Simha Erlich

Simha Erlich
שמחה ארליך‎
Ministerial roles
1977–1979	Finance Minister
1977–1983	Deputy Prime Minister
1981–1983	Agriculture Minister
Faction represented in the Knesset
1969–1974	Gahal
1974–1983	Likud
Personal details
Born	15 December 1915 Bachowa, Austria-Hungary (today Poland)
Died	19 June 1983 (aged 67)

Simha Erlich (Hebrew: שמחה ארליך, 15 December 1915^[1] – 19 June 1983) was an Israeli politician. Erlich was leader of the Liberal Party and served in the Knesset from 1969 to 1983. Erlich notably served as Minister of Finance under Prime Minister Menachem Begin, where he was known for his efforts to liberalize the Israeli economy, and also served as Deputy Prime Minister of Israel.