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Amir Peretz
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Key facts
- Prime minister
- Ariel Sharon
- Preceded by
- Tommy Lapid
- Succeeded by
- Benjamin Netanyahu
- 2006 2007
- Minister of Defence
- 2013 2014
- Minister of Environmental Protection
- 2020 2021
- Minister of Economy
- 1988 1992
- Alignment
- 1992 1999
- Labor
- 1999 2004
- One Nation
- 2004 2012
- Labor
- 2013 2015
- Hatnuah
- 2015 2019
- Zionist Union
- 2019 2021
- Labor
- 2005 2007
- Leader of the Labor Party
- Born
- ( 1952-03-09 ) 9 March 1952 (age 74) , Boujad , French Morocco
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Amir
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Israel
- Place of birth
- Boujad
- Occupation
- trade unionist
- Position held
- Knesset member
- Political party
- Blue and White
- Languages spoken
- Hebrew
- Religion
- Judaism
- Image
- Amir Peretz 2019.jpg
- Number of children
- 3
- Work location
- Jerusalem
- Residence
- Sderot
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- Amir Peretz
- date of birth
- 1952-03-09
- social media followers
- 73821
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Encyclopedic overview
Amir Peretz (Hebrew: עמיר פרץ; born 9 March 1952) is an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for the Labor Party. A Knesset member almost continuously from 1988 to 2021, he has served as Minister of Defence, Minister of Economy, and Minister of Environmental Protection, as well as heading the Histadrut trade union federation between 1995 and 2006.
After five years as mayor of Sderot, Peretz first became an MK for the Labor-dominated Alignment in 1988. In 1999 he left Labor to establish his own party, One Nation, which he led until merging it back into Labor in 2004. The following year he defeated Shimon Peres in a Labor leadership election and became Leader of the Opposition. Following the 2006 elections Labor joined the Kadima-led coalition government, with Peretz appointed Minister of Defense and Deputy Prime Minister. His subsequent tenure as Defense Minister included the 2006 Lebanon War and approval of the Iron Dome defence system in early 2007. Midway through 2007 Peretz was defeated by Ehud Barak in another Labor leadership election and resigned from the cabinet.
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