The Regional Development Minister ( he, הֲשַׂר לְפִּתּוּחַ אֲזוֹרִי, ''Sar LePituah Azori'') is a member of the Israeli government. Created in 1999 during Ehud Barak's

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 ...

, the ministry was closed by Ariel Sharon in 2003.Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's Address at the Opening of the 16th Knesset's Second Session
Knesset website, 20 October 2003 However, it was recreated in 2009 by

Benjamin Netanyahu Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu (; ; born 21 October 1949) is an Israeli politician who served as the ninth prime minister of Israel from 1996 to 1999 and again from 2009 to 2021. He is currently serving as Leader of the Opposition and Chairman of ...

List of ministers

Deputy ministers

References

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