Ya'akov Margi (Hebrew: יַעֲקֹב מַרְגִּי, born 18 November 1960) is an Israeli politician who currently serves as the Minister of Welfare and Social Affairs.

[1] Margi was born in Rabat in Morocco and brought to Israel during Operation Yachin in 1962.

After retaining his seat in the 2006 elections, Margi served as group chairperson of the party's faction at the Knesset.

He retained his seat again in the 2009 elections, having been placed sixth on the Shas list, and was appointed Minister of Religious Services in the Netanyahu government.

[1] During Pope Benedict XVI's visit to Israel, he wrote a letter to the pontiff demanding that he clearly condemn the purveyors of Holocaust denial and antisemitism.