Gideon Patt (Hebrew: גדעון פת; 22 February 1933 – 26 April 2020) was an Israeli politician who served in several ministerial positions between the late 1970s and early 1990s.
Gideon Patt
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Patt in 1985
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| Ministerial roles | |
| 1977–1979 | Minister of Housing & Construction |
| 1979–1984 | Minister of Industry & Trade |
| 1981 | Minister of Tourism |
| 1984–1988 | Minister of Science & Development |
| 1988–1992 | Minister of Tourism |
| Faction represented in the Knesset | |
| 1970–1973 | Gahal |
| 1973–1996 | Likud |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1933-02-22)22 February 1933 Jerusalem, Mandatory Palestine |
| Died | 26 April 2020(2020-04-26) (aged 87) |
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Born in Jerusalem during the Mandate era, Patt served in the Nahal brigade and studied economics at New York University, gaining a BA.[1]
For the 1969 elections he was placed 27th on the Gahal list,[2] but missed out on a seat when the alliance won only 26 seats. However, he entered the Knesset on 29 January 1970 as a replacement for the deceased Aryeh Ben-Eliezer. He was re-elected in 1973 and 1977 and was appointed Minister of Housing and ConstructioninMenachem Begin's government. In January 1979, he switched to the Industry, Trade and Tourism portfolio.[3]
Following the 1981 elections the Tourism and Industry and Trade portfolios were separated, though Patt continued to hold both until August 1981 when he gave up the Tourism post.[3]
After the 1984 elections he became Minister of Science and Development, before returning to the Tourism portfolio after the 1988 elections.[3] Although he retained his seat in the 1992 elections, the government was formed by Labor,[4] and Patt lost his place in the cabinet. He did not run for re-election in 1996 and retired from politics.[5]
Patt died on 26 April 2020.[1]