Micha Goldman
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Micha Goldman is a former Israel
i politician who served as a member of the Knesset
for the Alignment
and Labor Party between 1988 and 1999.
, Goldman studied municipal management at the University of Haifa
, and worked in agriculture. He served as head of Kfar Tavor's local council, and on the board of trustees at the University of Haifa. He was also a member of the country's Olympic
committee, the management board of the local government bank, and on the board of directors of Rafael Advanced Defense Systems between 1984 and 1988.
He was elected to the Knesset in the 1988 elections
on the Alignment list (it was renamed the Labor Party in 1991),and served as chair of the Sports Committee. After being re-elected in 1992
, he was appointed Deputy Minister of Education and Culture on 4 August that year. When Shimon Peres formed a new government in November 1995 (following the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin
), Goldman remained Deputy Minister.
After re-election in 1996
, he lost his portfolio (as Likud formed the government), but was appointed chairman of the Committee for the Examination of the Maccabiah Bridge Disaster
and the Internal Affairs and Environment Committee.
After being placed thirty-first on the One Israel
(an alliance of Labor, Gesher and Meimad
) list for the 1999 elections, Goldman lost his seat as the party won only 26 seats.
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
i politician who served as a member of the Knesset
Knesset
The Knesset is the unicameral legislature of Israel, located in Givat Ram, Jerusalem.-Role in Israeli Government :The legislative branch of the Israeli government, the Knesset passes all laws, elects the President and Prime Minister , approves the cabinet, and supervises the work of the government...
for the Alignment
Alignment (political party)
The Alignment was an alliance of the major left-wing parties in Israel between the 1960s and 1990s. It was established in 1965 as an alliance of Mapai and Ahdut HaAvoda but was dissolved three years later when the two parties and Rafi formally merged into the Israeli Labor Party...
and Labor Party between 1988 and 1999.
Biography
Born in Kfar TavorKfar Tavor
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, Goldman studied municipal management at the University of Haifa
University of Haifa
The University of Haifa is a university in Haifa, Israel.The University of Haifa was founded in 1963 by Haifa mayor Abba Hushi, to operate under the academic auspices of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem....
, and worked in agriculture. He served as head of Kfar Tavor's local council, and on the board of trustees at the University of Haifa. He was also a member of the country's Olympic
Olympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
committee, the management board of the local government bank, and on the board of directors of Rafael Advanced Defense Systems between 1984 and 1988.
He was elected to the Knesset in the 1988 elections
Israeli legislative election, 1988
Elections for the twelfth Knesset were held in Israel on 1 November 1988. Voter turnout was 79.7%.-Results:1 Five members of the Likud left to form the Party for the Advancement of the Zionist Idea; after two returned, the party was renamed the New Liberal Party...
on the Alignment list (it was renamed the Labor Party in 1991),and served as chair of the Sports Committee. After being re-elected in 1992
Israeli legislative election, 1992
Elections for the thirteenth Knesset were held in Israel on 23 June 1992. The result was a victory for the left, led by Yitzhak Rabin's Labor Party, though their win was at least partially due to several small right-wing parties narrowly failing to cross the electoral threshold and thus effectively...
, he was appointed Deputy Minister of Education and Culture on 4 August that year. When Shimon Peres formed a new government in November 1995 (following the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin
Assassination of Yitzhak Rabin
The assassination of Yitzhak Rabin took place on November 4, 1995 at 21:30, at the end of a rally in support of the Oslo Accords at the Kings of Israel Square in Tel Aviv...
), Goldman remained Deputy Minister.
After re-election in 1996
Israeli legislative election, 1996
Elections for the fourteenth Knesset were held in Israel on 29 May 1996. Voter turnout was 79.3%.The 1996 elections included two new changes, both designed to increase the stability of the Knesset. First, the Prime Minister was to be elected on a separate ballot from the remaining members of the...
, he lost his portfolio (as Likud formed the government), but was appointed chairman of the Committee for the Examination of the Maccabiah Bridge Disaster
Maccabiah bridge collapse
The Maccabiah bridge collapse was the catastrophic failure of a pedestrian bridge over the Yarkon River in Tel Aviv, Israel on July 14, 1997. The collapse of the temporary wooden structure killed four and injured 60 Australian athletes who were visiting Israel to participate in the Maccabiah Games...
and the Internal Affairs and Environment Committee.
After being placed thirty-first on the One Israel
One Israel
One Israel was an alliance of the Labor Party, Meimad and Gesher created to run for the 1999 Knesset elections.-Background:One Israel was formed by Labor leader Ehud Barak in the run-up to the 1999 elections with the aim of making Labor appear more centrist and to reduce its secularist and elitist...
(an alliance of Labor, Gesher and Meimad
Meimad
Meimad is a left-wing religious Zionist political party in Israel. Founded in 1999, it is based on the ideology of the Meimad movement founded in 1988 by Rabbi Yehuda Amital. At the national level, it was in alliance with the Labour Party, and until the 2006 elections, received 10th spot on the...
) list for the 1999 elections, Goldman lost his seat as the party won only 26 seats.