Ya'akov Ben-Yezri
Ya'akov Ben-Yezri (Hebrew: יעקב בן-יזרי, 1 October 1927[2] – 17 February 2018) was a Moroccan–Israeli politician. He served as a Knesset member on behalf of Gil and as the country's Minister of Health between 2006 and 2009.[3]
| Ya'akov Ben-Yezri | |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 October 1927 |
| Place of birth | Fes, Morocco |
| Year of aliyah | 1949 |
| Date of death | 17 February 2018 (aged 90) |
| Place of death | Kfar Saba, Israel[1] |
| Knessets | 17 |
| Faction represented in Knesset | |
| 2006–2009 | Gil |
| Ministerial roles | |
| 2006–2009 | Minister of Health |
Biography
Ben-Yezri was born in Fes in Morocco, and made aliyah to Israel on 30 November 1949. In 1955, he was elected to Pardes Hana local council, serving until 1963. In 1958, he became a clerk at Clalit health services, a job he worked in until 1993. He also served as a regional director for the company between 1974 and 1993. He is also a former national chairman of the Health Funds' Workers Organization and chairman of the Health Funds' Pensioners Organization.
He was voted into the 17th Knesset in the 2006 elections, and was subsequently appointed Minister of Health in Ehud Olmert's government. Ben-Yezri, a confessed smoker, later caused controversy when he lit up whilst being interviewed on television.[4]
He was placed fourth on the Gil list for the 2009 elections, but the party failed to cross the electoral threshold, and he lost his seat.
References
External links
- Ya'akov Ben-Yezri on the Knesset website
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