Nissan Slomiansky
Nissan Slomiansky | |
|---|---|
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| Faction represented in the Knesset | |
| 1996–1999 | National Religious Party |
| 2003–2009 | National Religious Party |
| 2013–2019 | The Jewish Home |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 January 1946 Ramat Gan, Mandatory Palestine |
Nissan Slomiansky (
Biography
 | This section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources. (July 2015) |
Slomiansky was born in Ramat Gan during the Mandate era in the family, who migrated from the Second Polish Republic. He was educated at Bnei Akiva's yeshiva in Nechalim, and completed academic studies in physics and mathematics at Bar-Ilan University. He also studied in the Hesder Yeshivat Kerem B'Yavneh, where he was certified as a teacher and ordained as a Rabbi. After his studies, he enlisted to the Nahal Paratroopers unit and reached the rank of first lieutenant. Thereafter, he turned to politics, serving for more than two decades (1977-1998) as the first head of Elkana local council. He was also the secretary-general of Gush Emunim.
In the
Slomiansky headed the parliamentary lobby for elderly persons during the Sixteenth Knesset. Since 2003, he is serving as the party's group chairperson at the Knesset, holding this position during the party's split on the background of the
Following allegations of sexual misconduct,[1] in December 2016, Slomiansky suspended himself from the chairmanship of the Knesset's Constitution, Law, and Justice Committee.[2]
Family
Slomiansky is married, and a father of five children.[3]
References
- ^ "Israeli Lawmaker Nissan Slomiansky Accused of Sexual Misconduct". 16 December 2016.
- ^ "Tzfat rabbi delivers testimony on Slomiansky case". 16 January 2017.
- ^ Profile, baityehudi.org.il; accessed 31 July 2015.
External links
- Nissan Slomiansky on the Knesset website