Binyamin (Fuad) Ben-Eliezer
Minister of Defense, Labor
Born - Iraq, 1936
Immigrated to Israel - 1949
Residence - Rishon LeZion
Married, father of five
Labor
Knesset
Service
Elected to the Knesset - 1984 (Yahad list)
Government Service
Minister of Housing and Construction - 1992-1996
Minister of Communications and Deputy Prime Minister - 1999-2001
Additional Information
Career officer in the Israeli Defense Forces
IDF Commander in Judea and Samaria - 1978-1981
Government Coordinator of Activities in the Administered Areas - 1983-1984
Ben Eliezer ran against Knesset Speaker Avraham Burg for Labor Party leadership in September 2001. After a revote was held in December 2001, Ben-Eliezer was declared Labor Party Chairman