Shalom Simhon

Shalom Simhon (Hebrew: שלום שמחון‎, born 7 December 1956) is an Israeli politician and former member of the Knesset for Independence and the Labor Party.

He retained his seat in the 1999 elections, and was appointed Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development in Ariel Sharon's national unity government as well as serving as chairman of the Finance Committee.

In January 2011 he was one of five members to leave Labor to establish Independence, and was appointed Industry, Trade and Labour Minister, replacing Binyamin Ben-Eliezer.

[3] During his tenure as the Trade and Labor Minister, the ministry passed a law requiring retailers to clearly display food items whose price is regulated by the government.

[4] The ministry, following the initiative of Eitan Cabel, also made it easier for consumers to return items they purchased and get their money back.