Gideon Ezra
Gideon Ezra | |
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Minister of Environmental Protection | |
| Faction represented in the Knesset | |
| 1996–2005 | Likud |
| 2005–2012 | Kadima |
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| Born | 30 June 1937 Jerusalem, Mandatory Palestine |
| Died | 17 May 2012 (aged 74) |
Gideon Ezra (Hebrew: גדעון עזרא, 30 June 1937 – 17 May 2012) was an Israeli politician. He served as a member of the Knesset for Likud and Kadima between 1996 and 2012, and also held several ministerial portfolios.
Biography
Ezra's family came originally as immigrants from
Israeli Defense Force between 1955 and 1958 in the Nahal. He studied geography and political science at the University of Haifa. He worked for the Shin Bet from 1962 to 1995. After leaving the service, he served as an advisor to then Minister of Internal Security, Moshe Shahal
.
Political career
Ezra was elected to the Knesset in the
Israel's unilateral disengagement plan over his support for it.[1]
In January 2005 he was replaced as Tourism Minister by
container deposit legislation to cover 1.5 litre bottles.[3]
He retained his seat again in the 2009 elections, having been placed twelfth on the Kadima list. However, he lost his place in the cabinet as the Likud-led coalition formed the government. On 17 May 2012, aged 74, Ezra died of lung cancer after a two-year battle with the disease.[4] He was succeeded by Akram Hasson.
References
- ^ "Anything is possible", Jerusalem Post, 8 November 2005
- ^ "Environment chief: New clean energy site would harm rare species", Haaretz, 20 April 2007
- ^ Government expands deposit law to include 1.5 liter bottles Haaretz, 4 February 2007
- ^ Somfalvi, Attila (20 June 1995). "MK Gideon Ezra dies at 74, Israel News". Ynetnews. Ynetnews.com. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
External links
- Gideon Ezra on the Knesset website
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