Ministry of Immigrant Absorption

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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
1Haim-Moshe ShapiraUnited Religious FrontP, 1, 2May 14, 1948October 8, 1951
Minister of Immigrant Absorption
2Yigal AllonAlignment13, 14July 1, 1968December 15, 1969
3Shimon PeresAlignment15December 22, 1969July 27, 1970
4Natan PeledNot an MK15July 27, 1970March 10, 1974
5Shlomo RosenNot an MK16, 17March 10, 1974June 20, 1977
6David LevyLikud18June 20, 1977August 5, 1981
7Aharon AbuhatziraTami19August 5, 1981May 4, 1982
8Aharon UzanTami19, 20May 4, 1982September 13, 1984
9Ya'akov TzurAlignment21, 22September 13, 1984December 22, 1988
10Yitzhak PeretzShas23, 24December 22, 1988July 13, 1992
11Yair TzabanMeretz25, 26July 13, 1992June 18, 1996
12Yuli-Yoel EdelsteinYisrael BaAliyah27June 18, 1996July 6, 1999
13Ehud BarakOne Israel28July 6, 1999August 5, 1999Serving Prime Minister
14Yuli TamirOne Israel28August 5, 1999March 7, 2001
15Ariel SharonLikud29March 7, 2001February 28, 2003Serving Prime Minister
16Tzipi LivniLikud
Kadima
30February 28, 2003May 4, 2006
17Ze'ev BoimKadima31May 4, 2006July 4, 2007
18Yaakov EdriKadima31July 4, 200714 July 2008
19Eli AflaloKadima3114 July 200831 March 2009
20Sofa LandverYisrael Beiteinu32, 3331 March 200910 May 2015
21Ze'ev ElkinLikud3414 May 2015

Deputy ministers

# Minister Party Government Term start Term end
1Aryeh EliavAlignment13, 14August 12, 1968December 15, 1969
2Shlomo RosenAlignment15November 20, 1972March 10, 1974
3Aharon UzanTami19August 11, 1981May 4, 1982
4Marina SolodkinYisrael BaAliyah28August 5, 1999July 11, 2000
5Yuli-Yoel EdelsteinYisrael BaAliyah29March 7, 2001February 28, 2003
Marina SolodkinKadima30March 30, 2005May 4, 2006

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