Bechor-Shalom Sheetrit
Bechor-Shalom Sheetrit (Hebrew: בכור-שלום שטרית, 1895 – 28 January 1967) was an Israeli politician, minister and the only signatory of the Israeli declaration of independence to have been born in the country. He served as Minister of Police from independence in 1948 until shortly before his death in 1967, making him the longest-serving cabinet member in the same portfolio to date.
Bechor-Shalom Sheetrit | |
|---|---|
| Ministerial roles | |
| 1948–1967 | Minister of Police |
| 1948–1949 | Minister of Minority Affairs |
| Faction represented in the Knesset | |
| 1949–1951 | Sephardim & Oriental Communities |
| 1951–1965 | Mapai |
| 1965–1967 | Alignment |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1895 Tiberias, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 28 January 1967 |
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