Gideon Patt (; 22 February 1933 – 26 April 2020) was an Israeli politician who served in several ministerial positions between the late 1970s and early 1990s.

Biography

Born in

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during the Mandate era, Patt served in the

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brigade and studied economics at

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, gaining a BA.Gideon Patt: Particulars
Knesset For the 1969 elections he was placed 27th on the Gahal list, but missed out on a seat when the alliance won only 26 seats. However, he entered the

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on 29 January 1970 as a replacement for the deceased Aryeh Ben-Eliezer. He was re-elected in 1973 and 1977 and was appointed Minister of Housing and Construction in

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. In January 1979 he switched to the Industry, Trade and Tourism portfolio.Gideon Patt: Government roles
Knesset Following the 1981 elections the

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and Industry and Trade portfolios were separated, though Patt continued to hold both until August 1981 when he gave up the Tourism post. After the 1984 elections he became Minister of Science and Development, before returning to the Tourism portfolio after the 1988 elections. Although he retained his seat in the 1992 elections, the government was formed by

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, and Patt lost his place in the cabinet. He did not run for re-election in

1996 1996 was designated as: * International Year for the Eradication of Poverty Events January * January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...

and retired from politics. Patt died on 26 April 2020.

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