Ministry for the Development of the Negev and Galilee

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The Ministry for the Development of the Negev and Galilee (Hebrew: המשרד לפיתוח הנגב והגליל‎, HaMisrad LeFitu'ah HaNegev VeHaGalil) is a ministry in the Israeli government. Established in January 2005, the current minister is Silvan Shalom of Likud.

In the past, there was also a Development Minister. However, this post was succeeded in the 1970s by the Energy and Infrastructure Minister (today the National Infrastructure Minister).

List of Development of the Negev and Galilee Ministers

Minister	Party	Governments	Dates in Office
Shimon Peres 1	Kadima	31	January 10, 2006 – June 13, 2007
Yaakov Edri	Kadima	31	July 4, 2007 – March 31, 2009
Silvan Shalom	Likud	32	March 31, 2009 –

¹ Peres resigned after he had won the election for president.

Deputy ministers

Minister	Party	Governments	Dates in Office
Ayoob Kara	Likud	32	March 31, 2009 –

See also

• Minister in the Prime Minister's Office

External links

• Ministry website