Avi Dichter | |
---|---|
אבי דיכטר | |
Ministerial roles | |
2006–2009 | Minister of Internal Security |
2012–2013 | Minister of Home Front Defence |
2022– | Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development |
Faction represented in the Knesset | |
2006–2012 | Kadima |
2015– | Likud |
Personal details | |
Born | Ashkelon, Israel | 14 December 1952
Spouse | Ilana Wallerstein |
Children | 3 |
Abraham Moshe "Avi" Dichter (Hebrew: אַבְרָהָם (אָבִי) מֹשֶׁה דִיכְטֶר, IPA: [ˈavi ˈdiχteʁ]; born 14 December 1952[1]) is an Israeli politician currently serving as the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development.[1] A former Minister of Internal Security and Shin Bet director, he resigned from the Knesset and left Kadima in August 2012 in order to become Minister of Home Front Defense, a position he vacated in March 2013.