Meir Sheetrit
Meir Sheetrit | |
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Minister of the Interior | |
Faction represented in the Knesset | |
1981–1988 | Likud |
1992–2005 | Likud |
2005–2012 | Kadima |
2012–2015 | Hatnua |
Personal details | |
Born | Ksar es Souk , Morocco | 10 October 1948
Meir Sheetrit (
Early life
Sheetrit was born in Ksar es Souk (now
Political career
Likud
Sheetrit began his political career in 1974 as mayor of the city of Yavne, a position he held until 1987.
He was first elected to the Knesset in 1981 on the
Sheetrit unsuccessfully ran in the September 1999 Likud leadership election.[1]
He returned to the
Kadima
In 2005, Sheetrit left Likud and joined
In February 2008, whilst Israeli airstrikes in
Following Ehud Olmert's resignation as party leader, Sheetrit ran for the party chairmanship. However, he came third out of the four candidates in the election, receiving only 8.5% of the vote.[7] Placed seventh on the party's list, he retained his seat in the 2009 elections
In early 2011, he and another MK sprayed air freshener in the Knesset, complaining about the "stench of bad politics". Both MKs were escorted out and speaker Reuven Rivlin condemned the actions.[8]
As head of the Knesset Science and Technology Committee, he spoke at the international Wikimania conference held in Haifa in 2011.[9]
Hatnuah
On 1 December 2012, Sheetrit joined
Sheetrit contested in the 2014 Israeli presidential election, coming second with 31 votes in the first round, and losing in the second round with 53 votes. Reuven Rivlin won with 63 votes.
Post-Knesset Career
Sheetrit ran for Mayor of Yavne in 2018 under a local electoral list, but was defeated by Zvi Gov-Ari, winning 20.4% of the vote to Gov-Ari's 58.4%.[12] In November 2021, Sheetrit was appointed to a committee formed to choose a new Attorney General,[13] but decided to forego membership of the committee following public backlash.[14]
References
- ^ Lavie, Mark (3 September 1999). "Ariel Sharon wins control of Likud party in Israel". The Philadelphia Inquirer. The Associated Press. Retrieved 5 November 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Ravid, Barak (27 February 2008). "Israeli airstrikes kill 10 in Gaza". Haaretz. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ^ Boudreaux, Richard (28 February 2008). "Israeli airstrikes answered with rockets". Los Angeles Times. p. 2. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ^ "Israeli airstrikes kill 10 in Gaza". NBCNews.com. 27 February 2008. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ^ Abunimah, Ali (3 March 2008). "Israeli minister threatens 'holocaust' as public demands ceasefire talks". The Jordan Times. Retrieved 1 November 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Israel bombs Gaza interior ministry". Al Jazeera. 28 February 2008. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ^ Livni's major rival Mofaz accepts Kadima primary's result Xinhua, 18 September 2008
- ^ Miskin, Maayana (19 January 2011). "Kadima Perfumes Knesset to Ward off 'Stinking Politics'". Israel National News. Arutz Sheva. Retrieved 20 January 2011.
- ^ Levin, Verony (5 August 2011). "Wikimania Conference at Its Peak; Founder Jimmy Wales to Speak Tomorrow". TheMarker (in Hebrew). Archived from the original on 6 October 2011. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
- ^ Livni secures 7 MKs to split Kadima, Ynetnews, 2 December 2012
- ^ "Veteran MK Meir Sheetrit: I will not be in the next Knesset". 25 December 2014. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
- ^ "בחירות 2018 לראשות העיר ולמועצה" [2018 elections for Mayor and City Council]. yavne.muni.il (in Hebrew). Retrieved 8 June 2022.
- Ha'aretz(in Hebrew). Retrieved 8 June 2022.
- ^ צימוקי, טובה (15 November 2021). "עיכוב בבחירת היועמ"ש הבא: מאיר שטרית מוותר על מקומו כחבר בוועדת האיתור". Ynet (in Hebrew). Retrieved 8 June 2022.
External links
- Meir Sheetrit on the Knesset website