Formed 2005 Minister responsible Aryeh Deri | Jurisdiction Government of Israel Website www.vpmo.gov.il | |
The Ministry for the Development of the Negev and Galilee (Hebrew: הַמִּשְׂרָד לְפִּיתּוּחַ הַנֶּגֶב וְהַגָּלִיל, HaMisrad LeFitu'ah HaNegev VeHaGalil) is a ministry in the Israeli government. Established in January 2005, the current minister is Aryeh Deri of Shas.
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).
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Ministry for the Development of the Negev and Galilee Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA