Minister of Diaspora Affairs
| משרד התפוצות | |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 1999 |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Israel |
| Minister responsible | |
The Minister of Diaspora Affairs is a post in the Israeli cabinet. The portfolio has gone under several different names and was combined with the Jerusalem portfolio between 2013 and 2015. Between June and November 2005 there was also a Deputy Minister.
The combination of the portfolios of Diaspora relations emphasized the role of the ministry as one of a number of leading spokespersons for the Israeli government abroad, albeit more directly to the Jewish diaspora in comparison to the general state-to-state diplomacy of the Foreign Minister.
List of portfolio holders
| # | Minister | Party | Governments | Term start | Term end | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minister of Social and Diaspora Affairs | ||||||
| 1 | Michael Melchior | One Israel | 28 | 5 August 1999 | 7 March 2001 | |
| 2 | Natan Sharansky | Likud | 30 | 3 March 2003 | 4 May 2006 | |
| Minister of Diaspora, Society and the Fight Against Antisemitism | ||||||
| 3 | Isaac Herzog | Labor Party | 31 | 21 March 2007 | 31 March 2009 | |
| Minister of Public Diplomacy and Diaspora Affairs | ||||||
| 4 | Yuli-Yoel Edelstein | Likud | 32 | 31 March 2009 | 18 March 2013 | |
| Minister of Jerusalem and Diaspora Affairs | ||||||
| (5) | Benjamin Netanyahu | Likud | 33 | 18 March 2013 | 29 April 2013 | Serving Prime Minister |
| (6) | Naftali Bennett | The Jewish Home | 33, 34 | 29 April 2013 | 1 June 2015 | |
| Minister of Diaspora Affairs | ||||||
| – | Naftali Bennett | The Jewish Home | 33, 34 | 1 June 2015 | ||
Deputy ministers
| # | Minister | Party | Governments | Term start | Term end |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Melchior | Meimad | 30 | 20 June 2005 | 23 November 2005 |
References
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