Ministry for Community Empowerment and Advancement

Israeli ministry

Omer Bar-Lev, Minister of Community Empowerment and Advancement

Child agency

Israel Anti-Drug Authority

The Ministry of Community Empowerment and Advancement (Hebrew: המִשְׂרַד לחיזוק וקידום קהילתי, Ha-Misrad LeHizuk V'Kidum Kehilati) of the government of Israel, is the governmental department responsible for Communal Development in the State of Israel.

History

The Ministry was established in May 2020 during the negotiations to form a new government after the election to Knesset. The Ministry oversees the work of the Anti-Violence and Anti-Drug Authority, the National Child Protection Network, a City Without Violence project and various projects to strengthen the Arab sector. Its political head is the Community Empowerment and Advancement Minister of Israel, and its offices are located in Jerusalem.

List of ministers

#	Minister	Party	Governments	Term start	Term end
1	Orly Levy-Abekasis^[1]^[2]	Gesher	35	14 May 2020	13 June 2021
2	Omer Bar-Lev	Labor	36	13 June 2021	Incumbent

References

^ Orly Levy-Abekasis signs coalition deal with Likud, will be made minister
^ After Splitting From Left-wing Alliance, Levi-Abekasis to Head Newly Minted Ministry