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Eli Suissa
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Eli Suissa was born in Morocco in 1956 and immigrated to Israel that same year. He served as a career officer in the IDF and was Army Chaplain of the IDF Northern Command.
Eliyahu Suissa received his Rabbinical ordination from Yeshivat Kfar Hassidim. From 1986-1996 he served as the District Commissioner (Jerusalem) of the Ministry of the Interior.
Eli Suissa served as Minister of the Interior from 1996 until July 1999. He also served in rotation as Minister of Religious Affairs (August 1996 - August 1997 and September 1998 - July 1999).
Eli Suissa was a member of the 15th Knesset (1999-2003). He served as Minister of National Infrastructures from July 1999 until his resignation in July 2000. He served as Minister without Portfolio, responsible for Jerusalem affairs, from March 2001 until February 2003.
He is married and has four children.
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