| Formed: | 1948 |
| Nativename: | משרד העלייה והקליטה |
| Jurisdiction: | Government of Israel |
| Minister1 Name: | Ofir Sofer |
| Chief1 Name: | Avichai Kahana |
| Chief1 Position: | Director-General |
| Website: | MoAI |
The Ministry of Aliyah and Integration (Ministry of Immigration and Absorption before 2017) (Hebrew: משרד העלייה והקליטה, Misrad HaAliyah VeHaKlita) is a ministry of the Israeli government responsible for providing assistance to immigrants.
In coordination with local authorities and the Jewish Agency, the Ministry is responsible for helping new immigrants (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.).
The Ministry was known until 1951 as the Ministry of Immigration (Hebrew: משרד העלייה|link=no, Misrad HaAliya, "Ministry of Aliyah") and later renamed Hebrew: המשרד לקליטת העלייה|label=none, HaMisrad LeKlitat HaAliyah, "Ministry of Integration of Immigrants". Pnina Tamano-Shata, who was also the first Ethiopian Jew to serve as a minister in the Israeli government,[1] was given the title of Minister of Immigrant Absorption when she was sworn in on 17 May 2020[2]
In 2019 a Times of Israel investigation found that all of the success stories on the ministry's Twitter page were invented, except for one person who was not an immigrant. The ministry acknowledged the fabrication and removed them all.[3]
The Minister of Immigration and Absorption (Hebrew: שר העלייה והקליטה|link=no, Sar HaAliyah VeKlita) is a minor portfolio in the Israeli cabinet. There is also occasionally a Deputy Minister.[4]
| 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 | Alignment | 15 | July 27, 1970 | March 10, 1974 | Not an MK | |
| 5 | Shlomo Rosen | Alignment | 16, 17 | March 10, 1974 | June 20, 1977 | Not an MK | |
| 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 | 30 May 2016 | ||
| Minister of Aliyah and Integration | |||||||
| 22 | Sofa Landver | Yisrael Beiteinu | 34 | 30 May 2016 | 18 November 2018 | ||
| Minister of Immigration and Absorption | |||||||
| 23 | Benjamin Netanyahu | Likud | 34 | 18 November 2018 | 24 December 2018 | Serving Prime Minister | |
| 24 | Yariv Levin | Likud | 34 | 24 December 2018 | 9 January 2019 | Acting | |
| 25 | Yoav Gallant | Likud | 34 | 9 January 2019 | 17 May 2020 | [5] | |
| 26 | Pnina Tamano-Shata | Blue and White | 17 May 2020 | 29 December 2022 | |||
| 27 | Ofir Sofer | Religious Zionist | 37 | 29 December 2022 | |||
| 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 |