| Nativename: | המשרד להגנת העורף |
| Formed: | 2011 |
| Jurisdiction: | Government of Israel |
| Dissolved: | 2014 |
The Home Front Defense Ministry was a ministry in the Israeli government. The post was created for Matan Vilnai by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on January 19, 2011. At the time, Netanyahu explained his reasoning for the establishment of the new ministry:[1]
Between 2007 and 2011 Vilnai was effectively in charge of Home Front coordination in his capacity as Deputy Minister of Defense under Ehud Barak.
| Minister | Party | Governments | Term start | Term end | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matan Vilnai | Independence | 32 | 19 January 2011 | 16 August 2012 | ||
| 2 | Avi Dichter | Not an MK | 32 | 16 August 2012 | 18 March 2013 | Dichter resigned from Kadima and the Knesset to become Minister. | |
| 3 | Gilad Erdan | Likud | 33 | 18 March 2013 | 30 June 2014 |