Yossi Beilin
Former Minister of Justice of Israel; Leading “Architect” of the Oslo Accords & the Geneva Initiative
Biography
Yossi Beilin’s lengthy career of public service began in 1984 with his appointment as Cabinet Secretary. A member of Knesset between 1988 and 2008, Dr. Beilin has held various ministerial positions, including: Deputy Foreign Minister, Deputy Finance Minister, Minister of Economy and Planning, Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister, Minister for Religious Affairs, and Minister of Justice. Yossi Beilin initiated the Oslo peace process and the informal Geneva Peace Accord, and serves now as the Chairman of the "Geneva Initiative".
Education
Ph.D. in Political Science, Tel Aviv University, 1981
M.A. in Political Science, Tel Aviv University, 1976
Current Professional Experience
Founder, Chairman of the Board, and President of
Beilink International Affairs Ltd., an international consulting firm. 2008
Chairman, The Steering Committee of H. L. Education for Peace
(The Geneva Initiative, Israel).2008
Chairman, Hillel Students Organization, Israel. 2018
Global Distinguished Professor , NYU.
Executive Political Experience
Chairman of the Meretz-Yachad Party, March 2004 - March 2008
Minister of Justice, 1999 - 2001
Minister of Religious Affairs, 2000 - 2001
Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister, 1995-1996
Minister of Economy and Planning, 1995
Deputy Foreign Minister, 1992 - 1995; initiated the Oslo process
Deputy Finance Minister, 1988 - 1990
Director General of the Foreign Ministry, 1986 - 1988
Cabinet Secretary, 1984 - 1986
B.A. Hebrew Literature and Political Science, Tel Aviv University, 1972
Parliamentary Experience
Member of the Knesset, Meretz-Yachad Party, April 2006 - November 2008
Member of Knesset, Labor Party, 1988 - 1999
Served as a member of the Knesset committees on Constitution, Law and Justice; Foreign Relations and Defence; and the Advancement of the Status of Women
Spokesman for the Labor Party, 1977 - 1984
Other Professional Experience
Co-Founder of the Economic Cooperation Foundation (ECF), 1990
Lecturer in Political Science, Tel Aviv University, 1972 - 1985
Journalist for Davar daily newspaper, 1969 - 1977
Publications
The Path to Geneva: The Quest for a Permanent Agreement, 2004; From Hachula to Geneva, 2004
Manual for a Wounded Dove, 2001; His Brother’s Keeper, 2000; From Socialism to Social Liberalism, 1999; The Manual for Leaving Lebanon, 1998; Touching Peace, 1997; Israel:
A Concise Political History, 1992; The Roots of Israeli Industry, 1987; The Price of Unity, 1985;
Sons in the Shadow of Their Fathers, 1984; Secrets I won’t take with me,2021.
