Yosef "Yoske" Shapira (; 26 December 1926 – 28 December 2013) was an Israeli politician and educator who served as

Minister without Portfolio A minister without portfolio is a government minister without specific responsibility as head of a government department. The sinecure is particularly common in countries ruled by coalition governments and a cabinet with decision-making authorit ...

between 1984 and 1988, although he was never a member of the

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. Born in

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during the Mandate era, Shapira was amongst the leadership of

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and the

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. He died in 2013 and was buried in Segula Cemetery.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Shapira, Yosef 1926 births 2013 deaths Politicians from Jerusalem Israeli educators Government ministers of Israel National Religious Party politicians Burials at Segula Cemetery Ministers without Portfolio of Israel