Aryeh Nehemkin ( he, אריה נחמקין; 2 November 1925 – 24 November 2021) was an Israeli politician. He served as a member of the Knesset for the

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from 1981 until 1988, and as

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between 1984 and 1988.

Biography

Aryeh Nehemkin was born in

Nahalal Nahalal ( he, נַהֲלָל) is a moshav in northern Israel. Covering 8.5 square kilometers, it falls under the jurisdiction of the Jezreel Valley Regional Council. In it had a population of . Nahalal is best known for its general layout, as d ...

during the Mandate Era. He was a

Haganah Haganah ( he, הַהֲגָנָה, lit. ''The Defence'') was the main Zionist paramilitary organization of the Jewish population ("Yishuv") in Mandatory Palestine between 1920 and its disestablishment in 1948, when it became the core of the Is ...

member between 1943 and 1948. During the 1948 Arab-Israeli War he served in the IDF, reaching the rank of lieutenant colonel. Nehemkin was a member of the Economic Committee of the Moshavim Movement in 1959-60, becoming the co-ordinator of its economic section between 1965 and 1967, before serving as the movement's secretary between 1970 and 1981. In 1981 he was

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to the

Knesset The Knesset ( he, הַכְּנֶסֶת ; "gathering" or "assembly") is the unicameral legislature of Israel. As the supreme state body, the Knesset is sovereign and thus has complete control of the entirety of the Israeli government (with ...

on the Alignment's list. He was re-elected in 1984, and was appointed Minister of Agriculture in the national unity government. He lost his seat in the

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. Nehemkin died on 24 November 2021 at the age of 96.אריק נחמקין, שר החקלאות לשעבר, הלך לעולמו בגיל 96
Yedioth Ahronoth, 24 November 2021

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nehemkin, Aryeh 1925 births 2021 deaths People from Nahalal Moshavim movement secretaries Alignment (Israel) politicians Members of the 10th Knesset (1981–1984) Members of the 11th Knesset (1984–1988) Ministers of Agriculture of Israel