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    In the Knesset

    Knesset 12

    21.11.1988 - 13.7.1992

    Knesset 13

    13.7.1992 - 17.6.1996

    Knesset 14

    17.6.1996 - 7.6.1999

    Knesset 15

    7.6.1999 - 17.11.1999 (Partial tenure)

    Knesset 17

    17.4.2006 - 4.11.2008 (Partial tenure)

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    Knesset 12

    Member, Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee

    Member, Constitution, Law and Justice Committee

    Member, Immigration and Absorption Committee

    Knesset 14

    Member, Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee

    Member, Constitution, Law and Justice Committee

    Member, Committee on the Status of Women

    Knesset 17

    Member, Examination Team for the Training of High-Ranking IDF Officers

    Member, Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee

    Member, Internal Affairs and Environment Committee

    Member, Committee for Immigration, Absorption and Diaspora Affairs

    Member, Subcommittee for Internal Security

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    Knesset and Committee Activities

    Knesset Terms
    Committees
    Parliamentary Groups

    Knesset 12

    Alignment, Israel Labor Party

    Knesset 13

    Israel Labor Party

    Knesset 14

    Israel Labor Party

    Knesset 15

    One Israel (2)

    Knesset 17

    Meretz-Yahad

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    Government Roles

    Deputy Minister of Finance

    Knesset 12

    Govt. 23 - From December 26, 1988

    Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs

    Knesset 13

    Govt. 25 - From August 4, 1992 until July 17, 1995

    Minister of Economics and Planning

    Knesset 13

    Govt. 25 - From July 18, 1995

    Minister in the Prime Minister's Office

    Knesset 13

    Govt. 26

    Minister of Justice

    Knesset 15

    Govt. 28

    Minister of Religious Affairs

    Knesset 15

    Govt. 28 - From October 11, 2000

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    Legislative Achievements

     

    Basic Law: Government 2001

     

    In 2001, along with Uzi Landau, Beilin initiated the change of Basic Law: The Government and proposed the abolishment of direct elections of the Prime Minister:

     

    Direct elections had been instituted in Israel in 1996. The revision, overturned this 1992 law, and restored the 1968 system with some amendments.

     

    Under the direct election law, the vote was split, with a separate ballot for the Knesset members and the Prime Minister. This system had failed to strengthen the office of the Prime Minister as was initially hoped and in fact, even weakened the larger parties.

     

    The return to a parliamentary system meant that the Prime Minister will again be chosen by the largest bloc in the legislature.

     

    Amendment 8 to Knesset Law 2000

     

    Until 2000, the leader of the largest party not-within-the-coalition did not have an official position, but rather a symbolic role. Meetings between the Prime Minister and the Chairman of the largest party not-within-government would take place, but with no official status.

     

    In 2000 two bills were submitted to the Knesset regarding amendments to the Leader of the Opposition's status. One was a 'Government bill' submitted by Dr Yossi Beilin and the other was a 'private members bill', submitted by MK Uzi Landau. Together they merged the bills and in July 2000, the Knesset approved Amendment 8 to Knesset Law:

     

    The law essentially strengthens the status of Leader of the Opposition as an overseer to government activities. It prescribes his or hers ceremonial role in various official events and obliges the Prime Minister to update the leader on the current state of affairs once a month. In addition law stipulates that the Opposition Leader's salary will be determined by Knesset committee, and shall not be lower than a salary of a Cabinet minister.

     

    Law for Negotiations with Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) 1993

     

    In 1993 Beilin initiated a private bill, which came to pass without him as a signatory, wavering the prevention of negotiations with the PLO. This allowed for landmark negotiations such as Oslo to commence.  

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