Dan Tichon
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Speaker of the Knesset | |
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Born | Kiryat Haim, Mandatory Palestine | 5 January 1937
Dan Tichon (
Biography
Dan Tichon was born in Kiryat Haim during the Mandate era. He served as an officer in the Israel Defense Forces before graduating with an economics and international relations degree from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.[1] From 1970 to 1974, he served as Advisor to the Minister of Trade and Industry on Development Areas and from 1971 to 1981, he was Chairman of the Directors' Council of the Housing and Development Company. In 1977, he was appointed Director General of the Housing and Development Company. In the 2000s (decade), he served as the Chairman of the Israel Port Authority and later as the Chairman of the Israel Ports Development & Assets Company, but resigned in January 2006 over corruption issues.[2]
Political career
In 1981, he was elected to the 10th Knesset as a member of Likud. He served as member of the Knesset Committees on Finance, Internal Affairs and the Environment, State Control, Energy, and Sport. In 1984, Tichon was re-elected and became Deputy Speaker of the Knesset and member of the Knesset Committees on Finance and State Audit.
After being elected again to the 12th Knesset he continued in these positions, serving also as Chairman of the Israel-Germany Parliamentary Friendship League.
In the
He lost his seat in the
In 2010–2011, Tichon was chairman of the
Personal life
Tichon is married and has two children. His grandson, Roy Schwartz Tichon is an activist promoting civil rights through “Noa Tanua”, a nonprofit organization he founded.
References
- ^ Jewish Virtual Library: Dan Tichon
- Ha'aretz. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
- ^ Weinthal, Benjamin (11 March 2011). "Holland envoy becomes head of Int'l Holocaust Task force". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 2023-02-05.
External links
- Dan Tichon on the Knesset website