| משרד התקשורת | |
 Emblem of Israel | |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 1952 |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Israel |
| Minister responsible | |
| Website | www |
The Ministry of Communications (Hebrew: מִשְׂרָד הַתִּקְשֹׁרֶת, Misrad HaTikshoret) is the Israeli government ministry responsible for Communications in Israel. It is a relatively minor position in the cabinet.[citation needed] The ministry was established in 1952, and until 1970 was known as the Ministry of Postal Services (Hebrew: משרד הדואר, Misrad HaDo'ar).
The Communications Minister of Israel (Hebrew: שר התקשורת, Sar HaTikshoret) is the political head of the ministry. There is occasionally a Deputy Minister.
| # | Minister | Party | Governments | Term start | Term end | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minister of Postal Services | ||||||
| 1 | Mordechai Nurock | Mizrachi | 3 | 3 November 1952 | 24 December 1952 | |
| 2 | Yosef Burg | Hapoel HaMizrachi National Religious Party |
4, 5, 6, 7, 8 | 24 December 1952 | 1 July 1958 | |
| 3 | Yisrael Barzilai | Mapam | 8 | 24 November 1958 | 17 December 1959 | |
| 4 | Binyamin Mintz | Poalei Agudat Yisrael | 9 | 17 July 1960 | 30 May 1961 | Died in office |
| 5 | Eliyahu Sasson | Alignment | 10, 11, 12, 13 | 2 November 1961 | 2 January 1967 | Not an MK until after the 1965 elections |
| 6 | Yisrael Yeshayahu | Alignment | 13, 14 | 2 January 1967 | 15 December 1969 | |
| 7 | Elimelekh Rimalt | Gahal | 15 | 15 December 1969 | 6 August 1970 | |
| Minister of Communications | ||||||
| 8 | Shimon Peres | Alignment | 15 | 1 September 1970 | 10 March 1974 | |
| 9 | Aharon Uzan | Not an MK | 16 | 10 March 1974 | 3 June 1974 | |
| 10 | Yitzhak Rabin | Alignment | 17 | 3 June 1974 | 20 March 1975 | |
| – | Aharon Uzan | Not an MK | 17 | 20 March 1975 | 20 June 1977 | |
| 11 | Menachem Begin | Likud | 18 | 20 June 1977 | 24 October 1977 | |
| 12 | Meir Amit | Dash | 18 | 20 June 1977 | 15 September 1978 | |
| 13 | Yitzhak Moda'i | Likud | 18 | 15 January 1979 | 22 December 1980 | |
| 14 | Yoram Aridor | Likud | 18 | 5 January 1981 | 5 August 1981 | |
| 15 | Mordechai Tzipori | Likud | 19, 20 | 5 August 1981 | 13 September 1984 | |
| 16 | Amnon Rubinstein | Shinui | 21, 22 | 13 September 1984 | 26 May 1987 | |
| 17 | Gad Yaacobi | Alignment | 22, 23 | 9 June 1987 | 15 March 1990 | |
| 18 | Rafael Pinhasi | Shas | 24 | 11 June 1990 | 13 July 1992 | |
| 19 | Moshe Shahal | Labor Party | 25 | 13 July 1992 | 7 June 1993 | |
| 20 | Shulamit Aloni | Meretz | 25, 26 | 7 June 1993 | 18 June 1996 | |
| 21 | Limor Livnat | Likud | 27 | 18 June 1996 | 6 July 1999 | |
| 22 | Binyamin Ben-Eliezer | One Israel | 28 | 6 July 1999 | 7 March 2001 | |
| 23 | Reuven Rivlin | Likud | 29 | 7 March 2001 | 28 February 2003 | |
| 24 | Ariel Sharon | Likud | 30 | 28 February 2003 | 17 August 2003 | |
| 25 | Ehud Olmert | Likud | 30 | 29 September 2003 | 10 January 2005 | |
| 26 | Dalia Itzik | Labor Party | 30 | 10 January 2005 | 23 November 2005 | |
| 27 | Avraham Hirschson | Kadima | 30 | 18 January 2006 | 4 May 2006 | |
| 28 | Ariel Atias | Shas | 31 | 4 May 2006 | 31 April 2009 | |
| 29 | Moshe Kahlon | Likud | 32 | 31 April 2009 | 18 March 2013 | |
| 30 | Gilad Erdan | Likud | 33 | 18 March 2013 | 5 November 2014 | |
| 31 | Benjamin Netanyahu | Likud | 33, 34 | 5 November 2014 | 21 February 2017 | Also serving Prime Minister |
| 32 | Tzachi Hanegbi | Likud | 34 | 21 February 2017 | 29 May 2017 | Acting Minister |
| 33 | Ayoob Kara | Likud | 34 | 29 May 2017 | 24 June 2019 | |
| 34 | Dudi Amsalem | Likud | 34 | 1 July 2019 | 17 May 2020 | |
| 35 | Yoaz Hendel | Derekh Eretz | 35 | 17 May 2020 | 16 December 2020 | |
| 36 | Eitan Ginzburg | Blue and White | 35 | 3 May 2021 | 13 June 2021 | |
| 37 | Yoaz Hendel | New Hope | 36 | 13 June 2021 | 29 December 2022 | |
| 38 | Shlomo Karhi | Likud | 37 | 29 December 2022 | ||
| # | Minister | Party | Governments | Term start | Term end |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jabr Muadi | Progress and Development, Alignment | 15, 16, 17 | 27 October 1971 | 24 March 1975 |
| 2 | Eliyahu Moyal | Alignment | 17 | 24 March 1975 | 20 June 1977 |
| 3 | Efraim Gur | Alignment | 24 | 2 July 1990 | 20 November 1990 |
| 4 | Yitzhak Vaknin | Shas | 28 | 5 August 1999 | 11 July 2000 |
