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| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 2020 |
| Dissolved | 2021 |
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The Ministry of Cyber and National Digital Matters was a ministry in the thirty-fifth government of Israel, responsible for the computing and the Governmental Companies Authority. The ministry was founded in 2020 and abolished in the thirty-sixth government of Israel.
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In 2020, after the 2019–20 Israeli political crisis the thirty-fifth government of Israel decided to establish a new ministry. Dudi Amsalem was nominated as a minister.
The Ministry was abolished following the establishment of the Thirty-sixth government of Israel.
| # | Minister | Party | Term start | Term end | Government | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Dudi Amsalem | Likud | May 17, 2020 | July 13, 2021 | Thirty-fifth government of Israel |
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Ministry of national digital affairs's website (Hebrew)
