| Dov Yosef | |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | 27 May 1899 |
| Year of Aliyah | 1918 |
| Date of death | 7 January 1980 |
| Knesset(s) | 1st, 2nd, 3rd |
| Party | Mapai |
| Gov't roles (current in bold) |
Minister of Rationing & Supply Minister of Agriculture Minister of Transportation Minister of Justice Minister of Trade & Industry Minister without Portfolio Minister of Development Minister of Health |
Dov Yosef (Hebrew: דב יוסף, born Bernard Joseph on 27 May 1899, died 7 January 1980) was an Israeli politician and statesman. Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Aliyah ( refers to Jewish Immigration to the Land of Israel (and since its establishment in 1948 the State of Israel) Events 1325 - Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal. 1558 - France takes Calais, the last continental Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Elections for the Constituent Assembly were held in newly-independent Israel on 25 January 1949 Elections for the second Knesset were held in Israel on 30 July 1951 Elections for the third Knesset were held in Israel on 26 July 1955 for the town in Mozambique see Mapai Mozambique Mapai (מפא"י an acronym for Mifleget Poalei Eretz Yisrael (מפלגת The Agriculture Minister of Israel (שר החקלאות Sar HaHakla'ut) is the political head of the Israeli Ministry of Agriculture and a relatively minor position The Transportation Minister of Israel (currently styled as the Minister of Transportation and Road Safety (שר התחבורה והבטיחות בדרכים Sar HaTakhbura A Minister without Portfolio is either a Government minister with no specific responsibilities or a minister that does not head a particular ministry. The Development Minister of Israel was a portfolio in the Israeli cabinet between 1953 and 1974 The Health Minister of Israel (שר הבריאות Sar HaBriut) is the political head of the Israeli Ministry of Health and a member of the cabinet. Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1325 - Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal. 1558 - France takes Calais, the last continental Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. Yosef served in a variety of ministerial positions during the first two Knessets and was the country's second Minister of Justice, serving twice (1951-52 and 1961-66). The Cabinet of Israel is a formal body composed of government officials chosen and led by a Prime Minister.
Yosef was born in Montreal, Canada, as Bernard Joseph. Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page He attended McGill University, Université Laval, and the University of London, qualifying as an attorney. The University of London is a university based primarily in London, England, UK.
Yosef immigrated to Israel in 1918 with the Canadian Jewish Legion which he helped organize. This article is about the British Army battalions known as the Jewish Legion or Zion Mule Corps, which fought in World War I against the After the end of World War I, Yosef worked as an attorney in Mandatory Palestine. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All The Palestine Mandate, was a set of protocols or articles that formed a multilateral legal and administrative agreement
In 1933 Yosef joined David Ben-Gurion's Mapai party, and was elected to the first Knesset in January 1949. for the town in Mozambique see Mapai Mozambique Mapai (מפא"י an acronym for Mifleget Poalei Eretz Yisrael (מפלגת Elections for the Constituent Assembly were held in newly-independent Israel on 25 January 1949 He was initially appointed Minister of Rationing and Supply in the first government, a key position during the austerity period. The first government of Israel formed by David Ben-Gurion on 8 March 1949 a month and a half after the elections for the first Knesset. See also History of Israel Austerity in Israel: From 1949 to 1959, the state of Israel was to a varying extent under a regime of In June 1949 he was also appointed Agriculture Minister. The Agriculture Minister of Israel (שר החקלאות Sar HaHakla'ut) is the political head of the Israeli Ministry of Agriculture and a relatively minor position
The first government collapsed in October 1950 due to wranglings over refugee camps and religious education, but also because Ben-Gurion wanted the Rationing and Supply Ministry closed down. The Prime Minister got his way, and in the new government Yosef was moved to the transportation ministry. The second government of Israel was formed during the first Knesset. The Transportation Minister of Israel (currently styled as the Minister of Transportation and Road Safety (שר התחבורה והבטיחות בדרכים Sar HaTakhbura
He retained his seat in the 1951 elections, and was appointed as both Minister of Justice and Minister of Minister of Trade and Industry, losing the former portfolio in June 1952. Elections for the second Knesset were held in Israel on 30 July 1951 After the government collapsed again over the issue of religious education in December 1952, Yosef was initially appointed Minister without Portfolio in the new government, before switching to the Development Ministry in June 1953. A Minister without Portfolio is either a Government minister with no specific responsibilities or a minister that does not head a particular ministry. The Development Minister of Israel was a portfolio in the Israeli cabinet between 1953 and 1974 He retained this position in the new government formed by Moshe Sharett after Ben-Gurion had resigned to go and live on Kibbutz Sde Boker. Moshe Sharett (משה שרת born Moshe Shertok (Hebrew משה שרתוק on 15 October 1894, died 7 July 1965) was the second A kibbutz ( Hebrew: קיבוץ קִבּוּץ lit "gathering clustering" plural kibbutzim) is a collective community in Sde Boker (שְׂדֵה בּוֹקֵר lit Cowboy's Field) is a Kibbutz in the Negev desert of southern Israel. After Sharett resigned and formed a new government again in 1955, Yosef remained Development Minister, but also became Minister of Health. The Health Minister of Israel (שר הבריאות Sar HaBriut) is the political head of the Israeli Ministry of Health and a member of the cabinet.
He retained his seat again in the 1955 elections, but was not appointed to a ministerial post. Elections for the third Knesset were held in Israel on 26 July 1955 He lost his seat in the 1959 elections, and never regained MK status. Elections for the fourth Knesset were held in Israel on 3 November 1959 However, during the fifth Knesset he was appointed Minister of Justice by Ben-Gurion despite being outside the Knesset. Elections for the fifth Knesset were held in Israel on 15 August 1961 When Ben-Gurion was replaced by Eshkol he remained Justice Minister, but was not reappointed after the 1965 elections. Elections for the sixth Knesset were held in Israel on 1 November 1965
Yosef caused a political scandal when he published in 1960 an autobiographic book, "The Faithful City", which focused on the siege of Jerusalem in 1948. Jerusalem (יְרוּשָׁלַיִם, he-Latn Yerushaláyim; Arabic: ar القُدس, ar-Latn al-Quds) is the He claimed that David Shaaltiel, the commander of Jerusalem gave him a wrong picture of the situation in the city, causing the fall of the old city.