Ministry of Immigrant Absorption

The Ministry of Immigrant Absorption of Israel (Hebrew: המשרד לקליטת העלייה‎, HaMisrad LiKlitat HaAliyah), known until 1951 as the Ministry of Immigration (Hebrew: משרד העלייה‎, Misrad HaAliya), a ministry in the Israeli government.

In co-ordination with local authorities, the Ministry is responsible for new immigrants (olim) for three weeks after they arrive. It helps the olim find employment and accommodation and gives advice on education, planning and social issues, as well as setting up the "immigrant basket" of benefits (such as tax breaks, grants etc.).

List of ministers

The Minister of Immigrant Absorption (Hebrew: שר לקליטת עלייה‎, Sar LeKlitat Aliyah) is a minor portfolio in the Israeli cabinet. The current minister is Sofa Landver of Yisrael Beiteinu. There is also occasionally a Deputy Minister.

#	Minister	Party	Government	Term start	Term end	Notes
Minister of Immigration
1	Haim-Moshe Shapira	United Religious Front	P, 1, 2	May 14, 1948	October 8, 1951
Minister of Immigrant Absorption
2	Yigal Allon	Alignment	13, 14	July 1, 1968	December 15, 1969
3	Shimon Peres	Alignment	15	December 22, 1969	July 27, 1970
4	Natan Peled	Not an MK	15	July 27, 1970	March 10, 1974
5	Shlomo Rosen	Not an MK	16, 17	March 10, 1974	June 20, 1977
6	David Levy	Likud	18	June 20, 1977	August 5, 1981
7	Aharon Abuhatzira	Tami	19	August 5, 1981	May 4, 1982
8	Aharon Uzan	Tami	19, 20	May 4, 1982	September 13, 1984
9	Ya'akov Tzur	Alignment	21, 22	September 13, 1984	December 22, 1988
10	Yitzhak Peretz	Shas	23, 24	December 22, 1988	July 13, 1992
11	Yair Tzaban	Meretz	25, 26	July 13, 1992	June 18, 1996
12	Yuli-Yoel Edelstein	Yisrael BaAliyah	27	June 18, 1996	July 6, 1999
13	Ehud Barak	One Israel	28	July 6, 1999	August 5, 1999	Serving Prime Minister
14	Yuli Tamir	One Israel	28	August 5, 1999	March 7, 2001
15	Ariel Sharon	Likud	29	March 7, 2001	February 28, 2003	Serving Prime Minister
16	Tzipi Livni	Likud Kadima	30	February 28, 2003	May 4, 2006
17	Ze'ev Boim	Kadima	31	May 4, 2006	July 4, 2007
18	Yaakov Edri	Kadima	31	July 4, 2007	14 July 2008
19	Eli Aflalo	Kadima	31	14 July 2008	31 March 2009
20	Sofa Landver	Yisrael Beiteinu	32, 33	31 March 2009	10 May 2015
21	Ze'ev Elkin	Likud	34	14 May 2015

Deputy ministers

#	Minister	Party	Government	Term start	Term end
1	Aryeh Eliav	Alignment	13, 14	August 12, 1968	December 15, 1969
2	Shlomo Rosen	Alignment	15	November 20, 1972	March 10, 1974
3	Aharon Uzan	Tami	19	August 11, 1981	May 4, 1982
4	Marina Solodkin	Yisrael BaAliyah	28	August 5, 1999	July 11, 2000
5	Yuli-Yoel Edelstein	Yisrael BaAliyah	29	March 7, 2001	February 28, 2003
–	Marina Solodkin	Kadima	30	March 30, 2005	May 4, 2006

External links

• Official website
• All Ministers in the Ministry of Immigrant Absorption Knesset website