| Eli Yishai | |
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| Date of birth | 26 December 1962 |
| Knesset(s) | 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th (current) |
| Party | Shas |
| Gov't roles (current in bold) |
Deputy Prime Minister Minister of Industry, Trade & Labor Minister of Internal Affairs Minister of Labor & Social Welfare |
Eliyahu "Eli" Yishai (Hebrew: אליהו "אלי" ישי, born 26 December 1962) is an Israeli politician and head of the Shas party. Events 1481 - Battle of Westbrook - Holland defeats troops of Utrecht. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Elections for the fourteenth Knesset were held in Israel alongside the first ever election for Prime Minister on 29 May, 1996. The Elections for the 15th Knesset were held on 17 May 1999 alongside simultaneous elections for Prime Minister. Elections for the 16th Knesset were held in Israel on 28 January 2003. The Elections for the 17th Knesset were held in Israel on 28 March 2006. Shas (ש״ס is a political party in Israel, primarily representing Haredi Sephardi and Mizrahi Judaism. Deputy leaders in Israel fall into three categories Acting Prime Minister Deputy Prime Minister and Vice Prime Minister Events 1481 - Battle of Westbrook - Holland defeats troops of Utrecht. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. Shas (ש״ס is a political party in Israel, primarily representing Haredi Sephardi and Mizrahi Judaism. He is married and has seven children.
Political life
Yishai started his political life as a member of the Jerusalem City Council from 1987-1988. He was first elected to the Knesset in the 1996 elections as a member of Shas, the Mizrahi Ultra-orthodox party, and was made Minister of Labour and Social Welfare in Binyamin Netanyahu's government. For Beit Knesset a Jewish Place of worship, see Synagogue. The Knesset (כנסת lit Elections for the fourteenth Knesset were held in Israel alongside the first ever election for Prime Minister on 29 May, 1996. Shas (ש״ס is a political party in Israel, primarily representing Haredi Sephardi and Mizrahi Judaism. Mizrahi Jews or Mizrahim, ( also referred to as Edot HaMizrach (Communities of the East are Jews descended Haredi or Chareidi Judaism is the most theologically conservative form of Orthodox Judaism. (בִּנְיָמִין "ביבי" נְתַנְיָהוּ Binyamin "Bibi" Netanyahu, born October 21 1949, Tel Aviv) was
He retained his seat in the 1999 elections, and was again appointed Minister of Labor and Social Welfare in Ehud Barak's government. The Elections for the 15th Knesset were held on 17 May 1999 alongside simultaneous elections for Prime Minister. Ehud Barak (אֵהוּד בָּרָק born Ehud Brog on 12 February 1942) is an Israeli politician former Prime Minister, and After Ariel Sharon beat Barak in the 2001 Prime Ministerial election, Yishai was appointed as Interior Minister and made a Deputy Prime Minister in Sharon's national unity government. (אריאל Elections for Prime Minister were held in Israel on 6 February 2001 following the resignation of the incumbent Labour 's Ehud Barak Deputy leaders in Israel fall into three categories Acting Prime Minister Deputy Prime Minister and Vice Prime Minister National governments (alternatively national unity governments or national union governments) are broad Coalition governments consisting of all parties (or
Yishai took over as party leader when Aryeh Deri was convicted of fraud but Shas were not included in Ariel Sharon's coalition government of the 16th Knesset. Aryeh Deri (אריה דרעי born February 17, 1959 in Meknes, Morocco) is an Israeli politican and former leader of Israel Elections for the 16th Knesset were held in Israel on 28 January 2003.
After the 2006 elections Shas were invited to join Ehud Olmert's coaltion and Yishai was made Minister of Industry, Trade, and Labour as well as being a Deputy Prime Minister. The Elections for the 17th Knesset were held in Israel on 28 March 2006. Ehud Olmert (אהוד אולמרט ɛˈhud ˈolmeʁt born September 30, 1945) is the 12th and current Prime Minister of Israel and the former leader Deputy leaders in Israel fall into three categories Acting Prime Minister Deputy Prime Minister and Vice Prime Minister
Yishai came under fire in February 2006 when he told reporters that "homosexuality is clearly a disease", and wished gays and lesbians a "speedy recovery". [1]
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