Neeman, former finance and justice minister Yuval Ne'eman, scientist, former minister Arie Nehemkin, former agriculture minister Benjamin Netanyahu (b. 1949), current Likud Party leader, former minister of finance and Prime Minister of Israel 1996–1999 Moshe Nissim, former finance and justice minister Orit Noked, former deputy minister, MK. Mordechai Norok, former communications minister O Ayman Odeh, MK, head of Hadash/Jabha as of 2015, Hadash representative to Haifa City Council 1998–2005 Avraham Ofer, former construction and housing minister Amir Ohana, first openly gay right-wing member of the Knesset Asher Ohana, former minister of religious affairs Ehud Olmert, former Prime Minister, May 2006–2009 Zevulun Orlev, former minister of welfare, leader of the National Religious Party Haim Oron, former minister of agriculture and rural development P Yosef Paritzky, former minister of infrastructure, Member of Shinui Gideon Pat, former minister, former President of Israel Bonds Nathan Peled, former Immigrant Absorption minister Shimon Peres (1923–2016), Second Vice Prime Minister, May 2006–, former defense and foreign minister, Prime Minister of Israel in 1977, 1984–1986, 1995–1996; Nobel Peace Prize 1994 Amir Peretz (b. 1952), Defense Minister May 2006–, Histadrut leader 1995–2005, leader of the Am Ehad party from 1997, which later merged into the Labour party (Avoda), elected to lead Avoda in November 2005 Yitzhak Haim Peretz, Rabbi, former minister, leader of Shas Shoshana Persitz, first female MK at the head of a permanent committee Ophir Pines-Paz, former Israeli minister Rafael Pinhasi, former minister, member of Shas party Alon Pinkas, former Consul General of Israel in the United States David-Zvi Pinkas, former minister of transportation Avraham Poraz, former Interior minister R Yitzhak Rabin (1922–1995), former chief of staff, Israeli Prime Minister 1974–1977, 1992–1995; assassinated Dalia Rabin-Pelossof, former deputy minister. Daughter of Yitzhak Rabin Yehoshua Rabinovich, former finance minister and mayor of Tel Aviv Yitzhak Rafael, former minister, son-in-law of Yehuda Leib Maimon Haim Ramon, former Histadrut leader, minister Yoel Razvozov, MK for Yesh Atid Miri Regev, minister of sport and culture David Remez, former minister of transportation Elimelech Shimon Rimalt, former communications minister Reuven Rivlin, former communications minister 2001–2003, Speaker of Knesset Yisrael Rokach, former interior minister and mayor of Tel Aviv Pinchas Rosen, first justice minister Shlomo Rosen, minister of immigrant absorption Pnina Rosenblum, cosmetics queen and former MP. Amnon Rubinstein, former minister, now dean in Law school Elyakim Rubinstein, former state attorney general, now supreme court judge S Gideon Sa'ar, Knesset member, former Cabinet Secretary Eliezer