Ministry of Public Security (Israel)
| המשרד לביטחון הפנים | |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 1948 |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Israel |
| Minister responsible | |
| Website |
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The Ministry of Public Security (Hebrew: המשרד לביטחון הפנים), also Ministry of Internal Security, is a government agency of Israel. It is the statewide law enforcement agency and oversees the Israel Police, the Israel Prison Service and the Israel National Fire and Rescue Services. The current Minister of Public Security is Gilad Erdan.
List of ministers
The Minister of Public Security (Hebrew: שר לביטחון פנים, Sar LeVitahon Pnim) is the political head of the ministry. Until 1995 the position was known as Minister of Police (Hebrew: שר המשטרה, Sar HaMishtara). The first Minister of Police, Bechor-Shalom Sheetrit, was a former policeman, and served in the position from Israeli independence in May 1948 until a month before his death in January 1967, serving in fourteen governments and making him the country's longest continually serving minister. The post was abolished after Menachem Begin became Prime Minister in 1977, but was reinstated in 1984 when Shimon Peres became PM. There is occasionally a Deputy Minister of Public Security.
| # | Minister | Party | Government | Term start | Term end | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minister of Police | ||||||
| 1 | Bechor-Shalom Sheetrit | Sephardim & Oriental Communities Mapai Alignment | P, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 | May 14, 1948 | January 2, 1967 | |
| 2 | Eliyahu Sasson | Alignment Labor Party Alignment | 13, 14 | January 2, 1967 | December 15, 1969 | |
| 3 | Shlomo Hillel | Alignment | 15, 16, 17 | December 15, 1969 | June 20, 1977 | |
| 4 | Haim Bar-Lev | Alignment | 21, 22, 23 | September 13, 1984 | March 15, 1990 | |
| 5 | Roni Milo | Likud | 24 | June 11, 1990 | July 13, 1992 | |
| 6 | Moshe Shahal | Labor Party | 25 | July 13, 1992 | 22 November 1995 | |
| Minister of Internal Security | ||||||
| – | Moshe Shahal | Labor Party | 26 | 22 November 1995 | June 18, 1996 | |
| 7 | Avigdor Kahalani | Third Way | 27 | June 18, 1996 | July 6, 1999 | |
| 8 | Shlomo Ben-Ami | One Israel | 28 | July 6, 1999 | March 7, 2001 | |
| 9 | Uzi Landau | Likud | 29 | March 7, 2001 | February 28, 2003 | |
| 10 | Tzachi Hanegbi | Likud | 30 | February 28, 2003 | September 6, 2004 | |
| 11 | Gideon Ezra | Likud Kadima | 30 | September 6, 2004 | May 4, 2006 | Initially appointed Acting Minister, with position made permanent on 29 November 2004 |
| 12 | Avi Dichter | Kadima | 31 | May 4, 2006 | April 1, 2009 | |
| 13 | Yitzhak Aharonovich | Yisrael Beiteinu | 32, 33 | 1 April 2009 | 14 May 2015 | |
| 14 | Yariv Levin | Likud | 34 | 14 May 2015 | 25 May 2015 | |
| 14 | Gilad Erdan | Likud | 34 | 25 May 2015 | ||
Deputy ministers
| # | Minister | Party | Government | Term start | Term end |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gideon Ezra | Likud | 29 | March 7, 2001 | February 28, 2003 |
| 2 | Yaakov Edri | Likud Kadima | 30 | March 10, 2003 | January 18, 2006 |
Public Security Agencies
- Israel Police
- Israel Fire and Rescue Services (transferred to ministry from Ministry of Interior in 2011)
- Israel Prison Service
- Firearm Licensing Department
- Israel Anti-Drug & Alcohol Authority
- Israel Witness Protection Authority
- Police & Prison Service Personnel Ombudsman
- City Without Violence
- Metzila - Community Prevention
External links
- Official website (English)
- Official website (Hebrew)
- Official website (Arabic)
- Official website (Russian)
- All Ministers in the Ministry of Police (Internal Security) Knesset website
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