Ze'ev Boim
Ze'ev Boim | |
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Minister of Housing & Construction | |
Faction represented in the Knesset | |
1996–2005 | Likud |
2005–2011 | Kadima |
Personal details | |
Born | Jerusalem, Mandatory Palestine | 30 April 1943
Died | 18 March 2011 (aged 67) Milwaukee, United States |
Ze'ev Boim (
Biography
Ze'ev Boim was born in Jerusalem during the British Mandate era. He served as a company commander in the Israel Defense Forces Armored Corps. He earned a BA in History and Hebrew literature from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Boim was the principal of the Rogozin comprehensive High School in Kiryat Gat.
He served as mayor of Kiryat Gat, as well as Chairman of the Municipal Environmental Quality Association of Ashkelon District; chairman of the board of directors of the Economic Company of Kiryat Gat; and chairman of the Directorate of the Inter Regional Industrial Park of Kiryat Gat and Hevel Lakhish.
Boim was married, with four children. His son Amir died while serving in the IDF. Boim died of cancer in March 2011 at Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee.[1]
Political career
In 1996, Boim was elected to the Knesset on the Likud list, serving as the party's whip, head of the Negev Lobby, and head of the Knesset Delegation to the Annual Dialogue between Israel and the European Parliament during his first term. After being re-elected in 1999, he served as coalition and Likud faction chairman.
He was re-elected again in 2003, and served as Deputy
Controversy
In 2004, responding to a question about terrorism and
References
- ^ a b Lis, Jonathan (18 March 2011). "MK Ze'ev Boim dies at 67". Haaretz. Israel. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
- ^ Boim: Is Palestinian terror caused by a genetic defect? Archived 9 November 2004 at the Wayback Machine Haaretz, 24 February 2004
- ^ Israeli Politician Zeev Boim Dies Associated Press Fri 18 March 2011
External links
- Ze'ev Boim on the Knesset website
- Ze'ev Boim Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs website