David Levy (politician)

David Levy, 1969

David Levy (1996)

David Levy ( Hebrew דוד לוי; * December 21, 1937 in Rabat , Morocco ) is an Israeli Likud politician and a leading representative of Sephardic Jews in Israel. Levy was minister for various departments in ten governments and had a seat in the Knesset from 1969 to 2006 .

Life

David Levy was born on December 21, 1937 in Rabat, Morocco . In 1957 he immigrated to Israel and was settled in Bet She'an . There he worked as a fitter and after some time became involved in the Histadrut . At that time the Histadrut was strongly influenced by the Mifleget Poalei Erez Yisrael and in this he could not find himself again. He was involved in the oppositional Cherut wing in the Histadrut. Until the 1980s he was chairman of the wing, which is now related to the Likud.

He became mayor of Bet She'an in 1964 and remained in this office until he was elected to the Seventh Knesset via the Gahal , a list between the Cherut and the Miflaga Liberalit Jisra'elit . In addition to his mandate in the Knesset , he held the office of Deputy Mayor of Bet She'an until 1977.

For the election of the Eighth Knesset he stood as a representative of the Likud after the merger of Cherut, Miflaga Liberalit Jisra'elit, HaMerkas HaChofschi , Reschima mamlachtit and the movement for a Greater Israel .

The elections on May 17, 1977 marked a turning point in Israeli history. For the first time in this election to the Ninth Knesset, the liberal and conservative parties became the strongest factions, ahead of HaMa'arach, who has ruled since the establishment of the State of Israel . The activities of David Levy with the Sephardim , the majority of whom voted for the Likud in this election , had a strong influence on the election result . In the new government under Menachem Begin , David Levy became Minister for Immigrants and, following the departure of Gideon Patt on January 15, 1979, also Minister for Construction and Housing .

David Levy also took over the post of Minister of Construction and Housing in the second government under Menachem Begin after the election on June 30, 1981 for the Tenth Knesset . On November 3, 1981 he became Deputy Prime Minister. After the resignation of Menachem Begin, a new government was formed under Yitzchak Shamir , in which David Levy retained his offices.

In the 1984 and 1989 elections to the Eleventh and Twelfth Knessets , David Levy returned to the Knesset. He also remained deputy prime minister in the following governments under Shimon Peres and Yitzchak Shamir , as well as in the third and fourth governments under Yitzchak Shamir . As Minister of Construction and Housing, he held office for Shimon Peres and for Yitzchak Shamir in his second and third government. In the fourth government under Yitzchak Shamir, he took over the office of foreign minister .

David Levy also belonged to the Thirteenth Knesset , the election took place on June 23, 1992. During the legislative session left the Likud and he founded with Ephraim Gur party Gescher ( Hebrew גֶּשֶׁר, lit. Bridge). He was not a member of the two governments during this legislative period under Yitzchak Rabin and Shimon Peres .

It was not until Likud, Gescher and Tzomet formed lists for the May 29, 1996 election of the Fourteenth Knesset and the subsequent formation of a government under Benjamin Netanyahu that David Levy was again deputy prime minister and foreign minister. On January 6, 1998, Gescher left the government coalition and thus David Levy left the government.

For the election on May 17, 1999 for the Fifteenth Knesset , Gescher, Awoda and Meimad joined together to form the party alliance Jisra'el Achat ( English One Israel ). The party alliance became the strongest force in the Knesset and under Ehud Barak the new government was formed with David Levy as deputy prime minister and foreign minister. He resigned from both offices after Gescher left the party alliance on August 4, 2000. In the second government of the legislature, Ariel Sharon as Prime Minister, David Levy became Minister without Portfolio from April 8 to July 30, 2002.

David Levy is married with twelve children, including Knesset MPs Orly Levy and Jackie Levy .

Web links

• David Levy. In: Knesset Members. Knesset , accessed February 7, 2014 . 

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} David Levy. In: Knesset Members. Knesset , accessed February 7, 2014 . 
2. ^ Herut-Liberal Bloc. In: Parliamentary Groups. Knesset , accessed March 27, 2014 . 
3. ↑ Likud. In: Parliamentary Groups. Knesset , accessed March 27, 2014 . 
4. ↑ Factional and Government Make-Up of the Ninth Knesset. In: Factional and Government Make-Up. Knesset , accessed March 27, 2014 . 
5. ^ Government 18. In: Governments of Israel. Knesset , accessed March 27, 2014 . 
6. ^ ^{A b} Government 19. In: Governments of Israel. Knesset , accessed March 27, 2014 . 
7. ^ Government 20. In: Governments of Israel. Knesset , accessed March 27, 2014 . 
8. ^ Government 21. In: Governments of Israel. Knesset , accessed March 27, 2014 . 
9. ^ Government 22. In: Governments of Israel. Knesset , accessed March 27, 2014 . 
10. ^ Government 23. In: Governments of Israel. Knesset , accessed March 27, 2014 . 
11. ^ ^{A b} Government 24. In: Governments of Israel. Knesset , accessed March 27, 2014 . 
12. ↑ Factional and Government Make-Up of the Thirteenth Knesset. In: Factional and Government Make-Up. Knesset , accessed March 27, 2014 . 
13. ^ The Main Events and Issues During the Fourteenth Knesset. In: History of the Knesset. Knesset , accessed March 27, 2014 . 
14. ^ Likud Gesher Tzomet. In: Parliamentary Groups. Knesset , accessed March 27, 2014 . 
15. ↑ ^{a b} Factional and Government Make-Up of the Fourteenth Knesset. In: Factional and Government Make-Up. Knesset , accessed March 27, 2014 . 
16. ^ Government 27. In: Governments of Israel. Knesset , accessed March 27, 2014 . 
17. ^ One Israel (2). In: Parliamentary Groups. Knesset , accessed March 27, 2014 . 
18. ^ Government 28. In: Governments of Israel. Knesset , accessed March 27, 2014 . 
19. ↑ Factional and Government Make-Up of the Fifteenth Knesset. In: Factional and Government Make-Up. Knesset , accessed February 10, 2015 . 
20. ^ Government 29. In: Governments of Israel. Knesset , accessed March 27, 2014 .