Eli Suissa

Rabbi Eliyahu Suissa ( אליהו סויסה, also אלי סויסה; Eli Suissa, born 1956 in Morocco ) is a former Israeli politician.

Life and career

After Suissas birth, the family immigrated to Israel. Suissa studied at a yeshiva and became a rabbi. Although he was not a member of the Knesset, he was Minister of the Interior ' in Benjamin Netanyahu's government in June 1996. On August 7, 1996, he was also minister of religion, but only for five days. In the elections in 1999, he was member of the Knesset Shas and was Minister of Energy and water supply. Under Ariel Sharon, he was Minister for Jerusalem Affairs