Ilan Gilon
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| Date of birth | 12 May 1956 |
| Place of birth | Romania |
| Knessets | 15th, 18th |
| Party | New Movement-Meretz |
Ilan Gilon (Hebrew: אילן גילאון, born 12 May 1956) is an Israeli politician who currently serves as a member of the Knesset for New Movement-Meretz.
[edit] Biography
Born in Romania, Gilon suffered from polio at the age of seven months, leaving him with a leg disability. He made aliyah to Israel and studied international relations and political science at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, but did not complete his studies. During his youth, he chaired the Mapam youth group.
Between 1993 and 1999 he served as deputy mayor of Ashdod. For the 1999 Knesset elections he was placed eighth on the Meretz list,[1] and entered then Knesset when the party won 10 seats.
For the 2003 elections he was placed seventh on the Meretz list,[2] but lost his seat when the party was reduced to six MKs. He was placed eighth on the party's list for the 2006 elections,[3] but missed out on a seat as the party was reduced to five MKs.
Prior to the 2009 elections he won second place on the New Movement-Meretz list,[4] and returned to the Knesset when the party won three seats.
[edit] References
- ^ Parties and Lists The Jerusalem Post
- ^ Candidates for the 16th Knesset Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- ^ List of Candidates: Meretz Knesset website
- ^ Meretz primaries: Ilan Gilon takes top spot Ynetnews, 15 December 2008
[edit] External links
- Ilan Gilon Knesset website
- Gilon, Ilan (2008-04-17). "Left lost its way". Ynetnews. http://www.ynet.co.il/english/articles/0,7340,L-3532916,00.html. Retrieved 2008-12-10.
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