Benjamin Ben-Eliezer
| Binyamin Ben-Eliezer | |
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| Date of birth | 12 February 1936 |
| Place of birth | Basra, Kingdom of Iraq |
| Year of aliyah | 1950 |
| Date of death | 28 August 2016 (aged 80) |
| Knessets | 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 |
| Faction represented in Knesset | |
| 1984 | Yahad |
| 1984–1991 | Alignment |
| 1991–1999 | Labor Party |
| 1999–2001 | One Israel |
| 2001–2014 | Labor Party |
| Ministerial roles | |
| 1992–1996 | Minister of Housing & Construction |
| 1999–2001 | Deputy Prime Minister |
| 1999–2001 | Minister of Communications |
| 2000–2001 | Minister of Housing & Construction |
| 2001–2002 | Minister of Defense |
| 2005 | Minister of National Infrastructure |
| 2006–2009 | Minister of National Infrastructure |
| 2009–2011 | Minister of Industry, Trade & Labour |
Binyamin Ben-Eliezer (Hebrew: בנימין בן אליעזר; 12 February 1936 – 28 August 2016) was an Iraqi-born Israeli politician and general. He served as a member of the Knesset between 1984 and 2014, and held several ministerial posts, including Minister of Industry, Trade and Labour; Minister of Defense; and Deputy Prime Minister.
Binyamin (Fuad) Ben-Eliezer was born in Basra in southern Iraq, son of Saleh and Farha. He immigrated to Israel in 1950. He was drafted into the Israel Defense Forces in 1954 and became a career soldier.
He lived in Rishon LeZion and was married with five children. Some of his granddaughters live in the United States. He was fluent in Hebrew, Arabic and English.
Ben-Eliezer was drafted into the IDF in 1954 and served in the Golani Brigade. He served in the Brigade as a soldier and as a squad leader. In 1956 he became an infantry officer after completing Officer Candidate School and return to the Golani Brigade, and fought in the Sinai war. Ben-Eliezer served as a Commander of sayerert shaked in the Six-Day War and was wounded in the War of Attrition. In the Yom Kippur War he served as a brigade Executive officer. In 1977, he was appointed First Commanding Officer in Southern Lebanon, serving as the army liaison between the Lebanese Christian militias and Israel. He was Military Governor of Judea and Samaria (1978–81) and was Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories from 1983 until 1984. He completed his military service with the rank of Brigadier General.
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