Ministry for the Development of the Periphery, the Negev and the Galilee explained

Formed:2005
Jurisdiction:Government of Israel
Minister1 Name:Yitzhak Wasserlauf

The Ministry for the Development of the Periphery, the Negev and the Galilee (Hebrew: הַמִּשְׂרָד לְפִּיתּוּחַ הַפֶּרִיפֶרְיָה, הַנֶּגֶב וְהַגָּלִיל, HaMisrad LeFitu'ah HaPeriferya, HaNegev VeHaGalil) is a ministry in the Israeli government. Established in January 2005, the current minister is Yitzhak Wasserlauf of Otzma Yehudit.

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

MinisterPartyGovernmentsTerm startTerm end
1Shimon PeresKadima3110 January 200613 June 2007
2Yaakov EdriKadima314 July 200731 March 2009
3Silvan ShalomLikud32, 3331 March 200914 May 2015
4Aryeh DeriShas14 May 201513 June 2021
4Oded ForerYisrael Beiteinu13 June 202129 December 2022
5Yitzhak WasserlaufOtzma Yehudit29 December 2022

Deputy ministers

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