Uri Ariel
| Uri Ariel | |
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| Date of birth | 22 December 1952 |
| Place of birth | Afula, Israel |
| Knessets | 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 |
| Faction represented in Knesset | |
| 2001–2013 | National Union |
| 2013– | The Jewish Home |
| Ministerial roles | |
| 2013–2015 | Minister of Construction |
| 2015– | Minister of Agriculture |
Uri Yehuda Ariel (Hebrew: אורי אריאל, born 22 December 1952) is an Israeli politician who currently serves as a member of the Knesset for The Jewish Home (within which he chairs the Tkuma faction), and as Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development.
Born in Afula, Ariel served in Palsar 7, the reconnaissance company of the 7th Armored Brigade in the Israel Defense Forces, and retired as a major. He became involved in Israeli settlements, and served as secretary general of both the Amana settlement movement and the Yesha Council, as well as head of Beit El local council. He was also a member of the Jewish National Fund directorate.
Ariel is married, with 6 children.
For the 1999 Knesset elections, he was placed seventh on the National Union list. Although he missed out when the party won only four seats, Ariel entered the Knesset on 17 October 2001 as a replacement for the assassinated Rehavam Ze'evi.
He was placed sixth on the alliance's list for the 2003 elections, and retained his seat when the party won seven mandates. Prior to the scheduled Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip and the northern West Bank in August 2005, Ariel moved to Kfar Darom in solidarity, and he firmly opposed the plan. Similarly, he also moved to Amona prior to the dismantling of the outpost.
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