Ministry for Social Equality explained

Formed:2007
Nativename:המשרד לשיוויון חברתי
Jurisdiction:Government of Israel
Minister1 Name:May Golan
Chief1 Name:Meir Bing
Chief1 Position:Director-General

The Ministry for Social Equality (Hebrew: המשרד לשוויון חברתי), until August 2015 called the Ministry for Senior Citizens (Hebrew: המשרד לאזרחים ותיקים, Misrad LeAzrahim Vatikim), is a government ministry in Israel. The ministerial post was created following the coalition agreement between Kadima and Gil (the Pensioners' Party) after the 2006 elections, although the ministry itself was not formed until a vote of approval by the Knesset on 25 July 2007.[1]

List ministers

MinisterPartyGovernmentTerm startTerm endNotes
1Rafi EitanGil314 May 200631 March 2009
2Benjamin NetanyahuLikud3231 March 200918 March 2013Serving Prime Minister
3Uri OrbachThe Jewish Home3318 March 201316 February 2015Died in office
4Gila GamlielLikud3414 May 201517 May 2020
5Meirav CohenBlue and White
Yesh Atid
35, 3617 May 202029 December 2022
6Amichai ChikliLikud3729 December 202224 January 2024
7May GolanLikud24 January 2024

Deputy ministers

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/886321.html Knesset approves creation of new ministry for pensioners' affairs