Ministry of Health (Israel)

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The Ministry of Health (Hebrew: משרד הבריאות‎, Misrad HaBri'ut) is a ministry in the Israeli government. The current Minister of Health is Binyamin Netanyahu (who is also Prime Minister) of Likud.

There is occasionally a Deputy Minister of Health. Abd el-Aziz el-Zoubi, appointed Deputy Minister on May 25, 1971, was the first non-Jewish minister appointed to the Israeli cabinet.

List of Health Minsters

Minister Party Government(s) Dates in Office
Haim-Moshe Shapira United Religious Front,
Hapoel HaMizrachi
Provisional, 1st, 2nd May 14, 1948 – October 8, 1951
Yosef Burg Hapoel HaMizrachi 3rd October 8, 1951 – December 24, 1952
Yosef Sapir 1 General Zionists 4th December 24, 1952 – December 29, 1953
Yosef Serlin 1 General Zionists 4th, 5th December 12, 1953 – June 29, 1955
Dov Yosef Mapai 6th June 29, 1955 – November 3, 1955
Yisrael Barzilai Mapam 7th, 8th, 9th November 3, 1955 – November 2, 1961
Haim-Moshe Shapira National Religious Party 10th, 11th, 12th November 2, 1961 – January 12, 1966
Yisrael Barzilai Not an MK 2 13th, 14th January 12, 1966 – December 15, 1969
Haim Gvati Alignment 15th December 22, 1969 – July 27, 1970
Victor Shem-Tov Not an MK 3 15th, 16th, 17th July 27, 1970 – June 20, 1977
Eliezer Shostak Likud 18th, 19th, 20th June 20, 1977 – September 13, 1984
Mordechai Gur Alignment 21st September 13, 1984 – October 20, 1986
Shoshana Arbeli-Almozlino Alignment 22nd October 20, 1986 – December 22, 1988
Ya'akov Tzur Alignment 23rd December 22, 1988 – March 15, 1990
Ehud Olmert Likud 24th June 11, 1990 – July 13, 1992
Haim Ramon Labor Party 25th July 13, 1992 – February 8, 1994
Yitzhak Rabin 4 Labor Party 25th February 8, 1994 – June 1, 1994
Efraim Sneh Labor Party 25th, 26th June 1, 1994 – June 18, 1996
Tzachi Hanegbi Likud 27th June 18, 1996 – November 12, 1996
Yehoshua Matza Likud 27th November 12, 1996 – July 6, 1999
Shlomo Benizri Shas 28th July 6, 1999 – July 11, 2000
Roni Milo Centre Party 28th August 10, 2000 – March 7, 2001
Nissim Dahan Shas 29th March 7, 2001 – May 23, 2002
Ariel Sharon 4 Likud 29th May 23, 2002 – June 3, 2002
Nissim Dahan Shas 29th June 3, 2002 – February 28, 2003
Dan Naveh Likud 30th February 28, 2003 – January 14, 2006
Yaakov Edri Kadima 30th January 18, 2006 – May 4, 2006
Yaakov Ben-Yezri Gil 31st May 4, 2006 – March 31, 2009
Binyamin Netanyahu4 Likud 32nd March 31, 2009 –

1 Sapir and Serlin swapped ministerial portfolios; Serlin became Minister of Transportation.

2 Although Barzilai was not an MK at the time, he was a member of Mapam.

3 Although Shem-Tov was not an MK at the time, he was a member of the Alignment.

4 Also serving Prime Minister.

Deputy Ministers

Minister Party Government(s) Dates in Office
Yitzhak Rafael National Religious Party 10th, 11th, 12th November 2, 1961 – March 22, 1965
Shlomo-Yisrael Ben-Meir National Religious Party 12th March 24, 1965 – January 12, 1966
Abd el-Aziz el-Zoubi Alignment 15th May 24, 1971 – March 10, 1974
Shoshana Arbeli-Almozlino Alignment 21st September 24, 1984 – October 20, 1986
Eliezer Mizrahi Agudat Israel, Geulat Israel 24th June 25, 1990 – July 13, 1992
Nawaf Massalha Labor Party 25th, 26th August 4, 1992 – June 18, 1996
Shlomo Benizri Shas 27th August 13, 1996 – July 6, 1999
Ya'akov Litzman United Torah Judaism 32nd April 1, 2009 –

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