Development Minister of Israel

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The Development Minister of Israel (Hebrew: שר הפיתוח‎, Sar HaPituakh) was a Ministerial position in the Israeli cabinet from 1953 until 1974. In 1977 it was succeeded by the new position of Minister of Energy and Infrastructure.

However, since 1992 rural development has fallen under the responsibilities of the Minister of Agriculture, whilst a new post, Minister for Development of the Negev and Galilee was created in 2006.

The development ministry was responsible for government-owned mineral extraction companies and the country's geology institute. The department also set up both the quarry rehabilitation fund and the Dead Sea Works.

There was one Deputy Minister of Development, who served from 1966 until 1969.

[edit] List of Development Ministers

Minister	Party	Government(s)	Dates in Office
Dov Yosef	Mapai	4th, 5th, 6th	15/6/1953 - 3/11/1955
Mordechai Bentov	Mapam	7th, 8th, 9th	3/11/1955 - 2/11/1961
Giora Yoseftal 1	Mapai	10th	2/11/1961 - 23/8/1962
Yosef Almogi	Mapai	10th, 11th, 12th	30/10/1962 - 25/05/1965
Haim Zadok	Mapai	12th	31/05/1965 - 12/1/1966
Moshe Kol	Not an MK 2	13th, 14th	12/1/1966 - 15/12/1969
Haim Landau	Gahal	15th	15/12/1969 - 6/8/1970
Haim Givati	Alignment	15th	1/9/1970 - 10/3/1974
Haim Bar-Lev	Not an MK 3	16th	10/3/1974 - 3/6/1974

¹ Died in Office

² Kol was an MK for the Independent Liberals, but resigned his Knesset seat when he was appointed Minister.

³ Whilst Bar-Lev was not an MK at the time, he was elected to the next Knesset as a member of the Alignment.

[edit] Deputy Ministers

Minister	Party	Government(s)	Dates in Office
Yehuda Shaari	Independent Liberals	13th, 14th	17/1/1966 - 15/12/1969

[edit] List of Development of the Negev and Galilee Ministers

Minister	Party	Government(s)	Dates in Office
Shimon Peres 1	Kadima	31st	4/5/2006 - 13/6/2007
Yaakov Edri	Kadima	31st	4/7/2007 - Present

¹ Peres resigned after he had won the election for president.