Ministry of Energy (Israel)

The Ministry of Energy (משרד האנרגיה) is the Israeli government ministry responsible for energy and water infrastructure. The ministry has changed names several times since its establishment.

The ministerial post was established in 1977, succeeding the position of Development Ministry, which had been scrapped three years earlier.

Names
The Ministry of Energy has been called the following names:
 * Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure (משרד האנרגיה והתשתיות) – 1977–1996
 * Ministry of National Infrastructures (משרד התשתיות הלאומיות) – 1996–2011
 * Ministry of Energy and Water Resources (משרד האנרגיה והמים) – 2011–2013
 * Ministry of National Infrastructures, Energy and Water (משרד התשתיות הלאומיות, האנרגיה והמים) – 2013–2017
 * Ministry of Energy (משרד האנרגיה) – 2017–