Aharon Uzan (Hebrew: אהרן אוזן, 1 November 1924 – 23 January 2007) was an Israeli politician who held several ministerial portfolios between the mid-1960s and mid-1980s.
Uzan was born in Moknine in Tunisia, and was a member of the right-wing Betar movement in his youth. After attending college in Sousse and subsequently moving to France, he made aliyah to Israel in 1949, where he underwent agricultural training and joined the left-wing Mapai party. He was one of the founding members of moshav Gilat, where he would live for the rest of his life. He served as the moshav's secretary and treasurer between 1952 and 1959. In 1960 he founded the Negev Moshav Purchasing Company, and managed it until 1968. He also founded the Negev Water and Merhav transport companies.
In 1970, his son Shlomo, who served in the Israeli Navy, was killed in the War of Attrition. The Magen Shlomo Synagogue that was later built in Gilat was named for him.[1]
Between 1970 and 1973 he was secretary of the Moshavim Movement. Despite not being a Knesset member, he returned to the cabinet in 1974 when he was appointed Minister of Communications. After Golda Meir resigned and Yitzhak Rabin formed a new government later in the year, he became Minister of Agriculture. In March 1975 he regained the Communications portfolio in addition to the Agriculture post. Following Likud's victory in the 1977 elections he lost his cabinet position.
In 1981 he left Mapai to found the new Tami party alongside Aharon Abuhatzira. The party won three seats and was included in Menachem Begin's government. Uzan was made Deputy Minister of Immigrant Absorption in July that year. In May 1982 he became both Minister of Immigrant Absorption and Minister of Labor and Social Welfare after Abuhatzira resigned from both posts following his conviction for larceny, breach of trust and fraud.[2] He held both posts until the 1984 elections, in which he lost his seat.
aharon, uzan, hebrew, אהרן, אוזן, november, 1924, january, 2007, israeli, politician, held, several, ministerial, portfolios, between, 1960s, 1980s, ministerial, roles1974minister, communications1974, 1977minister, agriculture1975, 1977minister, communications. Aharon Uzan Hebrew אהרן אוזן 1 November 1924 23 January 2007 was an Israeli politician who held several ministerial portfolios between the mid 1960s and mid 1980s Aharon UzanMinisterial roles1974Minister of Communications1974 1977Minister of Agriculture1975 1977Minister of Communications1982 1984Minister of Immigrant Absorption1982 1984Minister of Labor amp Social WelfareFaction represented in the Knesset1965 1968Alignment1968 1969Labor Party1969Alignment1981 1984TamiPersonal detailsBorn1 November 1924Moknine TunisiaDied23 January 2007 2007 01 23 aged 82 Biography EditUzan was born in Moknine in Tunisia and was a member of the right wing Betar movement in his youth After attending college in Sousse and subsequently moving to France he made aliyah to Israel in 1949 where he underwent agricultural training and joined the left wing Mapai party He was one of the founding members of moshav Gilat where he would live for the rest of his life He served as the moshav s secretary and treasurer between 1952 and 1959 In 1960 he founded the Negev Moshav Purchasing Company and managed it until 1968 He also founded the Negev Water and Merhav transport companies In 1965 he was elected to the Knesset on the Alignment s list an alliance of Mapai and Ahdut HaAvoda and was appointed Deputy Minister of Agriculture in January 1966 a role he held until he lost his seat in the 1969 elections In 1970 his son Shlomo who served in the Israeli Navy was killed in the War of Attrition The Magen Shlomo Synagogue that was later built in Gilat was named for him 1 Between 1970 and 1973 he was secretary of the Moshavim Movement Despite not being a Knesset member he returned to the cabinet in 1974 when he was appointed Minister of Communications After Golda Meir resigned and Yitzhak Rabin formed a new government later in the year he became Minister of Agriculture In March 1975 he regained the Communications portfolio in addition to the Agriculture post Following Likud s victory in the 1977 elections he lost his cabinet position In 1981 he left Mapai to found the new Tami party alongside Aharon Abuhatzira The party won three seats and was included in Menachem Begin s government Uzan was made Deputy Minister of Immigrant Absorption in July that year In May 1982 he became both Minister of Immigrant Absorption and Minister of Labor and Social Welfare after Abuhatzira resigned from both posts following his conviction for larceny breach of trust and fraud 2 He held both posts until the 1984 elections in which he lost his seat Uzan was a member of the executive at Yad Levi Eshkol References Edit Uzan Shlomo Izkor American Jewish Yearbook 1984 p66External links EditAharon Uzan on the Knesset website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Aharon Uzan amp oldid 1068970994, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
