Aryeh Gamliel

Aryeh Gamliel (Hebrew: אריה גמליאל, 11 March 1951 – 6 August 2021) was an Israeli rabbi and politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Shas between 1988 and 2003.

Aryeh Gamliel
Faction represented in the Knesset
1988–2003Shas
Personal details
Born11 March 1951
Beersheba, Israel
Died6 August 2021(2021-08-06) (aged 70)
Sderot, Israel

Biography

Born in Beersheba, 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 1988. 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 Aryeh Deri),[1] but lost it in the 2003 elections. A relative of his, Gila Gamliel, later served as a Knesset member for Likud.

He died on 6 August 2021.[2]

References
  1. Parties and Lists Archived 18 April 2001 at the Wayback Machine The Jerusalem Post
  2. Rabbi and former Deputy Minister Aryeh Gamliel passes away Israel National News, 6 August 2021
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