- Yaakov Edri
MKs
Date of birth = Birth date and age|1950|11|25|df=y
Year of Aliyah = 1959
Date of death =
Knesset(s) = 16th, 17th (current)
Party =Kadima
Former parties =Likud
Gov't roles = Minister of Negev & Galilee Development
Minister of Immigrant AbsorptionMinister without Portfolio
Minister of HealthYaakov Edri, sometimes transliterated as Yakov Edery ( _he. יעקב אדרי, born
25 November 1950 ) is anIsrael i politician and Member of the Knesset forKadima . Formerly Minister of Immigrant Absorption, Minister of Health and aMinister without Portfolio , Edri is the Minister of Negev and Galilee Development in the current government.Born in
Morocco , Edri emigrated to Israel in 1959. From 1989-2003, he was mayor ofOr Akiva , where he currently resides. In 2003, he became aKnesset member for theLikud . InMarch 10 ,2003 , he was appointed Deputy Minister of Internal Security. In late November 2005, he resigned fromLikud and joinedKadima . OnJanuary 18 ,2006 , he was appointed as the Minister of Health and the Minister for the Development of theNegev and theGalilee . On July 27, 2006, he was named minister 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 whenEli Aflalo was appointed to the post.On 25 February 2007, he was appointed to be responsible for Israel's 60th 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,
Yaakov Zigdon while he was Deputy Minister of Internal Security. He denied the charges. [ [http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/830456.html Minister Edrey questioned on bid to receive personal favors] Haaretz, 26 February 2007]References
External links
* [http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/MFAArchive/2000_2009/2003/4/Ya-acov%20Edri Yaakov Edri] Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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