| Dan Naveh | |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | June 21, 1960 |
| Place of birth | Israel |
| Knessets | 15th, 16th, 17th |
| Party | Likud |
| Ministerial posts (current in bold) |
Minister without Portfolio Minister of Health |
Dan Naveh (Hebrew: דני נוה, born 21 June 1960) is a former member of the Israeli Knesset (Parliament) for the Likud party, and a former minister in the Israeli government. Currently he is the founder and the Managing General Partner of Agate medical investments.
Dan Naveh (Manhiem) grew up in Jerusalem. In 1985 he graduated from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem with an LLB, and was certified as a lawyer in 1986. He was an adviser to Minister Moshe Arens (1986–1992), when Arens was a Minister without Portfolio (1986–1987), the Minister of Foreign Affairs (1988–1990), and Minister of Defense (1990–1992).Shortly afterwards he was appointed as the editor of foreign news in Haaretz newspaper. Naveh was Israel's Cabinet Secretary in the years 1996-1999. In those years he was the chairman of the Israeli Steering Committee for the negotiations with the Palestinians, and played a central role in the Wye River Memorandum and the Hebron Protocol. He was also the chairman of the Forum for Tracing Anti-Semitism Public positions Activity in Knesset and Government Dan Naveh was a minister for five years (2001–2006) and a Knesset (Parliament) member for eight years (he was elected for 3 terms – In 1999, 2003, 2006) as part of the Likud party. As a member of Knesset He served on the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committees, the Constitution, Law and Justice Committee, and Committee on the Rights of the Child. Among other things, he also headed the Parliamentary Lobby for the Israeli MIA’s.
In 2001, during his first term in the Knesset, Naveh was appointed by Ariel Sharon as a minister in the Prime Minister’s office, acted as liaison with the Knesset. In 2003 in the second government assembled by Ariel Sharon, he was appointed as Health Minister. He led the national health system’s post recession Turnaround, and stabilized the system during one of its deepest and most severe crises. As part of the stabilizing plan he enlarged the budget and the number of drugs and medical technologies included in the national “health basket” and prevented the closure of several major hospitals. He implemented several advanced healthcare reforms and acts that made the system more effective and better serving for the elderly and the entire patient population. One of the reforms that was implemented is the OTC (Over the counter) drug Act, and the legislation supporting healthcare R&D in the Israeli Medical Centers.
Naveh resigned from the government on January 14, 2006, along with the rest of his faction. On February 25, 2007 he tended in his resignation from the Knesset, after eight years of service. After he resigned, he established, and has been leading, a medical investment fund (Agate medical investments). The fund invests mainly in, medical devices companies, and in health care services projects around the world. Naveh is married to Tsili and is a father of three.
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