Yaakov Peri | |
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| Ministerial roles | |
| 2013–2014 | Minister of Science, Technology and Space |
| Faction represented in the Knesset | |
| 2013–2018 | Yesh Atid |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 February 1944 Tel Aviv, Mandatory Palestine |
Ya'akov Peri (Hebrew: יעקב פרי, born 20 February 1944) is a former head of the Israeli security agency Shin Bet and formerly a member of the Knesset for Yesh Atid. He headed Shin Bet between 1988 and 1994. He was the first Shin Bet head born in Israel. After his service with Shin Bet he entered the business world. He became an MK in 2013 and was appointed Minister of Science, Technology and Space, a post he held until resigning on 2 December 2014.[1] He resigned from the Knesset in February 2018.
- ^ Netanyahu: Israel must elect a new, bigger and more stable government The Jerusalem Post, 2 December 2014