David Levy (Israeli politician)
David Levy (Hebrew: דוד לוי, born 21 December 1937) is an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset between 1969 and 2006, as well as Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of Immigrant Absorption, Minister of Housing and Construction and as a Minister without Portfolio. Although most of his time as a Knesset member was spent with Likud, he also led the breakaway Gesher faction, which formed part of Ehud Barak's Labor-led government between 1999 and 2001.
David Levy | |
|---|---|
| Ministerial roles | |
| 1977–1981 | Minister of Immigrant Absorption |
| 1979–1990 | Minister of Housing and Construction |
| 1981–1992 | Deputy Prime Minister |
| 1990–1992 | Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| 1996–1998 | Deputy Prime Minister |
| 1996–1998 | Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| 1999–2000 | Deputy Prime Minister |
| 1999–2000 | Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| 2002 | Minister without Portfolio |
| Faction represented in the Knesset | |
| 1969–1974 | Gahal |
| 1974–1996 | Likud |
| 1996–1999 | Gesher |
| 1999–2001 | One Israel |
| 2001–2003 | Gesher |
| 2003–2006 | Likud |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 December 1937 Rabat, Morocco |
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