Haim-Moshe Shapira

Haim-Moshe Shapira
Shapira in 1951
Ministerial roles
1948–1951Minister of Health
1948–1951Minister of Immigration
1949–1952Minister of Internal Affairs
1951–1958Minister of Religions
1952–1958Minister of Welfare
1955Minister of Internal Affairs
1959–1970Minister of Internal Affairs
1961–1966Minister of Health
Faction represented in the Knesset
1949–1951United Religious Front
1951–1955Mizrachi Workers
1955–1970National Religious Party
Personal details
Born26 March 1902
Horadnia, Russian Empire
Died16 July 1970(1970-07-16) (aged 68)

Haim-Moshe Shapira (Hebrew: חיים משה שפירא; 26 March 1902 – 16 July 1970) was a key Israeli politician in the early days of the state's existence. A signatory of Israel's declaration of independence, he served continuously as a minister from the country's foundation in 1948 until his death in 1970 apart from a brief spell in the late 1950s.

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