Yitzhak Peretz (politician born 1936)

Yitzhak Peretz (Hebrew: יצחק פרץ, 3 June 1936 – 17 October 2002) was an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset between 1974 and 1988.

Born in Casablanca in French Morocco in 1936, Peretz made aliyah to Israel in 1950.

Two years later he joined the new Rafi, and following its leader David Ben-Gurion when he broke away to establish the National List in 1968.

On 28 June 1977 he was appointed Deputy Minister of Industry, Trade, and Tourism, a post he held until 15 January 1979.

Outside his Knesset activities, Peretz became a member of the directorate of the World Sephardi Federation in 1969, before joining its presidium the following year.