Yaakov Edri | |
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| Ministerial roles | |
| 2006 | Minister of Health |
| 2006–2007 | Minister without Portfolio |
| 2007–2008 | Minister of Immigrant Absorption |
| 2007–2009 | Minister of Negev & Galilee Development |
| Faction represented in theKnesset | |
| 2003–2005 | Likud |
| 2005–2013 | Kadima |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1950-11-25)25 November 1950 (age 75) |
Ya'akov Edri (Hebrew:יעקב אדרי; also speltEdery orEdrey, born 25 November 1950) is an Israeli politician, serving as the mayor ofOr Akiva. He served as a member of the Knesset forLikud andKadima between 2003 and 2013, as well as holding the posts ofMinister of Immigrant Absorption,Minister of Negev and Galilee Development,Minister of Health and aMinister without Portfolio.
Born inMorocco, Edri emigrated to Israel in 1959. He attended theUniversity of Haifa, where he gained a BA in political science and an MA in public administration.
Between 1989 and 2003, he served as mayor ofOr Akiva, where he currently resides. In 2003, he was elected to the Knesset on the Likud list. On 10 March 2003, he was appointed DeputyMinister of Internal Security. In late November 2005, he resigned fromLikud and joinedKadima. On 18 January 2006 he was appointed Minister of Health and the Minister for the Development of theNegev and theGalilee.
Edri retained his seat in the2006 elections, and on 27 July was namedMinister without Portfolio responsible for Jerusalem Affairs. As part of a cabinet reshuffle in July 2007 he became both Minister of Immigrant Absorption and Minister of Negev and Galilee Development. He lost the former portfolio on 14 July 2008 whenEli Aflalo was appointed to the post.
On 25 February 2007 he was appointed to be responsible for Israel's sixtieth anniversary celebrations. On the same day, he was questioned under caution on suspicion of having tried to receive personal benefits in return for promoting a police commander, Ya'akov Zigdon, whilst he was Deputy Minister of Internal Security. He denied the charges.[1]
He retained his seat in the2009 elections after being placed thirteenth on the Kadima list. On 5 December 2012, in the days leading up to the2013 elections, with polls showing Kadima either barely getting into the Knesset or not even passing the threshold, Edri announced he would not be contesting the elections.[2] He then returned to local politics and resumed his post as mayor of Or Akiva.
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