Ministry of Justice (Israel)
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משרד המשפטים | |
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Formed | 1948 |
Jurisdiction | Government of Israel |
Minister responsible | |
Website | www |
The Justice Ministry (Hebrew: מִשְׂרָד הַמִשְׁפָּטִים, Misrad HaMishpatim; Arabic: وزارة العدل) is the Israeli government ministry that oversees the Israeli judicial system. Since 13 June 2021, Israel's Minister of Justice has been Gideon Sa'ar.[1][2]
List of ministers
The Justice Minister (Hebrew: שַׂר הַמִשְׁפָּטִים, Sar HaMishpatim) is the political head of the ministry. Unlike other ministries, there has never been a Deputy Minister.
# | Minister | Party | Government | Term start | Term end | Notes |
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1 | Pinchas Rosen | Progressive Party | P, 1, 2 | 14 May 1948 | 8 October 1951 | |
2 | Dov Yosef | Mapai | 3 | 8 October 1951 | 25 June 1952 | |
3 | Haim Cohn | Not an MK | 3 | 25 June 1952 | 24 December 1952 | |
– | Pinchas Rosen | Progressive Party | 4, 5, 6, 7 | 24 December 1952 | 13 February 1956 | |
4 | David Ben-Gurion | Mapai | 7 | 13 February 1956 | 28 February 1956 | Serving Prime Minister |
– | Pinchas Rosen | Progressive Party, Liberal Party | 7, 8, 9 | 28 February 1956 | 2 November 1961 | |
– | Dov Yosef | Mapai | 10, 11, 12 | 2 November 1961 | 12 January 1966 | |
5 | Ya'akov Shimshon Shapira | Mapai | 13, 14, 15 | 12 January 1966 | 13 June 1972 | |
– | Ya'akov Shimshon Shapira | Mapai | 15 | 12 September 1972 | 1 November 1973 | |
6 | Haim Yosef Zadok | Alignment | 16, 17 | 10 March 1974 | 20 June 1977 | |
7 | Menachem Begin | Likud | 18 | 20 June 1977 | 24 October 1977 | Serving Prime Minister |
8 | Shmuel Tamir | Democratic Movement for Change | 18 | 20 June 1977 | 5 August 1980 | |
9 | Moshe Nissim | Likud | 18, 19, 20, 21 | 13 August 1980 | 16 April 1986 | |
10 | Yitzhak Moda'i | Likud | 21 | 16 April 1986 | 23 July 1986 | |
11 | Avraham Sharir | Likud | 21, 22 | 30 July 1986 | 22 December 1988 | |
12 | Dan Meridor | Likud | 23, 24 | 22 December 1988 | 13 July 1992 | |
13 | David Libai | Labour | 25, 26 | 13 July 1992 | 18 June 1996 | |
14 | Yaakov Neeman | Not an MK | 27 | 18 June 1996 | 10 August 1996 | |
15 | Benjamin Netanyahu | Likud | 27 | 18 June 1996 | 4 September 1996 | Serving Prime Minister |
16 | Tzachi Hanegbi | Likud | 27 | 4 September 1996 | 6 July 1999 | |
17 | Yossi Beilin | One Israel | 28 | 6 July 1999 | 7 March 2001 | |
18 | Meir Sheetrit | Likud | 29 | 7 March 2001 | 28 February 2003 | |
19 | Tommy Lapid | Shinui | 30 | 28 February 2003 | 4 December 2004 | |
20 | Tzipi Livni | Likud, Kadima | 30 | 5 December 2004 | 4 May 2006 | |
21 | Haim Ramon | Kadima | 31 | 4 May 2006 | 22 August 2006 | |
– | Meir Sheetrit | Kadima | 31 | 23 August 2006 | 29 November 2006 | acting |
– | Tzipi Livni | Kadima | 31 | 29 November 2006 | 7 February 2007 | |
22 | Daniel Friedmann | Not an MK | 31 | 7 February 2007 | 31 March 2009 | |
– | Yaakov Neeman | Not an MK | 32 | 31 March 2009 | 18 March 2013 | |
– | Tzipi Livni | Hatnuah | 33 | 18 March 2013 | 4 December 2014 | |
23 | Ayelet Shaked | The Jewish Home, New Right | 34 | 14 May 2015 | 2 June 2019 | |
24 | Amir Ohana | Likud | 34 | 5 June 2019 | 17 May 2020 | |
25 | Avi Nissenkorn | Israel Resilience Party, Blue and White | 35 | 17 May 2020 | 1 January 2021 | |
– | Benny Gantz | Israel Resilience Party, Blue and White | 35 | 1 January 2021 | 1 April 2021 | acting |
26 | Benny Gantz | Israel Resilience Party, Blue and White | 35 | 28 April 2021 | 13 June 2021 | |
27 | Gideon Sa'ar | New Hope | 36 | 13 June 2021 | - |
See also
References
- ^ Lis, Jonathan; Bandel, Netael (April 28, 2021). "Netanyahu Caves After Rebuke From Supreme Court: Gantz Appointed Justice Minister". Haaretz. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
- ^ Bob, Yonah Jeremy (April 28, 2021). "Netanyahu blinks, finally makes Gantz justice minister". Jerusalem Post. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
External links
- Official website
- All Ministers in the Ministry of Justice Knesset website