Re-elected in 1977 , 1981 , 1984 and 1988 , Namir ran in the Labor Party leadership election in 1992 , but came fourth . After retaining her seat in the 1992 elections she was appointed Minister of the Environment in Yitzhak Rabin 's government , but was unpopular with staff in the ministry . In December that year she became Minister of Labour and Social Welfare ( Rabin had kept the position free in the hope of attracting one of the ultra-orthodox parties to join the coalition ) , a role she retained when Shimon Peres formed a new government following Rabin 's assassination
Rabin 's assassination
Assassination of Yitzhak Rabin
Ora Namir