 Although not initially appointed to a position in the government, Sneh was appointed Deputy Minister of Defense on 30 October 2006.He served under Defense Minister Amir Peretz, who also was the Labor Party leader.The replacement of Peretz by Barak as both party leader and Defense Minister in the summer of 2007 also led to a change in the deputy position; Sneh left office on 18 June 2007 and was replaced by Matan Vilnai.