Dan Naveh (; born 21 June 1960) is an Israeli businessman and former politician. He served as a member of the

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for

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between 1999 and 2007 and as a government minister from 2001 until 2006. He is the founder and the managing general partner of Agate Medical Investments, served for seven years as the chairman of Clal insurance, and is currently president and CEO of

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Biography

Born Dan Mannheim in

Bnei Brak Bnei Brak ( ) or Bene Beraq, is a city located on the central Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean Israeli coastal plain, coastal plain in Israel, just east of Tel Aviv. A center of Haredi Judaism, Bnei Brak covers an area of 709 hectares (1,752 acre ...

, Naveh studied at Yeshivat Netiv Meir in

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. In 1985 he graduated from the

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with an LLB, and was admitted to the bar in 1986.

Political and media career

Naveh was an adviser to Minister

Moshe Arens Moshe Arens (; 27 December 1925 – 7 January 2019) was an Israeli aeronautical engineer, researcher, diplomat, and Likud politician. A member of the Knesset between 1973 and 1992 and again from 1999 until 2003, he served as Minister of Defense ...

between 1986 and 1992 while Arens was a Minister without Portfolio (1986–87),

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(1988–90) and

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(1990–92). After working with Arens, he was appointed editor of foreign news at the ''

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'' newspaper. He then served as

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from 1996 until 1999, a role in which he chaired the Israeli Steering Committee for the negotiations with the

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, playing a central role in the Wye River Memorandum and the Hebron Protocol. Naveh was elected to the Knesset on the Likud list in

1999 1999 was designated as the International Year of Older Persons. Events January * January 1 – The euro currency is established and the European Central Bank assumes its full powers. * January 3 – The Mars Polar Lander is launc ...

. In 2001 new Prime Minister

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appointed him Minister in the Prime Minister's Office in the twenty-ninth government, in which capacity he acted as a liaison between the government and the Knesset. After being re-elected in

2003 2003 was designated by the United Nations as the International Year of Fresh water, Freshwater. In 2003, a Multi-National Force – Iraq, United States-led coalition 2003 invasion of Iraq, invaded Iraq, starting the Iraq War. Demographic ...

he was appointed

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in the new government. Naveh resigned from the government on 14 January 2006, along with the rest of the Likud members. He was re-elected in the 2006 elections, but resigned on 25 February 2007 and was replaced by Yuli-Yoel Edelstein. During his time in the Knesset he also served on the

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, the Constitution, Law and Justice Committee, and Committee on the Rights of Children, as well as heading the Parliamentary Lobby for the Israeli MIAs.

Business career

Following his departure from politics, Naveh founded Health Care Venture Capital Group, which included three funds focused on MedTech and health care. In June 2013 he was appointed chairman of directors of Clal Insurance, a role he held until 2020. In May 2021 he founded Sure-Tech investments, a public partnership with a focus on investing in the fields of Insurtech and

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. In December 2021 he became president and CEO of the

, starting a five-year term.

Personal life

Naveh is married to Tsili and has three children, Itay, Ilay and Yael.

Published works

*Dan Naveh, ''Government Secrets'', Yediot Aharonot publishing

External links

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Agate Medical Investments
{{DEFAULTSORT:Naveh, Dan 1960 births People from Bnei Brak Hebrew University of Jerusalem Faculty of Law alumni Living people Likud politicians Ministers of health of Israel Members of the 15th Knesset (1999–2003) Members of the 16th Knesset (2003–2006) Members of the 17th Knesset (2006–2009) Ministers without Portfolio of Israel