister of Israel

Finance Ministers of Israel, 1948-present#1948-1952 Eliezer Kaplan#1952-1963 Levi Eshkol#1963-1968 Pinchas Sapir#1968-1969 Ze'ev Sherf#1969-1974 Pinchas Sapir...
, serving until the fall of Netanyahu's government in 1999. He returned to the 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....
 in 2001 as Minister of Justice Minister
Justice Minister of Israel

The Justice Minister of Israel is the political head of the Israeli Ministry of Justice and a position in the Cabinet of Israel. The current minister is Daniel Friedmann, an independent who is not a member of the Knesset....
. After being re-elected in 2003, he was appointed Minister in the Ministry of Finance, where he worked closely with Netanyahu who was spearheading a sweeping privatization
Privatization

Privatization is the incidence or process of transferring ownership of business from the public sector to the private sector . In a broader sense, privatization refers to transfer of any government function to the private sector including governmental functions like revenue collection and law enforcement....
 reform. He was appointed Minister of Transportation
Transportation Minister of Israel

The Transportation Minister of Israel is the Cabinet of Israel at the head of the Transportation Ministry in Israel. A relatively minor post in the Israeli cabinet, it is often given to smaller parties in the governing coalitions....
 in 2004, and later served as Minister of Education, Culture and Sport until 2006.

In 2005 he left Likud and joined 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....
's new 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....
 party. He was re-elected in 1996 and appointed Minister of Housing and Construction
Housing and Construction Minister of Israel

The Housing and Construction Minister of Israel is the political head of the Israeli Ministry of the Housing and Construction and a portfolio in the Cabinet of Israel....
, a post he held until July 2007, when he was appointed Minister of Internal Affairs
Internal Affairs Minister of Israel

The Interior Minister , also known as the Minister of Internal Affairs is head of the Israeli Ministry of Interior and an important portfolio in the Cabinet of Israel....
. Between 23 August and 29 November 2006, he also served as Acting
Acting (law)

In law, when someone is said to be acting in a position it can mean one of three things.*The position has not yet been formally created.*The person is only occupying the position temporarily, to ensure continuity....
 Justice Minister following Haim Ramon
Haim Ramon

Haim Ramon is an Israeli politician and who currently serves as a member of the Knesset for Kadima and as both Deputy leaders of Israel#Vice Prime Minister and Minister in the Prime Minister's Office with responsibility for state policy....
's resignation on 18 August over an indecent assault indictment. Sheetrit was replaced in the Justice portfolio by 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....
, who also continues to serve as Foreign Minister.

Following Ehud Olmert's resignation as party leader, Sheetrit ran for the party chairmanship. However, he came third out of the four candidates in the election
Kadima leadership election, 2008

An election for the leadership of Kadima was held on 17 September 2008 as a concession to Kadima's coalition partner, Labour , which had threatened to bring down the government if Prime Minister Ehud Olmert didn't stand aside following police investigations into alleged corruption during his terms as minister and as mayor of Jerusalem....
, polling only 8.5% of the vote Placed seventh on the party's list, he retained his seat in the 2009 elections
Israeli legislative election, 2009

Elections for the 18th Knesset were held in Israel on 10 February 2009. These elections became necessary due to the resignation of Prime Minister of Israel Ehud Olmert as leader of the Kadima party, and the failure of his successor, Tzipi Livni, to form a coalition government....
.

Minister Sheetrit has sought to amend the law of Return
Law of Return

The Law of Return is Israeli legislation, enacted in 1950, that gives Jews, those of Jewish ancestry, and their spouses the right to migrate to and settle in Israel and gain citizenship....
 as a socio-political response to the recent trend of immigration of Russians to Israel, who while claiming a Jewish heritage, are nevertheless affiliated to the Russian Orthodox Church
Russian Orthodox Church

The Russian Orthodox Church ; or The Moscow Patriarchate , also known as the Orthodox Christian Church of Russia, is a body of Christianity who constitute an Autocephaly Eastern Orthodox Church under the jurisdiction of the List of Metropolitans and Patriarchs of Moscow, in full communion with the other Eastern Orthodox Churches....
. This decision is part of an ongoing debate on the status of non-Jews and Christians in particular within Israeli society.

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