The Ministry of Tourism ( he, מִשְׂרַד הַתַּיָּרוּת,
translit. ''Misrad HaTayarut'') is the
Israeli government office responsible for
tourism
Tourism is travel for pleasure or business; also the theory and practice of touring, the business of attracting, accommodating, and entertaining tourists, and the business of operating tours. The World Tourism Organization defines tourism mor ...
. The office was created in 1964, with
Akiva Govrin
Akiva Govrin (; 12 August 1902 – 26 June 1980) was an Israeli politician who served as a government minister between December 1963 and January 1966, and was the country's first Tourism Minister of Israel, Minister of Tourism.
Biography
Born in ...
being the first minister, but was appended to the
Trade and Industry Ministry between 1977 and 1981. The logo for the Ministry depicts the Biblical
Spies
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carrying fruit back from touring the Holy Land.
List of ministers
The Minister of Tourism ( he, שָׁר הַתַּיָּרוּת, ''Sar HaTayarut'') is the political head of the ministry and a member of the Israeli cabinet.
Ehud Barak is the only
Prime Minister
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to have held the position whilst serving as the Prime Minister, whilst
Moshe Katsav
Moshe Katsav ( he, מֹשֶׁה קַצָּב; born 5 December 1945) is an Israeli former politician who was the eighth President of Israel from 2000 to 2007. He was also a leading Likud member of the Israeli Knesset and a minister in its cabine ...
, who was Minister of Tourism from 1996 to 1999, went on to become
President
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*President (corporate title)
* President (education), a leader of a college or university
* President (government title)
President may also refer to:
Automobiles
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. On one occasion there was a Deputy Minister of Tourism.
Deputy Ministers
See also
*
Tourism in Israel
Tourism in Israel is one of Israel's major sources of income, with a record 4.55 million tourist arrivals in 2019, and, in 2017, contributed NIS 20 billion to the Israeli economy making it an all-time record. Israel offers a plethora of historica ...
References
External links
*
Minister of Tourism, Yoel RazvozovKnesset website
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1964 establishments in Israel
Tourism
Tourism is travel for pleasure or business; also the theory and practice of touring, the business of attracting, accommodating, and entertaining tourists, and the business of operating tours. The World Tourism Organization defines tourism mor ...
*Ministry of Tourism
Tourism
Tourism is travel for pleasure or business; also the theory and practice of touring, the business of attracting, accommodating, and entertaining tourists, and the business of operating tours. The World Tourism Organization defines tourism mor ...
Tourism in Israel
Israel
Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...