Aryeh Gamliel (; 11 March 1951 – 6 August 2021) was an Israeli rabbi and politician who served as a member of the

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for

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between 1988 and 2003.

Biography

Born in

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, Gamliel was educated at a religious high school and a Talmudic College, before working as head of a Talmudic College. He was first elected to the Knesset on Shas' list in

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. After being re-elected in 1992, he was appointed Deputy Minister of Housing and Construction in Yitzhak Rabin's government, but resigned on 9 September 1993. After retaining his seat again in the 1996 elections, he was appointed Deputy Minister of Religious Affairs, a position which he served in (aside from two brief breaks in August 1997 and January/February 1998) until the 1999 elections. He retained his seat again in the elections (in which he was placed second on the list after

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), but lost it in the 2003 elections. A relative of his,

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, later served as a Knesset member for

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. He died on 6 August 2021.Rabbi and former Deputy Minister Aryeh Gamliel passes away
Israel National News, 6 August 2021

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gamliel, Aryeh 1951 births 2021 deaths Israeli Orthodox Jews Israeli educators Politicians from Beersheba Rabbis in Beersheba Israeli rosh yeshivas Shas politicians Members of the 12th Knesset (1988–1992) Members of the 13th Knesset (1992–1996) Members of the 14th Knesset (1996–1999) Members of the 15th Knesset (1999–2003) Deputy ministers of Israel