Binyamin Ben-Eliezer
Binyamin Ben-Eliezer | |
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בנימין בן אליעזר | |
Binyamin Ben-Eliezer in 2013 | |
| Ministerial roles | |
| 1992–1996 | Minister of Housing & Construction |
| 1999–2001 | Deputy Prime Minister |
| 1999–2001 | Minister of Communications |
| 2000–2001 | Minister of Housing & Construction |
| 2001–2002 | Minister of Defense |
| 2005 | Minister of National Infrastructure |
| 2006–2009 | Minister of National Infrastructure |
| 2009–2011 | Minister of Industry, Trade & Labour |
| Faction represented in the Knesset | |
| 1984 | Yahad |
| 1984–1991 | Alignment |
| 1991–1999 | Labor Party |
| 1999–2001 | One Israel |
| 2001–2014 | Labor Party |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 February 1936 Basra, Kingdom of Iraq |
| Died | 28 August 2016 (aged 80) Tel Aviv, Israel |
Binyamin "Fuad" Ben-Eliezer (Hebrew: בנימין "פואד" בן אליעזר, Arabic: بنيامين بن إليعازر; 12 February 1936 – 28 August 2016) was an Iraqi-born Israeli politician and general. He served as a member of the Knesset between 1984 and 2014, and held several ministerial posts, including Minister of Industry, Trade and Labour; Minister of Defense; and Deputy Prime Minister. He served as leader of the Israeli Labor Party between 2001 and 2002.