The Ministry of Economy ( he, משרד הכלכלה, ''Misrad HaKalkala'') is a ministry of the
Israeli government
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 ...
that oversees commerce, industry and labor in
Israel.
History
The ministry was established in 1948 as the Ministry of Commerce and Industry. In 1977 the
Tourism Ministry post was added to it, becoming the Ministry of Industry, Trade, and Tourism. However, the merger was reversed in 1981 and the office was renamed Ministry of Industry and Trade.
Labor, which had been merged with the
Welfare Ministry in the 1970s, was appended to the portfolio in 2003.
List of ministers
Deputy ministers
References
External links
Ministry websiteAll Ministers in the Ministry of Trade and Industry
Knesset website
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Economy
*Ministry of Economy
Economy
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Ministries established in 1948
1948 establishments in Israel