Gideon Patt

Gideon Patt (Hebrew גדעון פת, born February 22, 1933, Jerusalem) is an Israeli politician. In the late 1970s and the early 1980s, he held several ministerial posts.

Gideon Patt was born during the time of the British Mandate for Palestine in Jerusalem. He was first taught at a religious school and Merkaz Harav yeshiva in the. Then he went to the USA where he worked with Nahum Goldmann. He has an economics degree from New York University with a BA completed in Economics. His military service in the Israeli army he completed at the Nahal. In the parliamentary elections of 1969, he was placed by his party at number 27. Since the Gahal won only 26 seats, he initially missed the entry into parliament, but received a short time later as substitutes his first parliamentary seat. 1973 and 1977 he was Minister in the Cabinet Begin. In 1979 he was Minister of Commerce. After the elections of 1981 he made ​​a minister again. In the next legislature from 1984 he was Science and Development Minister and in the next election period from 1988 he was awarded the Toursimusministerium. He was re- elected to Parliament in 1992, but was not given a ministerial post, since his party was not involved in the government. He was not re-elected in 1996. After his retirement from politics, he was appointed President and CEO of the International Office of Israel Bonds.

Patt is married and has three children.