Economic Strategy Ministry

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The Economic Strategy Ministry (Hebrew: המשרד לאסטרטגיה כלכלית, HaMisrad LeAstrategia Kalkalit) is a ministry in the Israeli cabinet. The post was created following the formation of a new government in March 2009, and is held by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Between 5 April 1981 and 16 September 1984, there was a similar position, named Minister of Economics and Inter-Ministry Coordination. It was resurrected on 16 September 1986 as the Minister of Economics and Planning, before being scrapped again in November 1995.

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Parties

      Likud       Alignment/Labor

No. Name Party Term of office Govt. (P.M.)
1 Ya'akov Meridor Likud August 5, 1981 September 13, 1984 19 (Begin)
20 (Shamir)
2 Gad Yaacobi Alignment (Labor) September 13, 1984 September 16, 1984 21 (Peres)
Ministry absolished 1984.
(2) Gad Yaacobi Alignment (Labor) September 16, 1986 December 22, 1988 22 (Shamir)
3 Yitzhak Moda'i Likud December 22, 1988 June 11, 1990 23 (Shamir)
4 David Magen Likud June 11, 1990 July 13, 1992 24 (Shamir)
4 Shimon Sheetrit Labor July 13, 1992 July 18, 1995 25 (Rabin)
5 Yossi Beilin Labor July 18, 1995 November 22, 1995
Ministry absolished 1995.
6 Benjamin Netanyahu
(as PM)
Likud March 31, 2009 Incumbent 32 (Netanyahu)

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