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	Topics Tourism Minister of Israel Topic Home The Tourism Minister of Israel (Sar HaTayarut) 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 Tourism 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 position is currently held by Ruhama Avraham Ruhama Avraham Ruhama Avraham Balila is an Israeli politician. A member of the Knesset for Kadima, she is the current Tourism Minister of Israel. She has also served as a Minister without Portfolio responsible for liaison with the Knesset.... 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.... . The position was created in 1964, with Akiva Govrin Akiva Govrin Akiva Govrin was an Israeli politician who served as a government minister between December 1963 and January 1966, and was the country's first Tourism Minister of Israel.... being the first person to hold the job, but was appended to the Trade and Industry 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.... portfolio between 1977 and 1981. 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 .... is the only 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.... to have held the position whilst serving as head of government, whilst 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... , who was Minister of Tourism from 1996 to 1999, went on to become President President of Israel The President of the State of Israel is the head of state of Israel. The position is largely a ceremonial Figurehead role, with executive real power lying in the hands of the Prime Minister of Israel.... . On one occasion there was a Deputy Minister of Tourism. le class=wikitable style="text-align:left">
Akiva Govrin Akiva Govrin Akiva Govrin was an Israeli politician who served as a government minister between December 1963 and January 1966, and was the country's first Tourism Minister of Israel....	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....	12th Twelfth government of Israel The twelfth government of Israel was formed by Levi Eshkol on 22 December 1964, towards the end of the Israeli legislative election, 1961.Eshkol kept the same coalition partners as Eleventh government of Israel, i.e....	22/12/1964 - 12/1/1966
Moshe Kol Moshe Kol Moshe Kol was a Zionism activist and Israeli politician and one of the signatories of the Declaration of Independence .... ¹	Independent Liberals Independent Liberals (Israel) The Independent Liberals were a List of political parties in Israel in Israel and are one of the ancestors of the modern-day Labor Party ....	13th, 14th, 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... , 16th, 17th	12/1/1966 - 20/6/1977
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....	19th	5/8/1981 - 11/8/1981
Avraham Sharir Avraham Sharir Avraham Sharir is a former Israeli politician....	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....	19th, 20th, 21st, 22nd	11/8/1981 - 22/12/1988
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....	23rd, 24th	22/12/1988 - 13/7/1992
Uzi Baram Uzi Baram Uzi Baram is a former Israeli politician who served as Tourism Minister of Israel and Internal Affairs Minister of Israel during the 1990s....	Labor Party	25th, 26th	13/7/1992 - 18/6/1996
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....	27th	18/6/1996 - 6/7/1999
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	6/7/1999 - 5/8/1999
Amnon Lipkin-Shahak Amnon Lipkin-Shahak Amnon Lipkin-Shahak is a former Ramatkal of the Israel Defense Forces, Member of the Knesset andTransportation Minister of Israel and Tourism Minister of Israel....	Centre Party Centre Party (Israel) The Centre Party , originally known as Israel in the Centre, was a short-lived political party in Israel. Formed in 1999 by former Defense Minister of Israel Yitzhak Mordechai, the aim was to create a group of moderates to challenge both Binyamin Netanyahu on the right and opposition leader Ehud Barak's Labor Party on the left....	28th	5/8/1999- 7/3/2001
Rehavam Ze'evi ³	National Union National Union (Israel) The National Union is a nationalist List of political parties in Israel in Israel. In the Israeli legislative election, 2009 the Union was an alliance of four parties: Moledet, Hatikva , Eretz Yisrael Shelanu, and former Tkuma members....	29th	7/3/2001 - 17/10/2001
Binyamin Elon Binyamin Elon Rabbi Binyamin "Benny" Elon is an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Moledet and the National Union between 1996 and 2009....	National Union National Union (Israel) The National Union is a nationalist List of political parties in Israel in Israel. In the Israeli legislative election, 2009 the Union was an alliance of four parties: Moledet, Hatikva , Eretz Yisrael Shelanu, and former Tkuma members....	29th	31/10/2001 - 14/3/2002
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....	29th	18/9/2002 - 28/2/2003
Binyamin Elon Binyamin Elon Rabbi Binyamin "Benny" Elon is an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Moledet and the National Union between 1996 and 2009.... ⁴	National Union National Union (Israel) The National Union is a nationalist List of political parties in Israel in Israel. In the Israeli legislative election, 2009 the Union was an alliance of four parties: Moledet, Hatikva , Eretz Yisrael Shelanu, and former Tkuma members....	30th	28/2/2003 - 6/6/2004
Gideon Ezra Gideon Ezra Gideon Ezra is an Israeli politician and member of the Knesset for Kadima. He is Environmental Protection Minister of Israel in the Cabinet of Israel.... ⁵	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....	30th	4/7/2004 - 10/1/2005
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....	30th	10/1/2005 - 4/5/2006
Isaac Herzog	Labor Party	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....	4/5/2006 - 21/3/2007
Yitzhak Aharonovich Yitzhak Aharonovich Yitzhak Aharonovich is an Israeli politician who served as Tourism Minister of Israel between March 2007 and January 2008. He is currently a member of the Knesset for Yisrael Beiteinu and is a deputy Speaker of the Knesset....	Yisrael Beiteinu	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....	21/3/2007 - 16/1/2008
Ruhama Avraham Ruhama Avraham Ruhama Avraham Balila is an Israeli politician. A member of the Knesset for Kadima, she is the current Tourism Minister of Israel. She has also served as a Minister without Portfolio responsible for liaison with the Knesset....	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....	14/7/2008 - present

