Shaul Yahalom
Shaul Yahalom | |
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| Ministerial roles | |
| 1998–1999 | Minister of Transportation |
| Faction represented in the Knesset | |
| 1992–2006 | National Religious Party |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 September 1947 Tel Aviv, Mandatory Palestine |
Shaul Yahalom (Hebrew: שאול יהלום, born 27 September 1947) is a former Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset between 1992 and 2006 for the National Religious Party.
Biography
[edit]He was born in Tel Aviv during the Mandate era. After the discharge from the IDF Yahalom studied education and economics at Bar-Ilan University, gaining a BA,[1] before working as a journalist.
He was also on the first board of the Israeli Volunteer Association.[2][3]
He eventually became a member of the board of directors at the religious Zionist HaTzofe newspaper.
In 1987 he became the National Religious Party's political secretary, a role he held until 1995.[1] He was first elected to the Knesset in the 1992 elections. In 1998, he was appointed Minister of Transportation. He lost his seat in the 2006 elections when the party was reduced to three seats.
Today, he is a member of the board of the Ariel University Center of Samaria.
He is married and has four children.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Shaul Yahalom Jewish Virtual Library
- ^ [1]
- ^ שירות לאומי ואגודה אחת
External links
[edit]- Shaul Yahalom on the Knesset website
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- 1947 births
- Living people
- Bar-Ilan University alumni
- Deputy ministers of Israel
- Israeli journalists
- Jewish Israeli politicians
- Ministers of transport of Israel
- National Religious Party politicians
- Members of the 13th Knesset (1992–1996)
- Members of the 14th Knesset (1996–1999)
- Members of the 15th Knesset (1999–2003)
- Members of the 16th Knesset (2003–2006)
- Politicians from Tel Aviv
- Restaurant critics
- Ariel University alumni