Answer the following question: Facts: - minister: minister of communications minister of housing & construction minister of defense of minister of national infrastructure minister of national infrastructure minister of housing industry , trade & labour & construction deputy prime minister minister - image: fuad.jpg - party: yahad alignment labor party one israel labor party - ministeryears: 1992 2000 -- 2001 2001 -- 2002 2005 2006 -- 2009 -- 2009 -- 2011 1996 1999 -- 2001 1999 -- 2001 - birth date: 12 february 1936 - partyyears: 1984 2001 2001 -- 2014 1984 -- 1991 1991 -- 1999 1999 -- - birth place: basra , iraq Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of binyamin ben-eliezer .
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binyamin fuad ben-eliezer -lrb- , , born 12 february 1936 -rrb- is an israeli politician and former military officer of iraqi jewish origin .he served as a member of the knesset for several parties between 1984 and 2014 , and has held several ministerial posts , including minister of industry , trade and labour , minister of defense , deputy prime minister .