What is Aryeh Deri?
[[File:אריה דרעי 2.jpg|thumb|Aryeh Deri]] '''Aryeh Makhlouf Deri''', Hebrew: אריה מכלוף דרעי , (born 17 February 1959 in [[Meknès]]) is an Israeli politician. He is political leader of [[Shas]]. He helped start this party. Deri was a Member of [[Knesset]] from 1992 to 1999. He returned in parliament in 2013. In the [[Fourth Netanyahu Government]] he was minister of the Development of [[Galilee]] and the [[Negev]], and also interior minister. In the [[Fifth Netanyahu Government]] he had the same position. He has had several government positions before this. In 2000 he was sent to prison because of financial crimes. == References == * [http://www.knesset.gov.il/mk/eng/mk_eng.asp?mk_individual_id_t=41 Bio at Knesset Website] {{Commonscat}} {{Israeli political leaders}} {{Bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Deri, Aryeh}} [[Category:1959 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Government ministers of Israel]] [[Category:Israeli political leaders]] [[Category:Israeli prisoners]] [[Category:Jewish Israeli criminals]] [[Category:Jewish Israeli politicians]] [[Category:Members of the Knesset]] [[Category:Moroccan Jews]] [[Category:Naturalized citizens of Israel]] [[Category:Shas politicians]] [[Category:Moroccan politicians]]