The Minister of Jerusalem Affairs and Heritage is an occasional portfolio in the

Israeli cabinet The Cabinet of Israel (officially: he, ממשלת ישראל ''Memshelet Yisrael'') exercises executive authority in the State of Israel. It consists of ministers who are chosen and led by the prime minister. The composition of the governmen ...

. It was first established under the

government A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, generally a state. In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary. Government is a ...

Yitzhak Shamir Yitzhak Shamir ( he, יצחק שמיר, ; born Yitzhak Yezernitsky; October 22, 1915 – June 30, 2012) was an Israeli politician and the seventh Prime Minister of Israel, serving two terms, 1983–1984 and 1986–1992. Before the establishment ...

on 27 November 1990, with Avraham Verdiger serving as deputy minister, although

Avner Shaki Avner-Hai Shaki ( he, אבנר-חי שאקי, 5 February 1926 - 28 May 2005) was an Israeli politician who served as a government minister in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Biography Born in Safed during the Mandate era, Shaki studied law, gai ...

had served as a

Minister without Portfolio A minister without portfolio is either a government minister with no specific responsibilities or a minister who does not head a particular ministry. The sinecure is particularly common in countries ruled by coalition governments and a cabinet w ...

responsible for

Jerusalem Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...

Affairs since 1988. However, the post was scrapped by Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin (who was also the portfolio holder) on 31 December 1992. It was resurrected in 2001 in Ariel Sharon's

. In 2005 the role reverted to being the responsibility of a

. Between 2013 and 2015 it was combined with the Diaspora Affairs portfolio as the Minister of Diaspora as the Minister of Jerusalem and Diaspora Affairs.

List of ministers

Deputy ministers

References

{{Use dmy dates, date=April 2020 1990 establishments in Israel Lists of government ministers of Israel Affairs and Heritage Minister of Israel Affairs and Heritage Minister of Israel