Vice Prime Minister Haim Ramon of Israel

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Ramon was appointed Minister of Health in the government of Yitzhak Rabin in 1992.

When Labor returned to power in 1999 under Ehud Barak, Ramon was appointed Minister in the Prime Minister's Office, overseeing government reform and relations between the government and Knesset.

In the present government, formed in 2006 and headed by Ehud Olmert, Ramon was appointed Justice Minister.

government reform, and liaison between the government and the Knesset.

In January 2005, Haim Ramon was appointed Minister without Portfolio.

and liaison between the government and the Knesset.

into a criminal act," Ramon said in a statement.

it," Ramon said after being informed of the decision to indict him.

held at the defense ministry complex in Tel Aviv.

Ramon has more than one reason to want this.

without even knowing when it will end.

should push forward a plan for evacuation-compensation for West Bank settlers living east of the separation fence.

and the Likud dictated the path of the fence, it decided that in practice everything beyond the fence would no longer be under Israeli sovereignty.

subsequently announced his candidacy for party leader.

support among potential Labor Party leaders.

Ramon has not yet decided if he will contend the Labor Party leadership.

Ramon has said he did not insert or try to insert his tongue into the complainant's mouth, as the indictment alleges, but did not deny the possibility that his "tongue touched her lips.

Haim Ramon is a Knesset Member, former minister and one of the leading members of the Labor Party.

Ramon was drafted to the Israel Defense Forces in 1968 and attained the rank of captain in the Air Force.

From 1978-1089, Ramon was national secretary of the Labor Party's Young Guard.

From 1994-1995, Ramon was chairman of the Histadrut Labor Federation, the most powerful labor union in Israel.

Israeli Vice Premier Haim Ramon discusses Israel's challenges in the near future and the promise of its next 60 years.

MK Ramon is also a former chairman of the Histadrut.

Minister of HealthRamon was appointed Minister of HealthHealth Minister of Israel The Health Minister of Israel is the political head of the Israeli Ministry of Health and a member of the cabinet.

Ramon was appointed Minister in the Prime Minister's Office, overseeing government reform and relations between the government and Knesset.

Ramon was appointed Justice Minister.

Ramon has responded by saying: "I am certain of my innocence.

Haim Ramon Haim Ramon was born in Tel Aviv in 1950.

Haim Ramon is married and the father of two.

Knesset Member Haim Ramon has informed Kadima Chairwoman and Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni on Friday that he will not be quitting politics and plans on running in the party's primary elections, scheduled for.

Back in Ashkelon on Thursday, Israel's Deputy Prime Minister Haim Ramon said the operation against Hamas is far from over.

450 homes in Ofra, the "mother of settlements" in Samaria, were built on privately owned Palestinian land, Vice Premier Haim Ramon said during a session at the Knesset State Control Committee two months ago.

JERUSALEM - Vice Premier Haim Ramon said on Saturday that Israel's failure to dismantling settler outposts in the West Bank is hurting bilateral relations with the United States.

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Haim Ramon was born in Jaffa in 1950.

the Interior portfolio, holding this post until March 2001.

on his socially oriented past as Histradrut Chairman.

Haim Ramon was born in Tel Aviv in 1950.

Ramon was a member of the Labor Party's Young Guard, serving as its National Secretary from 1978 to 1989.

In May 2006 Haim Ramon was appointed Minister of Justice and resigned in August.

Haim Ramon is the key, behind-the-scenes architect of the Kadima Party and is a brilliant political animal.

Haim Ramon is a Member of the Knesset from the Labor party who served as Minister of Health and Minister of Interior in the governments of Yitzhak Rabin, Shimon Peres, and Ehud Barak.

JERUSALEM -- The total Palestinian death toll in Gaza, since Israel's military assault began Saturday a week ago, stands at more than 500, with over 2,500 injured.

Ramon was elected Chairman of the Histadrut General Federation of Labour, in which he served from 1994 until his appointment in November 1995 as Minister of the Interior.

In July 1999, Ramon was appointed Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibilities for Jerusalem, government reform, and as a liaison between the government and the Knesset.

We have no political preference when it comes to the next mayor of Jerusalem.

Ramon has disregarded the elemental rule that peace must be based on a strong foundation of justice if it is not to erode.

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CBS/AP)Former Israeli Justice Minister Haim Ramon was convicted Wednesday of kissing a young female soldier against her will — a case that riveted the country's attention and added another layer of scandal to Israel's beleaguered leadership.

Ramon has said that he would separate membership in the Histadrut from membership in the Kupat Holim Clarit Health Fund.

Haim Ramon is the face of this government, Hendel said.