Shalom Simhon
Shalom Simhon | |
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Minister of Industry, Trade & Labour | |
| 2011–2013 | Minister of Minorities |
| Faction represented in the Knesset | |
| 1996–1999 | Labor Party |
| 1999–2001 | One Israel |
| 2001–2011 | Labor Party |
| 2011–2013 | Independence |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 December 1956 Kfar Saba, Israel |
Shalom Simhon (
Minister of Industry, Trade and Labour and Minister of Minorities in the Israeli cabinet
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Biography
Born in
western Galilee, and was secretary general of the Moshavim Movement. He has also chaired the Social Department of the Moshavim Movement, the Youth Department of the Moshavim Movement (for which he was also secretary) and was secretary general of HaMerkaz HaHakla'i
.
Simhon was first elected to the Knesset in the
Minister of the Environment. In 2006 there was an investigation into whether he had received personal favours from an airline company, though he denied the claim.[1]
After retaining his seat in the
Industry, Trade and Labour Minister, replacing Binyamin Ben-Eliezer.[2] On 18 January he was also appointed Minister of Minorities.[3] During his tenure as the Trade and Labor Minister, the ministry passed a law requiring retailers to clearly display food items whose price is regulated by the government.[4] The ministry, following the initiative of Eitan Cabel, also made it easier for consumers to return items they purchased and get their money back.[4]
He lost his Knesset seat in 2013 after Independence chose not to contest the elections.
References
- ^ Zvi Zrahiya (31 May 2006). "Minister Simhon denies receiving personal favors from airline". Haaretz. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ^ Jonathan Lis; Mazal Mualem (18 January 2011). "Barak's Atzmaut faction receives four portfolios in coalition government". Haaretz. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ^ Gil Hoffman (19 January 2011). "PM announces creation of Homeland Security Ministry". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ^ a b Davidovich-Weissberg, Gabriela (13 November 2012). "המהפכות הצרכניות שעברו בכנסת הנוכחית ואלו שמחכות לאחר הבחירות" [Consumer Right Revolutions Passed in the Current Knesset and Those Waiting in the Next]. TheMarker (in Hebrew). Retrieved 5 January 2012.
External links
- Shalom Simhon on the Knesset website
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