Ministry for the Development of the Negev and Galilee

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The Ministry for the Development of the Negev and Galilee (Hebrew: הַמִּשְׂרָד לְפִּיתּוּחַ הַנֶּגֶב וְהַגָּלִיל, HaMisrad LeFitu'ah HaNegev VeHaGalil) is a ministry in the Israeli government. Established in January 2005, the current minister is Aryeh Deri of Shas.

In the past, there was also a Development Minister. However, this post was succeeded in the 1970s by the Energy and Infrastructure Minister (today the National Infrastructure Minister).

Minister

# Minister Party Governments Term start Term end
1Shimon PeresKadima3110 January 200613 June 2007
2Yaakov EdriKadima314 July 200731 March 2009
3Silvan ShalomLikud32, 3331 March 200914 May 2015
4Aryeh DeriShas3414 May 2015

Deputy ministers

# Minister Party Governments Term start Term end
1Ayoob KaraLikud3231 March 200918 March 2013

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