Ministry of Science, Technology and Space

The Ministry of Science and Technology is a government ministry in Israel, headed by the Science and Technology Minister. The portfolio has been renamed several times since its creation, and has previously included Culture and Sport, which is now the responsibility of the Culture and Sport Ministry. In April 2013, the Ministry added "Space" to its name to promote space research and technology.[1]

Ministry of Science, Technology and Space

Emblem of Israel
Agency overview
Formed1982
JurisdictionGovernment of Israel
Minister responsible
Websitewww.most.gov.il

The ministry is responsible for defining national policy on issues related to Science and technology in Israel, and promoting scientific and technological research, infrastructure and projects. In addition, under its jurisdiction, it acts to develop human capital, increase the social and economic vigor of Israeli society, and maintain equal opportunity in all areas of science and technology. Amongst its goals, the Ministry constitutes a connecting link between basic research, applied research and industrial development. Another central goal of the Ministry is to strengthen as well as initiate international scientific collaborations with other countries and international organization.[2]

List of ministers
# Minister Party Government Term start Term end Notes
Minister of Science and Development
1Yuval Ne'emanTehiya1926 July 198210 October 1983
Minister of Science and Technology
–Yuval Ne'emanTehiya2010 October 198313 September 1984
Minister of Science and Development
2Gideon PattLikud21, 2213 September 198422 December 1988
Minister of Science and Technology
3Ezer WeizmanAlignment2322 December 198815 March 1990
–Yuval Ne'emanLikud2411 June 199021 January 1992
4Amnon RubinsteinMeretz2513 July 199231 December 1992
5Shimon ShetreetLabor Party2513 July 19927 June 1993
Minister of Science and the Arts
6Shulamit AloniMeretz26, 267 June 199318 June 1996
Minister of Science
7Ze'ev Binyamin BeginLikud2718 June 199616 January 1997
8Benjamin NetanyahuLikud2718 June 19969 July 1997Serving Prime Minister
Minister of Science and Technology
9Michael EitanLikud279 July 199713 July 1998
10Silvan ShalomLikud2713 July 19986 July 1999
Minister of Science
11Ehud BarakOne Israel286 July 19995 August 1999Serving Prime Minister
Minister of Science, Culture and Sport
12Matan VilnaiOne Israel
Labor Party		28, 295 August 19992 November 2002
Minister of Science and Technology
13Eliezer SandbergShinui3028 February 200319 July 2004
14Ilan ShalgiShinui3024 July 200429 November 2004
15Victor BrailovskyShinui3029 November 20044 December 2004
–Matan VilnaiLabor Party3028 August 200523 November 2005Initially Acting, appointed permanently on 7 November
16Roni Bar-OnKadima3018 January 20064 May 2006
Minister of Science, Culture and Sport
17Ophir Pines-PazLabor Party314 May 20061 November 2006
18Yuli TamirLabor Party315 November 200621 March 2007Acting Minister
19Raleb MajadeleLabor Party3121 March 200731 March 2009
Minister of Science and Technology
20Daniel HershkowitzThe Jewish Home3231 March 200918 March 2013
Minister of Science, Technology and Space
21Yaakov PeriYesh Atid3318 March 20134 December 2014
22Danny DanonLikud3414 May 201527 August 2015
23Ofir AkunisLikud3427 August 201517 May 2020
24Yizhar ShaiBlue and White[3]3517 May 202012 January 2021
25Orit Farkash-HacohenBlue and White3613 June 202129 December 2022
26Ofir AkunisLikud3729 December 2022

Deputy ministers
# Minister Party Government Term start Term end
1Geula CohenTehiya2425 June 199031 October 1991
2Tzipi HotovelyLikud3329 December 201414 May 2015

See also

References
  1. Siegel-Itzkovich, Judy (14 April 2013). "Science, Technology Ministry adds 'Space' to name". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
  2. Ministry of Science and Technology Retrieved 2010-01-27
  3. "Meet the New MK: Izhar Shay, Blue and White". 14 May 2019.
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