Aryeh Nehemkin (; 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

Nehemkin was born in

Nahalal Nahalal () is a moshav in Northern District (Israel), northern Israel. Covering , 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 designed by ...

during the Mandate Era. He was a

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member between 1943 and 1948. During the

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he served in the IDF, reaching the rank of lieutenant colonel. Nehemkin was a member of the Economic Committee of the

Moshavim Movement The Moshavim Movement (, ''Tnu'at HaMoshavim'') is one of the main Settlement movement (Israel), settlement movements in Israel, whose members are cooperative villages organized as moshavim and moshav shitufi, moshavim shitufiim. History Founded i ...

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 elected to the

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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 1988 elections. 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 and was buried in Nahalal Cemetery.

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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 Burials at Nahalal Cemetery