Michael Eitan
Michael Eitan | |
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Minister of Improvement of Government Services | |
Faction represented in the Knesset | |
1984–2013 | Likud |
Personal details | |
Born | Tel Aviv, Mandatory Palestine | 6 March 1944
Michael Eitan (
Biography
Michael "Miki" Eitan was born in Tel Aviv during the Mandate era. He studied law at Tel Aviv University. He joined the Herut party, and was a chairman of its youth guard before becoming a member of the party's central committee and chairman of its Ramat Gan branch.
Eitan was elected to the
Although he retained his seat in the
In December 2016 Eitan was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, which by 2021 had made him unable to function alone. In February 2021 he underwent a deep brain stimulation procedure at Hadassah Medical Center in Jerusalem, which greatly improved his condition and enabled him to lead a normal life again.[4]
Eitan is a resident of the town of Kokhav Ya'ir, and was a founder and director of the settlement project.
References
- ISBN 978-3-03911-298-2.
- ^ "Michael Eitan". Knesset (in Hebrew). Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- ^ 18th Knesset will be sworn-in today The Jerusalem Post, 23 Feb 2009, retrieved 9 September 2011
- ^ "N12 - השר לשעבר מיכאל איתן מספר על התקופה הקשה בחייו". N12 (in Hebrew). 5 August 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
External links
- Eitan's website Archived 24 March 2020 at the Wayback Machine (in Hebrew)
- Michael Eitan on the Knesset website