Political Career
In 1996, Boim was elected to the Knesset on the Likud list, serving as the party's whip, head of the Negev Lobby, and head of the Knesset Delegation to the Annual Dialogue between Israel and the European Parliament during his first term. After being re-elected in 1999, he served as coalition and Likud faction chairman.
He was re-elected again in 2003 and served as Deputy Minister of Defense from March 2003 until January 2006. In 2005 he defected to the new Kadima party while still retaining his ministerial position. In January 2006 he became Minister of Housing and Construction and Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, serving in both positions until May. He was re-elected in 2006, and was then appointed Minister of Immigrant Absorption, before returning to the Housing and Construction portfolio in 2007. Placed sixth on Kadima's list, he retained his seat in the 2009 elections.
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