¹ Kol resigned from the Knesset when appointed Minister in line with Independent Liberals party policy.

² Also serving Prime Minster

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....
.

³ Ze'evi was assassinated on 17 October 2001.

⁴ Elon was sacked from the cabinet after the National Union refused to support 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 disengagement plan

Israel's unilateral disengagement plan

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The Tourism Minister of Israel (Sar HaTayarut) 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 Tourism 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 position is currently held by Ruhama Avraham

Ruhama Avraham

Ruhama Avraham Balila is an Israeli politician. A member of the Knesset for Kadima, she is the current Tourism Minister of Israel. She has also served as a Minister without Portfolio responsible for liaison with the Knesset....
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....
.

The position was created in 1964, with Akiva Govrin

Akiva Govrin

Akiva Govrin was an Israeli politician who served as a government minister between December 1963 and January 1966, and was the country's first Tourism Minister of Israel....
being the first person to hold the job, but was appended to the Trade and Industry

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....
portfolio between 1977 and 1981. 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 ....
is the only 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....
to have held the position whilst serving as head of government, whilst 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...
, who was Minister of Tourism from 1996 to 1999, went on to become President

President of Israel

The President of the State of Israel is the head of state of Israel. The position is largely a ceremonial Figurehead role, with executive real power lying in the hands of the Prime Minister of Israel....
.

On one occasion there was a Deputy Minister of Tourism.

