Haim Gvati
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| Born | 29 January 1901 Pinsk, Russian Empire |
| Died | 19 October 1990 (aged 89) |
Haim Gvati (
Minister of Agriculture
between 1964 and 1974.
Biography
Born in
Tzeiri Zion
.
He made
HaKibbutz HaMeuhad. Following the split in the kibbutz movement, he moved to Yifat
.
Between 1945 and 1949 he was a member of HaMerkaz HaHakla'i. In 1950 he was appointed director general of the Agriculture Ministry, serving until 1958. He was also on the board of Mekorot, the national water company.
Despite not being a member of the
Minister of Health, and from 1970 until March 1974 served as Minister of Development
.
Although he was not re-elected to the Knesset in the 1973 elections, he continued to serve as Minister of Agriculture until Golda Meir resigned; he was not included in Yitzhak Rabin's new government.
Awards
In 1982, Givati was awarded the Israel Prize, for his special contribution to society and the State, in work and industry.[1]
See also
References
- ^ "Israel Prize Official Site – Recipients in 1982" (in Hebrew).
External links
- Haim Gvati on the Knesset website
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