Amir Peretz
Amir Peretz (Hebrew: עָמִיר פֶּרֶץ; born on 9 March 1952 in Boujad, Morocco) is an Israeli politician and trade unionist. He was the leader of the Labor Party, and as a member of the Knesset for the party.
In the 1980s he was mayor of Sderot.[1]
A Knesset member almost continuously since 1988, he has also been Minister of Defence and Minister of Environmental Protection, as well as heading the Histadrut trade union federation between 1995 and 2006.[1]
Since 17 May 2020 he has been minister of economy in the Fifth Netanyahu Government.
Amir Peretz Media
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Peretz at a Labor Party rally, April 2008
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Peretz campaign billboard, Tel Aviv, January 2006. "Ki Higía' Haz'mán" – "Because The Time Has Come"
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Peretz as Minister of Defense (left: Robert Gates)
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Amir Peretz campaigning, July 2019
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Knesset Members". Knesset. Retrieved 30 January 2013.