Shaul Yahalom
Encyclopedia
Shaul Yahalom is a former Israel
i politician who served as a member of the Knesset between 1992 and 2006 for the National Religious Party
.
during the Mandate era, Yahalom studied education and economics at Bar-Ilan University
, gaining a BA, before working as a journalist.
In 1987 he became the National Religious Party's political secretary, a role he held until 1995. He was first elected to the Knesset in the 1992 elections
. In 1998, he was appointed Minister of Transportation. He lost his seat in the 2006 elections when the party was reduced to three seats.
Today, he is a member of the board of the Ariel University Center of Samaria.
Yahalom is known for his initiation and support for laws helping the disabled.
He is married and has four children.
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 between 1992 and 2006 for the National Religious Party
National Religious Party
The National Religious Party ) was a political party in Israel representing the religious Zionist movement. Formed in 1956, at the time of its dissolution in 2008, it was the second oldest surviving party in the country after Agudat Yisrael, and was part of every government coalition until 1992...
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Biography
Born in Tel AvivTel Aviv
Tel Aviv , officially Tel Aviv-Yafo , is the second most populous city in Israel, with a population of 404,400 on a land area of . The city is located on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline in west-central Israel. It is the largest and most populous city in the metropolitan area of Gush Dan, with...
during the Mandate era, Yahalom studied education and economics at Bar-Ilan University
Bar-Ilan University
Bar-Ilan University is a university in Ramat Gan of the Tel Aviv District, 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...
, gaining a BA, before working as a journalist.
In 1987 he became the National Religious Party's political secretary, a role he held until 1995. He was first elected to the Knesset in the 1992 elections
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...
. In 1998, he was appointed Minister of Transportation. He lost his seat in the 2006 elections when the party was reduced to three seats.
Today, he is a member of the board of the Ariel University Center of Samaria.
Yahalom is known for his initiation and support for laws helping the disabled.
He is married and has four children.
External links
- http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/biography/yahalom.html
- http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3617269,00.html
- http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/article.php?p=43892
- http://www.geruva.com/cgi-bin/mei/who.cgi?topic_description=Yahalom,+Shaul