Gideon Patt ( he, גדעון פת; 22 February 1933 – 26 April 2020) was an Israeli politician who served in several ministerial positions between the late 1970s and early 1990s.

Biography

Born in

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

during the Mandate era, Patt served in the

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brigade and studied economics at

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, gaining a BA.Gideon Patt: Particulars
Knesset For the 1969 elections he was placed 27th on the

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list, but missed out on a seat when the alliance won only 26 seats. However, he entered the Knesset on 29 January 1970 as a replacement for the deceased

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. He was re-elected in 1973 and 1977 and was appointed Minister of Housing and Construction in

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. In January 1979, he switched to the Industry, Trade and Tourism portfolio.Gideon Patt: Government roles
Knesset Following the 1981 elections the

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and Industry and Trade portfolios were separated, though Patt continued to hold both until August 1981 when he gave up the Tourism post. After the 1984 elections he became Minister of Science and Development, before returning to the Tourism portfolio after the 1988 elections. Although he retained his seat in the 1992 elections, the government was formed by

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, and Patt lost his place in the cabinet. He did not run for re-election in

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and retired from politics. Patt died on 26 April 2020.

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