Aryeh Gamliel (Hebrew: אריה גמליאל, 11 March 1951 – 6 August 2021) was an Israeli rabbi and politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Shas between 1988 and 2003.
Aryeh Gamliel | |
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| Faction represented in the Knesset | |
| 1988–2003 | Shas |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 March 1951 Beersheba, Israel |
| Died | 6 August 2021 (aged 70) Sderot, Israel |
Biography edit
Born in Beersheba, Gamliel was educated at a religious high school and a Talmudic College, before working as head of a Talmudic College.
He was first elected to the Knesset on Shas' list in 1988. After being re-elected in 1992, he was appointed Deputy Minister of Housing and Construction in Yitzhak Rabin's government, but resigned on 9 September 1993.
After retaining his seat again in the 1996 elections, he was appointed Deputy Minister of Religious Affairs, a position which he served in (aside from two brief breaks in August 1997 and January/February 1998) until the 1999 elections. He retained his seat again in the elections (in which he was placed second on the list after Aryeh Deri),[1] but lost it in the 2003 elections. A relative of his, Gila Gamliel, later served as a Knesset member for Likud.
He died on 6 August 2021.[2]
References edit
- ^ Parties and Lists Archived 18 April 2001 at the Wayback Machine The Jerusalem Post
- ^ Rabbi and former Deputy Minister Aryeh Gamliel passes away Israel National News, 6 August 2021
External links edit
- Aryeh Gamliel on the Knesset website