Stas Misezhnikov
Stas Misezhnikov (Hebrew: סטס מיסז'ניקוב; Russian: Стас Мисежников, born 28 February 1969) is an Israeli politician and member of the Knesset for Yisrael Beiteinu.
Biography
Born in Moscow in the Soviet Union (today in Russia), Misezhnikov made aliyah to Israel on 7 September 1982. In 1992 he gained a BA in social and political sciences from Tel Aviv University. Eight years later he was awarded an MA in business administration and marketing by the same institution. Between 1997 and 1999 he worked as a parliamentary aide in the Knesset, and then from 1999 until 2006 as a marketing manager at Clalit.
In 2003 he became a member of Rishon LeZion city council, on which he served until 2006. For the 2006 Knesset elections he was placed sixth on the Yisrael Beiteinu list,[1] and became a Knesset member when the party won 11 seats. He retained his seat in the 2009 elections, for which he was placed third on the party's list.
References
- ^ List of Candidates: Yisrael Beiteinu Knesset website
External links
Stas Misezhnikov on the Knesset website Template:Current Cabinet of Israel