Avraham Katz-Oz

Avraham Katz-Oz (Hebrew: אברהם כ"ץ-עוז, born 7 December 1934) is an Israeli former politician who served as a member of the Knesset from 1977 until 1996, and as Minister of Agriculture from 1988 until 1990.

Born in Tel Aviv during the Mandate era, and graduated from Pardes Hanna Agricultural High School.

In 1976 he became chairman of the organisational branch of the Labor Party (then part of the Alignment alliance), serving until 1978.

However, he entered the Knesset on 18 April the following year as a replacement for Yitzhak Navon,[1] following his election to the post of president.

He was re-elected in 1981 and 1984, and was appointed Deputy Agriculture Minister in the national unity government formed in 1984.