Zevulun Hammer

Zebulun Hammer (Hebrew זְבֻלוֹן הַמֵּר, born May 31, 1936 in Haifa, League of Nations Mandate for Palestine, † January 20, 1998 in Jerusalem, Israel) was an Israeli politician, minister and deputy prime minister of the country.

Life

Hammer was a lead member of the Bnei Akiva youth organization (Hebrew בְּנֵי עֲקִיבָא; lit children Akiba. ) And served in the Israeli Chejil Schirjion (Hebrew חֵיל שִׁרְיוֹן ) a corps of the IDF, which at the Nahal program (Hebrew נח " ל ) participated. His military service he served in a Nahal unit of the IDF.

Hammer joined the Bar-Ilan University with a BA in Jewish Studies and Religious Studies from, as well as with a certificate as a teacher. At university he was chairman of the student council and board member of the Israeli Student Association and the World Federation of Jewish Students.

Hammer 1969 Knesset the National Religious Party. He was appointed on 16 January 1973 Deputy Minister of Education and held that post until 20 January 1974. On November 4, 1975, he was appointed Minister of Welfare and Social Services, but could not hold that office only until 22 December 1976 as his party left the coalition government in December 1976.

After the elections in 1977, he became Minister of Education on June 20, 1977, a job he held until 13 September 1984. 1981, during the elections for the 10th Knesset, Hammer and Yehuda Ben- Meir left briefly the National Religious Party, the new faction Gescher - to found Zionist religious center; However, after two weeks they returned to the National Religious Party.

From 7 October 1986 to 11 June 1990, he was Minister of Religion and of 15 March 1990 he was again up to the July 13, 1992 Minister of Education. He lost his seat in the Knesset, when his party left the coalition government of Yitzhak Rabin. After the 1996 elections he was on 18 June 1996 to 20 January 1998, education ministers and 18 June 1996 to 20 January 1998 Deputy Prime Minister. Then he was on 22 August 1997 to 20 January 1998 Minister of Religion.

Hammer died on 20 January 1998 from cancer, leaving behind a wife and four children.