Environmental Protection Minister of Israel

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The Environmental Protection Minister of Israel (Hebrew: שר להגנת הסביבה‎, Sar LeHaganet HaSviva) is the political head of the Israeli Ministry of Environment and a relatively minor position in the Israeli cabinet. The post was created on 22 December 1988, and until May 2006 was known as the Minister of the Environment (Hebrew: שר לאיכות הסביבה‎, Sar LeAykhut HaSviva). The current minister is Gilad Erdan of Likud.

There has been a Deputy Minister on one occasion.

List of Environmental Protection ministers

¹ Shalgi served as Acting Minister of the Environment until his appointment was made permanent on 29 November 2004.

Deputy Ministers

External links

• All Ministers in the Ministry of the Environment Knesset website

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