Akiva Govrin

Akiva Govrin (Hebrew: עקיבא גוברין; 12 August 1902 – 26 June 1980) was an Israeli politician who served as a government minister between December 1963 and January 1966.

He made aliyah to Mandatory Palestine in 1922, and worked at Haifa Port and as a construction worker in Jerusalem, where he was one of the founders of the Jerusalem Workers' Council.

In 1925 he became a member of the actions committee of the Histadrut, and headed its unions department between 1943 and 1949.

In 1949 he was elected to the Knesset on Mapai's list and was appointed chairman of the Labor committee.

His niece Michal Govrin is a novelist and theater director.

Akiva Govrin Square in Jerusalem