David Bitan
| David Bitan | |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | 8 April 1960 |
| Place of birth | Morocco |
| Year of aliyah | 1965 |
| Knessets | 20 |
| Faction represented in Knesset | |
| 2015– | Likud |
David Bitan (Hebrew: דוד ביטן, born 8 April 1960) is an Israeli lawyer and politician.
Biography[edit]
Bitan was born in Morocco and moved to Israel at the age of five. During his national service in the Israeli Defense Forces he served as a medic. He later attended Tel Aviv University, where he studied law, graduating in 1987. He later opened his own law firm.
A member of Likud, he became a member of Rishon LeZion City Council in 1988 after becoming head of the party's Rishon LeZion branch. He went on to become Deputy Mayor of the city.[1]
He was placed 21st on the Likud list for the 2013 Knesset elections, but was moved down to 35th place after Likud agreed to run a joint list with Yisrael Beiteinu. With the alliance winning 31 seats, Bitan did not become a Knesset member. Prior to the 2015 elections he was placed 16th on the Likud list,[2] taking the place reserved for the coastal plain.[3] He was elected to the Knesset as Likud won 30 seats.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ Likud ministers being pressured to quit Knesset The Jerusalem Post, 11 August 2014
- ^ Likud list Central Elections Committee
- ^ Erdan, Edelstein, Regev fly high on new Likud list The Times of Israel, 2 January 2015
- ^ Final Unofficial* results of the Elections for the Twentieth Knesset Central Elections Committee
External links[edit]
- David Bitan on the Knesset website
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