Norwegian Law (Israel)

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The Norwegian Law (Hebrew: החוק הנורווגי‎, HaḤok HaNorvegi), or Mini-Norwegian Law (Hebrew: החוק הנורווגי הקטן‎), is a name given to an amendment to the Basic Law: The Knesset, one of the Basic Laws of Israel. It affects the appointment of ministers and members of the Knesset. The amendment allows ministers or deputy ministers to resign from the Knesset but remain a minister, with their Knesset seat taken by the next person on the party's list. If the person who resigned leaves the cabinet, they are able to return to the Knesset in place of their replacement.[1] The law limits each party to one resignation and replacement.[1] The legislation became commonly known as the 'Norwegian Law' due to a similar system being in place in Norway.[2]

The amendment was approved by the Knesset by a vote of 64–51 on 30 July 2015.[2]

List of changes

Since the introduction of the amendment, the following ministers have resigned to allow party colleagues to enter the Knesset:

Knesset member Ministerial position Party Date Replacement Notes
Naftali Bennett[3]Minister of EducationThe Jewish Home9 October 2015Shuli MualemBennett later returned to the Knesset as a replacement for Avi Wortzman
Meshulam Nahari[1]Deputy Minister of the InteriorShas24 January 2016Yigal Guetta
Moshe Kahlon[4]Minister of FinanceKulanu29 January 2016Akram Hasson
Avigdor LiebermanMinister of DefenseYisrael Beitenu30 May 2016Yulia Malinovsky

References

  1. 1 2 3 New Shas MK Yigal Guetta sworn in The Jerusalem Post, 26 January 2016
  2. 1 2 Knesset passes controversial 'Norwegian Law' The Jerusalem Post, 30 July 2015
  3. ↑ Bennett Resigns as MK in Accordance With 'Norwegian' Law Haaretz, 9 October 2015
  4. ↑ Kahlon resigns from Knesset, to be replaced by Hasson The Jerusalem Post, 27 January 2016
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