Yosef Burg
Shlomo Yosef Burg (Hebrew: שלמה יוסף בורג, 31 January 1909 – 15 October 1999) was a German-born Israeli politician. In 1949, he was elected to the first Knesset, and served in many ministerial positions for the next 40 years. He was one of the founders of the National Religious Party.
Yosef Burg יוסף בורג | |
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| Ministerial roles | |
| 1951–1952 | Minister of Health |
| 1952–1958 | Minister of Postal Services |
| 1959–1970 | Minister of Welfare |
| 1970–1974 | Minister of Internal Affairs |
| 1974–1976 | Minister of Internal Affairs |
| 1975 | Minister of Welfare |
| 1977–1984 | Minister of Internal Affairs |
| 1981–1984 | Minister of Religious Affairs |
| 1984 | Minister without Portfolio |
| 1984–1986 | Minister of Religious Affairs |
| Faction represented in the Knesset | |
| 1949–1951 | United Religious Front |
| 1951–1956 | Hapoel HaMizrachi |
| 1956–1969 | National Religious Party |
| 1974–1988 | National Religious Party |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 January 1909 Dresden, Germany |
| Died | 15 October 1999 (aged 90) Jerusalem, Israel |
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