Zevulun Hammer
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| Zevulun Hammer | |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | 31 May 1936 |
| Place of birth | Haifa, Mandate Palestine |
| Date of death | 20 January 1998 |
| Place of death | Jerusalem, Israel |
| Knesset(s) | 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th |
| Party | National Religious Party |
| Former parties | Gesher – Zionist Religious Centre |
| Gov't roles (current in bold) |
Deputy Prime Minister Minister of Welfare Minister of Education Minister of Religious Affairs |
Zevulun Hammer (Hebrew: זבולון המר, born 31 May 1936, died 20 January 1998) was an Israeli politician, minister and Deputy Prime Minister.
[edit] Private life
Hammer was born in Haifa during the mandate era. He joined the Bnei Akiva youth movement (which he led), and served in the Israeli Armored Corps within a Nahal programme. He graduated from Bar-Ilan University with a BA in Judaism and Bible, as well as a teaching certificate and worked as a teacher. Whilst at university, he headed the Student Union and was a member of the Presidium of the Israeli Students Association and the World Union of Jewish Students.
[edit] Political career
Hammer was first elected to the Knesset in 1969 as a member of the National Religious Party, and was appointed Deputy Minister of Education and Culture in January 1973. In November 1975 he became Minister of Welfare, but together with his party colleagues, resigned from the cabinet in December 1976.
After the 1977 elections he was appointed Minister of Education, a role he retained until September 1984. For a brief period during the 10th Knesset, Hammer and Yehuda Ben-Meir broke away from the NRP and formed a new faction, Gesher – Zionist Religious Centre; however, they returned to the NRP after two weeks.
In October 1986 he became Minister of Religious Affairs, and in 1990 was re-appointed Education Minister. He lost his place in the cabinet after the NRP were left out of Yitzhak Rabin's government, but regained it following the 1996 elections, when he was appointed Education Minister and Deputy Prime Minister. In August 1997 he was also appointed Minister of Religious Affairs.
Hammer died in office on 20 January 1998, his death caused by cancer. He was married with four children.
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| Preceded by Aharon Yadlin |
Education Minister of Israel 1977-1984 |
Succeeded by Yitzhak Navon |
| Preceded by Yitzhak Navon |
Education Minister of Israel 1990-1992 |
Succeeded by Shulamit Aloni |
| Preceded by Amnon Rubinstein |
Education Minister of Israel 1996-1998 |
Succeeded by Yitzhak Levy |
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