Meir Sheetrit

Meir Sheetrit
מאיר שטרית
Sheetrit in 2009
Ministerial roles
1998–1999Minister of Finance
2001–2003Minister of Justice
2004–2006Minister of Transportation
2006Minister of Justice
2006Minister of Education, Culture & Sport
2006–2007Minister of Housing & Construction
2007–2009Minister of the Interior
Faction represented in the Knesset
1981–1988Likud
1992–2005Likud
2005–2012Kadima
2012–2015Hatnua
Personal details
Born (1948-10-10) 10 October 1948 (age 76)
Ksar es Souk, Morocco

Meir Sheetrit (Hebrew: מאיר שטרית, born 10 October 1948) is an Israeli politician. He served as a member of the Knesset in two spells for Likud between 1981 and 1988, and again from 1992 until 2005, when he joined Kadima. He remained a Knesset member for Kadima until joining Hatnuah in 2012, for whom he served until 2015. He also held several ministerial posts, including being Minister of the Interior, Minister of Housing & Construction, Minister of Finance, Minister of Justice, Minister of Transportation and Minister of Education, Culture & Sport. He was also a candidate for President of Israel in 2014.