re-elected in the 2013 elections, after which he was appointed Minister of Tourism. In December 2014 he announced that he was retiring from politics, and would not contest the 2015 elections. References External links 1943 births Living people Israeli civil servants Israeli corporate directors Israeli Jews Israeli soldiers Jewish Israeli politicians Jews in Mandatory Palestine Likud politicians MIT School of Engineering alumni Members of the 11th Knesset (1984–1988) Members of the 12th Knesset (1988–1992) Members of the 13th Knesset (1992–1996) Members of the 14th Knesset (1996–1999) Members of the 15th Knesset (1999–2003) Members of the 16th Knesset (2003–2006) Members of the 18th Knesset (2009–2013) Members of the 19th Knesset (2013–2015) Ministers of Public Security of Israel Ministers of Tourism of Israel People from Haifa Technion – Israel Institute of Technology alumni Academic staff of Technion – Israel Institute of Technology Yisrael Beiteinu politicians