Gideon Patt Explained

Birth Date:22 February 1933
Birth Place:Jerusalem, Mandatory Palestine
Office6:Faction represented in the Knesset
Suboffice6:Gahal
Subterm6:1970–1973
Suboffice7:Likud
Subterm7:1973–1996
Office1:Ministerial roles
Suboffice1:Minister of Housing & Construction
Subterm1:1977–1979
Suboffice2:Minister of Industry & Trade
Subterm2:1979–1984
Suboffice3:Minister of Tourism
Subterm3:1981
Subterm4:1984–1988
Suboffice5:Minister of Tourism
Subterm5:1988–1992

Gideon Patt (Hebrew: גדעון פת; 22 February 1933 – 26 April 2020) was an Israeli politician who served in several ministerial positions between the late 1970s and early 1990s.

Biography

Born in Jerusalem during the Mandate era, Patt served in the Nahal brigade and studied economics at New York University, gaining a BA.[1]

For the 1969 elections he was placed 27th on the Gahal list,[2] but missed out on a seat when the alliance won only 26 seats. However, he entered the Knesset on 29 January 1970 as a replacement for the deceased Aryeh Ben-Eliezer. He was re-elected in 1973 and 1977 and was appointed Minister of Housing and Construction in Menachem Begin's government. In January 1979, he switched to the Industry, Trade and Tourism portfolio.[3]

Following the 1981 elections the Tourism and Industry and Trade portfolios were separated, though Patt continued to hold both until August 1981 when he gave up the Tourism post.[3]

After the 1984 elections he became Minister of Science and Development, before returning to the Tourism portfolio after the 1988 elections.[3] Although he retained his seat in the 1992 elections, the government was formed by Labor,[4] and Patt lost his place in the cabinet. He did not run for re-election in 1996 and retired from politics.[5]

Patt died on 26 April 2020.[1]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.knesset.gov.il/mk/eng/mk_eng.asp?mk_individual_id_t=164 Gideon Patt: Particulars
  2. https://en.idi.org.il/media/6440/%D7%9B%D7%A0%D7%A1%D7%AA-7-%D7%92%D7%97%D7%9C.pdf Gahal
  3. https://www.knesset.gov.il/mk/eng/mk_eng.asp?mk_individual_id_t=164 Gideon Patt: Government roles
  4. Web site: The 1992 Knesset Elections Revisited: Implications for the Future . Elazar . Daniel J. . Sandler . Shmuel . . 27 April 2020.
  5. Web site: Former Minister Gideon Patt passes away at 87 . . 27 April 2020.