Michael Eitan

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Michael Eitan
Minister of Improvement of Government Services
Faction represented in the Knesset
1984–2013Likud
Personal details
Born (1944-03-06) 6 March 1944 (age 80)
Tel Aviv, Mandatory Palestine

Michael Eitan (

Minister of Improvement of Government Services
from 2009 until 2013.

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

1999 elections.[2]
During the Knesset term he chaired its sub-committee on communication and information and helped establish the Knesset's website.

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

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  2. ^ "Michael Eitan". Knesset (in Hebrew). Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  3. ^ 18th Knesset will be sworn-in today The Jerusalem Post, 23 Feb 2009, retrieved 9 September 2011
  4. ^ "N12 - השר לשעבר מיכאל איתן מספר על התקופה הקשה בחייו". N12 (in Hebrew). 5 August 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2022.

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