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Ruhama Avraham Balila (born 29 January 1964) is an Israel
Israel

Israel officially the State of Israel , is a country in the Middle East located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan in the east, and Egypt on the southwest, and contains geographically diverse features within its relatively small area....
i politician. A member of the Knesset
Knesset

The Knesset is the legislature of Israel, located in Givat Ram, Jerusalem....
 for Kadima
Kadima

Kadima is a centrist List of political parties in Israel in Israel founded by like-minded Likud and Israeli Labor Party politicians. It became the largest party in the Knesset after the Israeli legislative election, 2006, winning 29 of the 120 seats....
, she is the current Minister of Tourism
Tourism Minister of Israel

The Tourism Minister of Israel is the political head of the Israeli Ministry of Tourism and a relatively minor position in the Cabinet of Israel....
. She has also served as a Minister without Portfolio
Minister without Portfolio

A Minister without Portfolio is either a government minister with no specific responsibilities or a minister that does not head a particular ministry ....
 responsible for liaison with the Knesset.

ham was born in Rishon LeZion
Rishon LeZion

Rishon LeZion , is the List of cities in Israel in Israel, located along the central Israeli Coastal Plain. It is part of the Gush Dan metropolitan area with a population of 224,300 at the end of 2007....
 in 1964. After completing her army service, she received a B.A. in political science from Bar-Ilan University
Bar-Ilan University

Bar-Ilan University is a university in Ramat Gan, Israel. Established in 1955, Bar Ilan is now Israel's second largest academic institution. It has nearly 26,800 students and 1,350 Faculty members....
.

She was first elected to the Knesset in 2003, after winning 17th place on the Likud
Likud

Likud is the major center-right List of political parties in Israel in Israel. It was founded in 1973 by Menachem Begin, largely as the "direct ideological descendant" of the Herut, in an alliance with several other right-wing and liberal parties....
 list.






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Ruhama Avraham Balila (born 29 January 1964) is an Israel
Israel

Israel officially the State of Israel , is a country in the Middle East located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan in the east, and Egypt on the southwest, and contains geographically diverse features within its relatively small area....
i politician. A member of the Knesset
Knesset

The Knesset is the legislature of Israel, located in Givat Ram, Jerusalem....
 for Kadima
Kadima

Kadima is a centrist List of political parties in Israel in Israel founded by like-minded Likud and Israeli Labor Party politicians. It became the largest party in the Knesset after the Israeli legislative election, 2006, winning 29 of the 120 seats....
, she is the current Minister of Tourism
Tourism Minister of Israel

The Tourism Minister of Israel is the political head of the Israeli Ministry of Tourism and a relatively minor position in the Cabinet of Israel....
. She has also served as a Minister without Portfolio
Minister without Portfolio

A Minister without Portfolio is either a government minister with no specific responsibilities or a minister that does not head a particular ministry ....
 responsible for liaison with the Knesset.

Biography

Avraham was born in Rishon LeZion
Rishon LeZion

Rishon LeZion , is the List of cities in Israel in Israel, located along the central Israeli Coastal Plain. It is part of the Gush Dan metropolitan area with a population of 224,300 at the end of 2007....
 in 1964. After completing her army service, she received a B.A. in political science from Bar-Ilan University
Bar-Ilan University

Bar-Ilan University is a university in Ramat Gan, Israel. Established in 1955, Bar Ilan is now Israel's second largest academic institution. It has nearly 26,800 students and 1,350 Faculty members....
.

She was first elected to the Knesset in 2003, after winning 17th place on the Likud
Likud

Likud is the major center-right List of political parties in Israel in Israel. It was founded in 1973 by Menachem Begin, largely as the "direct ideological descendant" of the Herut, in an alliance with several other right-wing and liberal parties....
 list. During the party primaries she had tried to encourage the voters to vote for her by opening up a hot dog
Hot dog

A hot dog is a type of fully cooked, curing and/or Smoking moist sausage of soft, even texture and flavor. It is usually placed hot in a soft, sliced hot dog bun of approximately the same length as the sausage, and optionally garnished with condiments and toppings....
 stand. In her first term she served as a member of the Finance and Economics Committees, as well as of the Committees for the Advancement of the Status of Women and for Foreign Workers. In March 2005, she was appointed Deputy Minister of the Interior
Internal Affairs Minister of Israel

The Interior Minister , also known as the Minister of Internal Affairs is head of the Israeli Ministry of Interior and an important portfolio in the Cabinet of Israel....
.

In 2005 she defected to Kadima
Kadima

Kadima is a centrist List of political parties in Israel in Israel founded by like-minded Likud and Israeli Labor Party politicians. It became the largest party in the Knesset after the Israeli legislative election, 2006, winning 29 of the 120 seats....
, and was re-elected on its list in 2006. Later in the year an investigation into bribery began, after Avraham and Eli Aflalo
Eli Aflalo

Eli Aflalo is an Israeli politician. A member of the Knesset for Kadima, he was appointed Immigrant Absorption Minister of Israel in July 2008....
 accepted a $6,800 trip (plus $4,388 in expenses) from agricultural export firm Agrexco. Following the trip, despite not being a member, Avraham called a special meeting of the Knesset Interior Committee, which covered the large security expenses Agrexco was paying on its exports. In 2008 she was questioned under caution, but later escaped trial due to a lack of evidence. However, Attorney General
Attorney General of Israel

The Attorney General of Israel stands at the head of the legal system of the executive authority and of the public legal service, and in the force of that duty he is responsible for the protection of the rule of law in the essential-moral meaning in the State of Israel and of the public interests from possible strike by the authorities of th...
 Menachem Mazuz
Menachem Mazuz

Menachem Mazuz is an Israeli jurist, currently the Attorney General of Israel. Mazuz was born in Djerba, Tunisia, the fourth in a family of nine children of the rabbi of one of the island's Jewish communities....
 commented that "Avraham's conduct was unworthy, improper, in violation of the Knesset's rules of ethics and bordered on the criminal."

As part of a cabinet reshuffle in July 2007 she was appointed Minister without Portfolio
Minister without Portfolio

A Minister without Portfolio is either a government minister with no specific responsibilities or a minister that does not head a particular ministry ....
 responsible for liaison with the Knesset. In July 2008 she was appointed Minister of Tourism. She retained her seat in the 2009 elections
Israeli legislative election, 2009

Elections for the 18th Knesset were held in Israel on 10 February 2009. These elections became necessary due to the resignation of Prime Minister of Israel Ehud Olmert as leader of the Kadima party, and the failure of his successor, Tzipi Livni, to form a coalition government....
 after being placed eighth on the Kadima list.

She is the mother of two.

External links

  • Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs website