Eli Yishai

Eli Yishai
אלי ישי
Yishai in 2009
Ministerial roles
1996–2000Minister of Labor & Social Welfare
2001–2002Deputy Prime Minister
2001–2002Minister of Internal Affairs
2002–2003Deputy Prime Minister
2002–2003Minister of Internal Affairs
2006–2013Deputy Prime Minister
2006–2009Minister of Industry, Trade & Labour
2009–2013Minister of Internal Affairs
Faction represented in the Knesset
1996–2014Shas
2014–2015Yachad
Personal details
Born (1962-12-26) 26 December 1962 (age 61)
Jerusalem, Israel

Eliyahu "Eli" Yishai (Hebrew: אליהו "אלי" ישי, born 26 December 1962) is an Israeli politician. A former leader of Shas, he represented the party in the Knesset from 1996 until 2015, also holding several ministerial posts, including being Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Internal Affairs, and Minister of Industry, Trade, and Labor. In December 2014, he left Shas to establish the Yachad party.