The Minister of Jerusalem Affairs and Heritage is an occasional portfolio in the Israeli cabinet. It was first established under the

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

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had served as a

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responsible for

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Affairs since 1988. However, the post was scrapped by Prime Minister

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(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 Jerusalem and Diaspora Affairs.

List of ministers

Deputy ministers

References

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