Shmuel Avital
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| Shmuel Avital | |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 May 1951 |
| Place of birth | Casablanca, Morocco |
| Year of aliyah | 1953 |
| Knessets | 13 |
| Party | Labor Party |
| Ministerial posts (current in bold) |
Minister without Portfolio |
Shmuel Avital (Hebrew: שמואל אביטל, born 24 May 1951) is a former Israeli politician who served as a Minister without Portfolio responsible for Social Co-ordination from March 2001 until February 2002.
[edit] Biography
Born in Casablanca in Morocco, Avital made aliyah to Israel in 1953. He studied at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Beersheba and worked in agriculture.[1]
In 1992 he was elected to the Knesset on the Labor Party's list. However, he lost his seat in the 1996 elections. Despite not being a member of the Knesset, in March 2001 he was appointed Minister without Portfolio responsible for Social Co-ordination in Ariel Sharon's national unity government. However, he resigned in February the following year.
[edit] References
- ^ Samuel Avital: Particulars Knesset website
[edit] External links
- Shmuel Avital Knesset website
