Dan Meridor
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| Date of birth | 23 April 1947 |
| Place of birth | Jerusalem, Mandate Palestine |
| Knesset(s) | 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th |
| Party | Centre Party |
| Former parties | Likud |
| Gov't roles (current in bold) |
Minister of Justice Minister of Finance Minister without Portfolio |
Dan Meridor (Hebrew: דן מרידור, born 23 April 1947) is a former Israeli politician and minister and was one of the founders of the Centre Party.
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[edit] Background
Born in Jerusalem towards the end of the Mandate era, Meridor studied law at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, gaining an LL.B, before beginning work as an attorney
[edit] Political career
He was first elected to the Knesset in 1984 as a member of Likud and was appointed chairman of both the subcommittee for security perception and the subcommittee for security legislation. He was re-elected in 1988, and was appointed Minister of Justice in Yitzhak Shamir's governments. He retained his seat in the 1992 and 1996 elections, and was appointed Minister of Finance by Binyamin Netanyahu in 1996.
However, in June 1997 he left from the cabinet, and in 1998 together with several other Likud and Labour members, founded Israel in the Centre, which later became the Centre Party. He was re-elected as a Centre Party MK in the 1999 elections, was appointed chairman of the foreign affairs and defense committee, and was made a Minister without Portfolio by new Prime Minister Ariel Sharon in 2001. However, Meridor lost his seat following the 2003 elections. During his time in the Knesset he also served as the Knesset observer to the Council of Europe.
[edit] Post-Knesset
Meridor is now international chair of the Jerusalem Foundation. He took part in the Winograd Commission that looked at Israel's actions in the 2006 Lebanon War.
Meridor rejoined Likud after leaving the Knesset, though he was hoping to be on Kadima's list for the 2006 elections, having also been made offers by Labour and Yisrael Beiteinu. However, his inclusion was vetoed by Ariel Sharon's sons, Gilad and Omri Sharon,[1] and Meridor remained a Likud member. Current party leader, Netanyahu, is reportedly seeking to add Meridor to the list for the next elections.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ The end of a beautiful friendship Haaretz, 2006
- ^ A painful price Haaretz, 23 August 2007
[edit] External links
- Dan Meridor Knesset website (English)
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