Ministry of Transport and Road Safety

Ministry of Transport and Road Safety
Ministry of Transport, Givat Ram, Jerusalem
Yisrael Katz, Israeli Minister of Transport
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The Ministry of Transport and Road Safety (MOT) (Hebrew: משרד התחבורה והבטיחות בדרכים‎, Arabic: وزارة المواصلات والأمان على الطرق‎) is a government agency that handles transportation and road safety issues in Israel. The ministry headquarters are in Givat Ram, Jerusalem.[1]

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Minister of Transport and Road Safety

The Minister of Transport and Road Safety (Hebrew: שר התחבורה והבטיחות בדרכים‎, Sar HaTahbura VeHaBetihut BaDrakhim), formerly Minister of Transport heads the ministry. A relatively minor post in the Israeli cabinet, it is often given to smaller parties in the governing coalitions.[citation needed] Nevertheless, there has been a Minister of Transport in every Israeli government to date. Yisrael Katz of Likud is the incumbent.[2]

Three Prime Ministers (David Ben-Gurion, Menachem Begin and Ariel Sharon) have held the transport portfolio whilst in office, though only for a short time, whilst three Ministers of Transport (Ezer Weizman, Moshe Katsav and Shimon Peres) had gone on to become President.

There is also occasionally a Deputy Minister of Transport.[2]

Functions and structure

The Ministry of Transport handles road safety; operation of traffic services; and maintaining international air, sea, and overland links. Land transport departments include the Licensing Division, Vehicles Division, Traffic Division, Road Safety Administration, and Financial Supervision Division. The Shipping and Ports Administration handles maritime transport, and the Civil Aviation Administration handles air transport. The Meteorological Service covers all three areas. Units subordinate to the director-general include Planning and Economics, Legal Counsel, Public Relations, Internal Auditing, Finance, and Emergency Arrangements. The Israel Airports Authority and the Ports and Railways Authority have a special status as corporations established by law.

The Planning and Economics Division coordinates transport policy, work plans, budgets, and funding; sets policy on prices, levies, and fees; monitors the administration of the Airports Authority and the Ports and Railways Authority; coordinates information systems and transportation research; and oversees physical planning and monitoring of master plans.[3]

Development plans

In 2010, Nir Barkat, mayor of Jerusalem, unveiled a NIS 8 billion transportation plan for the city drawn up in collaboration with the Transport Ministry. The plan includes a new light rail line, extensions of the first phase of the red line now under construction, a series of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) routes and five new roads.[4]

List of ministers

Minister Party Government(s) Dates in Office
David Remez Mapai Provisional, 1st May 14, 1948 - November 1, 1950
Dov Yosef Mapai 2nd November 1, 1950 – October 8, 1951
David-Zvi Pinkas 1 Mizrachi 3rd October 8, 1951 – August 14, 1952
David Ben-Gurion 2 Mapai 3rd August 14, 1952 – December 24, 1952
Yosef Serlin General Zionists 4th December 24, 1952 – December 29, 1953
Yosef Sapir General Zionists 4th, 5th December 29, 1953 – June 29, 1955
Zalman Aran Mapai 6th June 29, 1955 – November 3, 1955
Moshe Carmel 3 Ahdut HaAvoda 7th, 8th November 3, 1955 – December 17, 1959
Yitzhak Ben-Aharon Ahdut HaAvoda 9th, 10th December 17, 1959 – May 28, 1962
Israel Bar-Yehuda 1 Ahdut HaAvoda 10th, 11th, 12th May 28, 1962 – May 4, 1965
Moshe Carmel 4 Ahdut HaAvoda/Alignment 12th, 13th, 14th May 30, 1965 – December 15, 1969
Ezer Weizman 5 Alignment 15th December 15, 1969 – August 6, 1970
Shimon Peres Alignment 15th September 1, 1970 – March 10, 1974
Aharon Yariv Alignment 16th March 10, 1974 – June 3, 1974
Gad Yaacobi Alignment 17th June 3, 1974 – June 20, 1977
Menahem Begin 2 Likud 18th June 20, 1977 – October 24, 1977
Meir Amit Dash 18th October 24, 1977 – September 15, 1978
Haim Landau 5 Likud 18th January 15, 1979 – August 5, 1981
Haim Corfo Likud 19th, 20th, 21st, 22nd August 5, 1981 – December 22, 1988
Moshe Katsav Likud 23rd, 24th December 22, 1988 – July 13, 1992
Israel Kessar Labour 25th, 26th July 13, 1992 – June 18, 1996
Yitzhak Levy National Religious Party 27th June 18, 1996 – February 25, 1998
Shaul Yahalom National Religious Party 27th February 25, 1998 – July 6, 1999
Yitzhak Mordechai Centre Party 28th July 6, 1999 – May 30, 2000
Amnon Lipkin-Shahak Centre Party 28th October 11, 2000 – March 7, 2001
Ephraim Sneh Labour 29th March 7, 2001 – November 2, 2002
Ariel Sharon 2 Likud 29th November 2, 2002 – December 15, 2002
Tzachi Hanegbi Likud 29th December 15, 2002 – February 28, 2003
Avigdor Lieberman National Union 30th February 28, 2003 – June 6, 2004
Meir Sheetrit Likud 30th August 31, 2004 – May 4, 2006
Shaul Mofaz Kadima 31st May 4, 2006 – March 31, 2009
Yisrael Katz Likud 32nd March 31, 2009 – present

1 Died in office

2 Also serving Prime Minister

3 Not an MK until June 9, 1958

4 Not an MK after March 17, 1969

5 Not an MK

List of deputy ministers

Minister Party Government(s) Dates in Office
Reuven Sheri Mapai 2nd April 2, 1951 – October 8, 1951
Gad Yaacobi Alignment 15th November 2, 1972 – March 10, 1974
David Shiffman 1 Likud 19th August 11, 1981 – October 18, 1982
Pinhas Goldstein New Liberal Party 24th July 2, 1990 – November 20, 1990
Efraim Gur Unity for Peace and Immigration/Likud 24th November 20, 1990 – July 13, 1992
Avraham Yehezkel Labour 29th March 7, 2001 – November 2, 2002
Sofa Landver Labour 29th August 12, 2002 – November 2, 2002
Shmuel Halpert Agudat Israel 30th March 30, 2005 – May 4, 2006

1 Died in office.[2]

References

  1. ^ "MOT General Contacts." Ministry of Transport and Road Safety. Retrieved on 26 August 2010.
  2. ^ a b c All Ministers in the Ministry of Transportation Knesset website
  3. ^ Ministry of transport
  4. ^ Jerusalem presents new transport plan, Jerusalem Post

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