Home Front Defence Minister of Israel
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The Home Front Defence Minister of Israel or Minister for Home Front Defense is a cabinet
-level portfolio in the Israel
i government. The current minister is MK Matan Vilnai
. He is the first such minister, and was appointed to the newly-created post by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
on January 19, 2011. At the time, Netanyahu explained his reasoning for the establishment of the new ministry:
During 2007-2011, Matan Vilnai
has been effectively in charge of Home Front coordination in his capacity as Deputy Minister of Defense under Ehud Barak
. However, this authority had been delegated on a personal basis and might have well expired upon either of the men leaving office.
Cabinet of Israel
The Cabinet of Israel is a formal body composed of government officials called ministers, chosen and led by the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister must appoint members based on the distribution of votes to political parties during legislative elections, and its composition must be approved by a...
-level portfolio in the Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
i government. The current minister is MK Matan Vilnai
Matan Vilnai
Matan Vilnai is an Israeli politician and a former Major General in the Israel Defense Forces . He is currently Minister for Home Front Defense and a member of the Knesset for Independence.-Biography:...
. He is the first such minister, and was appointed to the newly-created post by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
Benjamin Netanyahu
Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu is the current Prime Minister of Israel. He serves also as the Chairman of the Likud Party, as a Knesset member, as the Health Minister of Israel, as the Pensioner Affairs Minister of Israel and as the Economic Strategy Minister of Israel.Netanyahu is the first and, to...
on January 19, 2011. At the time, Netanyahu explained his reasoning for the establishment of the new ministry:
During 2007-2011, Matan Vilnai
Matan Vilnai
Matan Vilnai is an Israeli politician and a former Major General in the Israel Defense Forces . He is currently Minister for Home Front Defense and a member of the Knesset for Independence.-Biography:...
has been effectively in charge of Home Front coordination in his capacity as Deputy Minister of Defense under Ehud Barak
Ehud Barak
Ehud Barak is an Israeli politician who served as Prime Minister from 1999 until 2001. He was leader of the Labor Party until January 2011 and holds the posts of Minister of Defense and Deputy Prime Minister in Binyamin Netanyahu's government....
. However, this authority had been delegated on a personal basis and might have well expired upon either of the men leaving office.