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The Science and Technology Minister of Israel is the political head of the Israeli Ministry of Science and Technology and a relatively minor position in the Israeli cabinet. The current minister is Daniel Hershkowitz of The Jewish Home party. Raleb Majadele, who held the post between 2006 and 2009, was the country's first Muslim minister.
The minister is responsible for defining national policy on issues related to Science and technology in Israel, and promoting scientific and technological research, infrastructure and projects.[1]
The post has undergone several name changes:
Between 1949 and 1999, and again from 2003 until 2006, culture was included in the portfolio of the Education Minister. Similarly, sport was part of the Education Minister's portfolio between 1994 and 1999 and 2003 and 2006. With the creation of Benjamin Netanyahu's government in March 2009, the culture and sports portfolios were separated from the Ministry of Science and Technology and transferred to the Ministry of Culture and Sport.
The position of Deputy Minister of Science and Technology has been filled once, in 1990–1991.
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| Minister | Party | Government(s) | Dates in Office |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yuval Ne'eman | Likud | 19, 20 | 26 July 1982 – 13 September 1984 |
| Gideon Patt | Likud | 21, 22 | 13 September 1984 – 22 December 1988 |
| Ezer Weizman | Alignment | 23 | 22 December 1988 – 15 March 1990 |
| Yuval Ne'eman | Likud | 24 | 11 June 1990 – 21 January 1992 |
| Amnon Rubinstein | Meretz | 25 | 13 July 1992 – 31 December 1992 |
| Shimon Sheetrit | Labour | 25 | 13 July 1992 – 7 June 1993 |
| Shulamit Aloni | Meretz | 26, 26 | 7 June 1993 – 18 June 1996 |
| Benny Begin | Likud | 27 | 18 June 1996 – 16 January 1997 |
| Benjamin Netanyahu | Likud | 27 | 18 June 1996 – 9 July 1997 |
| Michael Eitan | Likud | 27 | 9 July 1997 – 13 July 1998 |
| Silvan Shalom | Likud | 27 | 13 July 1998 – 6 July 1999 |
| Ehud Barak | One Israel | 28 | 6 July 1999 – 5 August 1999 |
| Matan Vilnai | One Israel, Labour | 28, 29 | 5 August 1999 – 2 November 2002 |
| Eliezer Sandberg | Shinui | 30 | 28 February 2003 – 19 July 2004 |
| Ilan Shalgi | Shinui | 30 | 24 July 2004 – 29 November 2004 |
| Victor Brailovsky | Shinui | 30 | 29 November 2004 – 4 December 2004 |
| Matan Vilnai | Labour | 30 | 28 August 2005 – 23 November 2005 ¹ |
| Roni Bar-On | Kadima | 30 | 18 January 2006 – 4 May 2006 |
| Ophir Pines-Paz | Labour | 31 | 4 May 2006 – 1 November 2006 |
| Yuli Tamir | Labour | 31 | 5 November 2006 – 21 March 2007 (acting) |
| Raleb Majadele | Labour | 31 | 21 March 2007 – 31 March 2009 |
| Daniel Hershkowitz | The Jewish Home | 32 | 31 March 2009 – present |
¹ Vilnai was initially appointed acting minister. His appointment was made permanent on 7 November.
| Minister | Party | Government(s) | Dates in Office |
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| Geula Cohen | Tehiya | 24 | 25 June 1990 – 31 October 1991 |
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