Gideon Patt

Gideon Patt (Hebrew: גדעון פת; 22 February 1933 – 26 April 2020) was an Israeli politician who served in several ministerial positions between the late 1970s and early 1990s.

Born in Jerusalem during the Mandate era, Patt served in the Nahal brigade and studied economics at New York University, gaining a BA.

However, he entered the Knesset on 29 January 1970 as a replacement for the deceased Aryeh Ben-Eliezer.

He was re-elected in 1973 and 1977 and was appointed Minister of Housing and Construction in Menachem Begin's government.

[3] Although he retained his seat in the 1992 elections, the government was formed by Labor,[4] and Patt lost his place in the cabinet.