Dan Naveh | |
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 Naveh in 2021 | |
| Ministerial roles | |
| 2001–2003 | Minister without Portfolio |
| 2003–2006 | Minister of Health |
| Faction represented in theKnesset | |
| 1999–2007 | Likud |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1960-06-21)21 June 1960 (age 64) Bnei Brak,Israel |
Dan Naveh (Hebrew:דן נוה; born 21 June 1960) is an Israeli businessman and former politician. He served as a member of theKnesset forLikud between 1999 and 2007 and as a government minister from 2001 until 2006. He is the founder and the managing general partner of Agate Medical Investments, served for seven years as the chairman of Clal insurance, and is currently president and CEO ofIsrael Bonds.
Born Dan Mannheim inBnei Brak, Naveh studied at Yeshivat Netiv Meir inJerusalem. In 1985 he graduated from theHebrew University of Jerusalem with an LLB, and was admitted to the bar in 1986.
Naveh was an adviser to MinisterMoshe Arens between 1986 and 1992 while Arens was a Minister without Portfolio (1986–87),Minister of Foreign Affairs (1988–90) andMinister of Defense (1990–92). After working with Arens, he was appointed editor of foreign news at theHaaretz newspaper. He then served asCabinet Secretary from 1996 until 1999, a role in which he chaired the Israeli Steering Committee for the negotiations with thePalestinians, playing a central role in theWye River Memorandum and theHebron Protocol.
Naveh was elected to the Knesset on the Likud list in1999. In 2001 new Prime MinisterAriel Sharon appointed himMinister in the Prime Minister's Office in thetwenty-ninth government, in which capacity he acted as a liaison between the government and the Knesset. After being re-elected in2003 he was appointedHealth Minister in thenew government. Naveh resigned from the government on 14 January 2006, along with the rest of the Likud members. He was re-elected in the2006 elections, but resigned on 25 February 2007 and was replaced byYuli-Yoel Edelstein. During his time in the Knesset he also served on theForeign Affairs and Defense Committee, the Constitution, Law and Justice Committee, and Committee on the Rights of Children, as well as heading the Parliamentary Lobby for the IsraeliMIAs.
Following his departure from politics, Naveh founded Health Care Venture Capital Group, which included three funds focused on MedTech and health care. In June 2013 he was appointed chairman of directors of Clal Insurance, a role he held until 2020. In May 2021 he founded Sure-Tech investments, a public partnership with a focus on investing in the fields of Insurtech andFintech. In December 2021 he became president and CEO of theIsrael Bonds, starting a five-year term.
Naveh is married to Tsili and has three children, Itay, Ilay and Yael.
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