Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (Israel)
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Israel (Hebrew: משרד החקלאות, Misrad HaHakla'ut UFitu'ah HaKfar) is the ministry of the Israeli government that oversees the country's agricultural industry. The ministry was originally called Ministry of Agriculture, but in 1992 the title was changed to its current form. The Development Ministry, which oversaw rural development, was abolished in 1974.
List of ministers
The Agriculture and Rural Development Minister (Hebrew: שר החקלאות ופיתוח הכפר, Sar HaHakla'ut vePituah HaKfar; Arabic: وزير الزراعة وتطوير القرية) is the political head of the ministry, considered a relatively minor position in the Israel cabinet. Two serving Prime Ministers, Menachem Begin and Ehud Barak, also served as agriculture ministers; Begin following the death of the incumbent, and Barak following the resignation of the former minister's party from his coalition. There is occasionally a Deputy Minister of Agriculture.
| # |
Minister |
Party |
Governments |
Term start |
Term end |
Notes |
|---|
| Minister of Agriculture |
| 1 | Aharon Zisling | Mapam | Provisional | 14 May 1948 | 10 March 1949 | |
| 2 | Dov Yosef | Mapai | 1 | 1 June 1949 | 1 November 1950 | |
| 3 | Pinhas Lavon | Mapai | 2 | November 1, 1950 | October 8, 1951 | |
| 4 | Levi Eshkol | Mapai | 3 | October 8, 1951 | June 25, 1952 | |
| 5 | Peretz Naftali | Mapai | 3, 4, 5, 6 | June 25, 1952 | November 3, 1955 | |
| 6 | Kadish Luz | Mapai | 7, 8 | November 3, 1955 | December 17, 1959 | |
| 7 | Moshe Dayan | Mapai | 9, 10, 11 | December 17, 1959 | November 4, 1964 | |
| 8 | Haim Gvati | Mapai, Alignment |
11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 | November 9, 1964 | June 3, 1974 | Not a Knesset member for part of term in office |
| 9 | Aharon Uzan | Alignment | 17 | June 3, 1974 | June 20, 1977 | Not a Knesset Member |
| 10 | Ariel Sharon | Likud | 18 | June 20, 1977 | August 5, 1981 | |
| 11 | Simha Erlich | Likud | 19 | August 5, 1981 | June 19, 1983 | Died in office |
| 12 | Menachem Begin | Likud | 19 | June 19, 1983 | October 10, 1983 | Also serving Prime Minister |
| 13 | Pesah Grupper | Likud | 20 | October 10, 1983 | September 13, 1984 | |
| 14 | Aryeh Nehemkin | Alignment | 21, 22 | September 13, 1984 | December 22, 1988 | |
| 15 | Avraham Katz-Oz | Alignment | 23 | December 22, 1988 | March 15, 1990 | |
| 16 | Rafael Eitan | Tzomet | 24 | June 11, 1990 | December 31, 1991 | |
| Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development |
| 17 | Ya'akov Tzur | Labor Party | 25, 26 | July 13, 1992 | June 18, 1996 | |
| – | Rafael Eitan | Tzomet | 27 | June 18, 1996 | July 6, 1999 | |
| 18 | Haim Oron | Meretz | 28 | August 5, 1999 | June 24, 2000 | |
| 19 | Ehud Barak | Labor Party | 28 | June 24, 2000 | March 7, 2001 | Also serving Prime Minister |
| 20 | Shalom Simhon | Labor Party | 29 | March 7, 2001 | November 2, 2002 | |
| 21 | Tzipi Livni | Likud | 29 | December 17, 2002 | February 28, 2003 | |
| 22 | Yisrael Katz | Likud | 30 | February 28, 2003 | January 14, 2006 | |
| 23 | Ze'ev Boim | Kadima | 30 | January 18, 2006 | May 4, 2006 | |
| – | Shalom Simhon | Labor Party | 31, 32 | 4 May 2006 | 18 January 2011 | |
| 24 | Orit Noked | Independence | 32 | 18 January 2011 | 18 March 2013 | |
| 25 | Yair Shamir | Yisrael Beiteinu | 33 | 18 March 2013 | 14 May 2015 | |
| 26 | Uri Ariel | The Jewish Home | 34 | 14 May 2015 | | |
Deputy ministers
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