- Aryeh Deri
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Aryeh Deri Date of birth February 17, 1959 Place of birth Meknes, Morocco Year of aliyah 1968 Knessets 13th, 14th Party Shas Ministerial posts
(current in bold)Minister of Internal Affairs
Minister without PortfolioAryeh Deri (Hebrew: אריה דרעי; born February 17, 1959 in Meknes, Morocco) is an Israeli politician, and former leader of Israel's Shas Party.
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Biography
After Deri was convicted of taking $155,000 in bribes while serving as Interior Minister and given a three-year jail sentence in 2000, he was replaced by Eli Yishai.[1][2] Due to good behavior, Deri was released from Maasiyahu Prison in 2002 after serving 22 months.[3]
On June 22, 2011, he announced that he was planning to return to politics.[4]
In 2005, he was voted the 58th-greatest Israeli of all time, in a poll by the Israeli news website Ynet to determine whom the general public considered the 200 Greatest Israelis.[5]
References
- ^ Sontag, Deborah (September 4, 2000). "In a Divided Israel, Thousands Rally for the Ex-Shas Party Leader as He Goes to Jail". The New York Times. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F07E2D71130F937A3575AC0A9669C8B63. Retrieved October 10, 2007.
- ^ Kessel, Jerrold (September 3, 2000). "Israeli political leader goes to jail after emotional send-off". CNN. http://archives.cnn.com/2000/WORLD/meast/09/03/shas.jail/. Retrieved October 10, 2007.
- ^ "Former Shas leader to leave prison". BBC News. July 11, 2002. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/2122057.stm. Retrieved October 10, 2007.
- ^ "Former Shas leader announces intent to return to politics". Ha'aretz English. June 22, 2011. http://www.haaretz.com/news/national/former-shas-leader-announces-intent-to-return-to-politics-1.369098. Retrieved June 22, 2011.
- ^ גיא בניוביץ' (June 20, 1995). "הישראלי מספר 1: יצחק רבין – תרבות ובידור". Ynet. http://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-3083171,00.html. Retrieved July 10, 2011.
See also
- Shas
- List of Israeli public officials convicted of crimes or misdemeanors
External links
- Aryeh Deri Knesset website
Internal Affairs Ministers of Israel Gruenbaum (1948-49) · Shapira (1949-52) · Rokach (1952-55) · Shapira (1955) · Bar-Yehuda (1955-59) · Shapira (1959-70) · Meir (1970) · Burg (1970-74) · Hillel (1974) · Burg (1974-76) · Hillel (1977) · Burg (1977-84) · Peres (1984) · Peretz (1984-87) · Shamir (1987-88) · Deri (1988-93) · Rabin (1993) · Deri (1993) · Rabin (1993-95) · Baram (1995) · Libai (1995) · Barak (1995) · Ramon (1995-96) · Suissa (1996-99) · Sharansky (1999-2000) · Ramon (2000-01) · Yishai (2001-02) · Sharon (2002) · Yishai (2002-03) · Poraz (2003-04) · Pines-Paz (2005) · Sharon (2004-06) · Bar-On (2006-07) · Sheetrit (2007-09)) · Yishai (from 2009)Categories:- Government ministers of Israel
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- People from Meknes
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