Senior Israeli government official heading Cabinet Secretariat.
The Cabinet Secretary (Hebrew: מזכיר הממשלה) is a senior
Israeli government official who heads the Cabinet Secretariat, a unit in the
Prime Minister's Office.[1] The Cabinet Secretary serves under section 31 (f) of the
Basic Law: The Government, as well as under section 8 of the
Government Law. The Government appoints the Cabinet Secretary, as proposed by the
Prime Minister.
Duties
The Cabinet Secretary is responsible for:
Preparation of the agenda for government meetings and ministerial committees. To this end, he is in constant contact with members of the government.
Liaisoning between the Government and the
President, whom he updates at least once a week on government decisions and on matters on the agenda of the government.
Liaisoning between the government and the
Knesset, alongside a Government Minister appointed for this task.
Representing the government as a spokesperson for the media, alongside the spokesperson of the Prime Minister.
Any other task assigned to him by the Prime Minister.
Most Cabinet Secretaries studied law. Many became Knesset members, attorneys general, and government ministers.
Elyakim Rubinstein became a supreme justice and
Isaac Herzog president of Israel.