The Minister of Labor (Hebrew: שר העבודה, Sar HaAvoda) was the political head of the Israeli Ministry of Labor and a position in the cabinet.
| משרד העבודה | |
 Emblem of Israel | |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 1948 |
| Dissolved | 1977 |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Israel |
The post was established in 1948 as the Minister of Labour and Construction,[1] becoming the Minister of Labour and Social Security the following year.
In 1977 the post was merged with the Welfare Minister, becoming the Minister of Labor and Social Welfare. In 2003 the labor function was transferred to the Minister of Industry and Trade, which was renamed Industry, Trade and Labor Minister.
| # | Minister | Party | Government | Term start | Term end |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minister Labor and Construction | |||||
| 1 | Mordechai Bentov | Mapam | P | 14 May 1948 | 10 March 1949 |
| Minister of Labor and Social Security | |||||
| 2 | Golda Meir | Mapai | 1, 2 | 10 March 1949 | 8 October 1951 |
| Minister of Labor | |||||
| – | Golda Meir | Mapai | 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 | 8 October 1951 | 19 June 1956 |
| 3 | Mordechai Namir | Mapai | 7, 8 | 19 June 1956 | 17 December 1959 |
| 4 | Giora Yoseftal | Mapai | 9 | 17 December 1959 | 2 November 1961 |
| 5 | Yigal Allon | Mapai Alignment Labor Party |
10, 11, 12, 13 | 2 November 1961 | 1 July 1968 |
| 6 | Yosef Almogi | Labor Party Alignment |
13, 14, 15 | 8 July 1968 | 10 March 1974 |
| 7 | Yitzhak Rabin | Alignment | 16 | 10 March 1974 | 3 June 1974 |
| 8 | Moshe Baram | Alignment | 17 | 3 June 1974 | 20 June 1977 |