List of Tourism ministers

Minister	Party	Government(s)	Dates in Office
Akiva Govrin Akiva Govrin Akiva Govrin was an Israeli politician who served as a government minister between December 1963 and January 1966, and was the country's first Tourism Minister of Israel....	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....	12th Twelfth government of Israel The twelfth government of Israel was formed by Levi Eshkol on 22 December 1964, towards the end of the Israeli legislative election, 1961.Eshkol kept the same coalition partners as Eleventh government of Israel, i.e....	22/12/1964 - 12/1/1966
Moshe Kol Moshe Kol Moshe Kol was a Zionism activist and Israeli politician and one of the signatories of the Declaration of Independence .... ¹	Independent Liberals Independent Liberals (Israel) The Independent Liberals were a List of political parties in Israel in Israel and are one of the ancestors of the modern-day Labor Party ....	13th, 14th, 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... , 16th, 17th	12/1/1966 - 20/6/1977
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....	19th	5/8/1981 - 11/8/1981
Avraham Sharir Avraham Sharir Avraham Sharir is a former Israeli politician....	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....	19th, 20th, 21st, 22nd	11/8/1981 - 22/12/1988
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....	23rd, 24th	22/12/1988 - 13/7/1992
Uzi Baram Uzi Baram Uzi Baram is a former Israeli politician who served as Tourism Minister of Israel and Internal Affairs Minister of Israel during the 1990s....	Labor Party	25th, 26th	13/7/1992 - 18/6/1996
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....	27th	18/6/1996 - 6/7/1999
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	6/7/1999 - 5/8/1999
Amnon Lipkin-Shahak Amnon Lipkin-Shahak Amnon Lipkin-Shahak is a former Ramatkal of the Israel Defense Forces, Member of the Knesset andTransportation Minister of Israel and Tourism Minister of Israel....	Centre Party Centre Party (Israel) The Centre Party , originally known as Israel in the Centre, was a short-lived political party in Israel. Formed in 1999 by former Defense Minister of Israel Yitzhak Mordechai, the aim was to create a group of moderates to challenge both Binyamin Netanyahu on the right and opposition leader Ehud Barak's Labor Party on the left....	28th	5/8/1999- 7/3/2001
Rehavam Ze'evi ³	National Union National Union (Israel) The National Union is a nationalist List of political parties in Israel in Israel. In the Israeli legislative election, 2009 the Union was an alliance of four parties: Moledet, Hatikva , Eretz Yisrael Shelanu, and former Tkuma members....	29th	7/3/2001 - 17/10/2001
Binyamin Elon Binyamin Elon Rabbi Binyamin "Benny" Elon is an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Moledet and the National Union between 1996 and 2009....	National Union National Union (Israel) The National Union is a nationalist List of political parties in Israel in Israel. In the Israeli legislative election, 2009 the Union was an alliance of four parties: Moledet, Hatikva , Eretz Yisrael Shelanu, and former Tkuma members....	29th	31/10/2001 - 14/3/2002
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....	29th	18/9/2002 - 28/2/2003
Binyamin Elon Binyamin Elon Rabbi Binyamin "Benny" Elon is an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Moledet and the National Union between 1996 and 2009.... ⁴	National Union National Union (Israel) The National Union is a nationalist List of political parties in Israel in Israel. In the Israeli legislative election, 2009 the Union was an alliance of four parties: Moledet, Hatikva , Eretz Yisrael Shelanu, and former Tkuma members....	30th	28/2/2003 - 6/6/2004
Gideon Ezra Gideon Ezra Gideon Ezra is an Israeli politician and member of the Knesset for Kadima. He is Environmental Protection Minister of Israel in the Cabinet of Israel.... ⁵	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....	30th	4/7/2004 - 10/1/2005
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....	30th	10/1/2005 - 4/5/2006
Isaac Herzog	Labor Party	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....	4/5/2006 - 21/3/2007
Yitzhak Aharonovich Yitzhak Aharonovich Yitzhak Aharonovich is an Israeli politician who served as Tourism Minister of Israel between March 2007 and January 2008. He is currently a member of the Knesset for Yisrael Beiteinu and is a deputy Speaker of the Knesset....	Yisrael Beiteinu	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....	21/3/2007 - 16/1/2008
Ruhama Avraham Ruhama Avraham Ruhama Avraham Balila is an Israeli politician. A member of the Knesset for Kadima, she is the current Tourism Minister of Israel. She has also served as a Minister without Portfolio responsible for liaison with the Knesset....	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....	14/7/2008 - present

¹ Kol resigned from the Knesset when appointed Minister in line with Independent Liberals party policy.

² Also serving Prime Minster

Prime Minister of Israel

Ariel Sharon

Israel's unilateral disengagement plan

Israel's unilateral disengagement plan , also known as the "Disengagement plan", "Gaza pull-out plan", and "Hitnatkut") was a proposal by Prime Ministers of Israel Ariel Sharon, adopted by the government on June 6, 2004 and enacted in August 2005, to evict all Israelis from the Gaza Strip and from four Israeli settlements in the northern West...
. In an ultimately unsuccessful attempt to prevent him from being fired before a cabinet vote on the plan by avoiding receiving notification of his sacking, Elon went into hiding.

⁵ Ezra was initially appointed Acting Minister of Tourism, with the position made permanent on 31 August 2004.

Deputy Ministers

Minister	Party	Government(s)	Dates in Office
Yehuda Sha'ari	Independent Liberals Independent Liberals (Israel) The Independent Liberals were a List of political parties in Israel in Israel and are one of the ancestors of the modern-day 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...	22/12/1969 - 10/3/1974

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