Yaakov Edri

Yaakov Edri
Yaakov Edri
	Minister of Negev & Galilee Development
Faction represented in the Knesset
2003–2005	Likud
2005–2013	Kadima
Personal details
Born	25 November 1950 (age 73); Morocco

Ya'akov Edri (

Minister without Portfolio

.

Biography

Born in Morocco, Edri emigrated to Israel in 1959. He attended the University of Haifa, where he gained a BA in political science and an MA in public administration.

Between 1989 and 2003, he served as mayor of

Minister of Internal Security. In late November 2005, he resigned from Likud and joined Kadima. On 18 January 2006 he was appointed Minister of Health and the Minister for the Development of the Negev and the Galilee

.

Edri retained his seat in the

Minister without Portfolio responsible for Jerusalem Affairs. As part of a cabinet reshuffle in July 2007 he became both Minister of Immigrant Absorption and Minister of Negev and Galilee Development. He lost the former portfolio on 14 July 2008 when Eli Aflalo

was appointed to the post.

On 25 February 2007 he was appointed to be responsible for Israel's sixtieth anniversary celebrations. On the same day, he was questioned under caution on suspicion of having tried to receive personal benefits in return for promoting a police commander, Ya'akov Zigdon, whilst he was Deputy Minister of Internal Security. He denied the charges.[1]

He retained his seat in the 2009 elections after being placed thirteenth on the Kadima list. On 5 December 2012, in the days leading up to the 2013 elections, with polls showing Kadima either barely getting into the Knesset or not even passing the threshold, Edri announced he would not be contesting the elections.^[2] He then returned to local politics and resumed his post as mayor of Or Akiva.

References

^ Minister Edrey questioned on bid to receive personal favors Haaretz, 26 February 2007
^ Weisman, Leilach (5 December 2012). בחירות 2013: דליה איציק פורשת מהחיים הפוליטיים [Elections 2013: Dalia Itzik resigns from the politicalarena] (in Hebrew). Globes. Retrieved 5 December 2012.

External links

Yaakov Edri on the Knesset website
Yaakov Edri Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs

[1] Minister Edrey questioned on bid to receive personal favors Haaretz, 26 February 2007

[2] Weisman, Leilach (5 December 2012). בחירות 2013: דליה איציק פורשת מהחיים הפוליטיים [Elections 2013: Dalia Itzik resigns from the politicalarena] (in Hebrew). Globes. Retrieved 5 December 2012.

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