The Ministry for the Development of the Periphery, the Negev and the Galilee (, HaMisrad LeFitu'ah HaPeriferya, HaNegev VeHaGalil) is a ministry within the Israeli government. Established in January 2005, it is currently headed by Yitzhak Wasserlauf of Otzma Yehudit.
In the past, Israel also had a Minister for Development. This office was replaced in the 1970s by the Energy and Infrastructure Minister, a role now known as the National Infrastructure Minister.
Minister #MinisterPartyGovernmentsTerm startTerm end1Shimon PeresKadima3110 January 200613 June 20072Yaakov EdriKadima314 July 200731 March 20093Silvan ShalomLikud32, 3331 March 200914 May 20154Aryeh DeriShas34, 35 14 May 201513 June 20214Oded ForerYisrael Beiteinu 36 13 June 202129 December 20225Yitzhak WasserlaufOtzma Yehudit 37 29 December 202221 January 20255Haim KatzLikud 37 23 January 202519 March 20256Yitzhak WasserlaufOtzma Yehudit 37 19 March 2025
Deputy ministers #MinisterPartyGovernmentsTerm startTerm end1Ayoob KaraLikud3231 March 200918 March 2013
See also Minister in the Prime Minister's Office
References
External links Ministry website