Evgeny Sova
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Evgeny Sova (Template:Lang-he-n, born 29 August 1980)[1] is an Israeli journalist, television presenter and politician who currently serves as a member of the Knesset for Yisrael Beiteinu.
Biography
Sova immigrated to Israel in 1997 as part of the Jewish Agency's Selah Programme and studied for a BA in political science at Bar-Ilan University. In 2005 he joined the Russian-language Vesti newspaper as a reporter and researcher. He later joined Israel Plus as a political commentator, before moving to RTVI in 2014, presenting the Week in Israel programme. He also worked as the BBC Russian-language correspondent in Israel.[2] In addition to his broadcasting work, Sova lectures in journalism at Ariel University.[2]
Prior to the April 2019 Knesset elections he was placed third on the Yisrael Beiteinu list,[3] and entered the Knesset as the party won five seats.
Sova is married with two children and lives in Petah Tikva.
References
- ^ חברי הכנסת ה-21 מטעם ישראל ביתנו Mako, 10 April 2019
- ^ a b From a ‘Love Hormone’ Expert to a Martial Arts Champ: Meet the New Faces in the 2019 Election Race Haaretz, 3 March 2019
- ^ Yisrael Beiteinu list CEC
External links
- Evgeny Sova on the Knesset website
- 1980 births
- Bar-Ilan University alumni
- Ukrainian emigrants to Israel
- Ukrainian Jews
- Israeli journalists
- Israeli people of Ukrainian-Jewish descent
- Israeli television presenters
- Ariel University faculty
- Yisrael Beiteinu politicians
- Members of the 21st Knesset (2019)
- Members of the 22nd Knesset (2019–2020)
- Living people
- Members of the 23rd Knesset (2020–)