Meir Sheetrit
Meir Sheetrit | |
|---|---|
| מאיר שטרית | |
Sheetrit in 2009 | |
| Ministerial roles | |
| 1998–1999 | Minister of Finance |
| 2001–2003 | Minister of Justice |
| 2004–2006 | Minister of Transportation |
| 2006 | Minister of Justice |
| 2006 | Minister of Education, Culture & Sport |
| 2006–2007 | Minister of Housing & Construction |
| 2007–2009 | Minister of the Interior |
| Faction represented in the Knesset | |
| 1981–1988 | Likud |
| 1992–2005 | Likud |
| 2005–2012 | Kadima |
| 2012–2015 | Hatnua |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 October 1948 Ksar es Souk, Morocco |
Meir Sheetrit (Hebrew: מאיר שטרית; born 10 October 1948) is an Israeli politician. He served as a member of the Knesset in two spells for Likud between 1981 and 1988, and again from 1992 until 2005, when he joined Kadima. He remained a Knesset member for Kadima until joining Hatnuah in 2012, for whom he served until 2015. He also held several ministerial posts, including being Minister of the Interior, Minister of Housing & Construction, Minister of Finance, Minister of Justice, Minister of Transportation and Minister of Education, Culture & Sport. He was also a candidate for President of Israel in 2014.