Binyamin Mintz

Israeli politician

1960–1961Minister of Postal ServicesFaction represented in the Knesset1949–1951United Religious Front1951–1955Poalei Agudat Yisrael1955–1960Religious Torah Front1960–1961Poalei Agudat Yisrael Personal detailsBorn12 January 1903
Łódź, Russian EmpireDied30 May 1961(1961-05-30) (aged 58)

Binyamin Mintz (Hebrew: בנימין מינץ, 12 January 1903 – 30 May 1961) was an Israeli politician who served briefly as Minister of Postal Services from July 1960 until his death.

Biography

Born in Łódź in the Russian Empire (today in Poland), Mintz studied in a Hasidic Ger school, and was a member of Young Agudat Yisrael. He made aliyah to Mandatory Palestine in 1925, and worked in construction and as a printer.

In 1933, he joined Poalei Agudat Yisrael, and was later a member of the Provisional State Council. In 1949, he was elected to the first Knesset on the list of the United Religious Front (an alliance of the four main religious parties). Re-elected in 1951, 1955, and 1959, he was appointed Minister of Postal Services by David Ben-Gurion on 17 July 1960, serving until his death the following May.

The village of Yad Binyamin, established in 1962, was named in his honour.