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Yitzhak Vaknin (born 12 May 1958) 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 and member of the Knesset
Knesset

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

Shas is a List of political parties in Israel in Israel, primarily representing Haredi Judaism Sephardi Jews and Mizrahi Jews Judaism. Following the Israeli legislative election, 2006 in which Shas won 12 seats, it joined Ehud Olmert's coalition government and holds four cabinet posts....


een 1982 and 1987 Vaknin served as secretary of the Gornot HaGalil
Gornot HaGalil

Gornot HaGalil is a communal settlement in northern Israel. Located near Ma'alot-Tarshiha, it falls under the jurisdiction of Ma'ale Yosef Regional Council....
 communal settlement. In 1988 he became chairman of the committee of Ya'ara
Ya'ara

Ya'ara is a moshav in northern Israel. Located near Ma'alot-Tarshiha, it falls under the jurisdiction of Ma'ale Yosef Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 533....
, a position he held until 1996. Between 1988 and 1993 he also served as secretary of Ma'ale Yosef Regional Council
Ma'ale Yosef Regional Council

The Ma'ale Yosef Regional Council is a regional council in the Upper Galilee, part of the North District of Israel, situated between the towns of Ma'alot-Tarshiha and Shlomi, Israel....
, and from 1993 until 1996 as the head of its religious council.

He was first elected to the Knesset in 1996
Israeli legislative election, 1996

Elections for the fourteenth Knesset were held in Israel alongside the first ever Israeli prime ministerial election, 1996 on 29 May, 1996. Voter turnout was 79.3%....
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Yitzhak Vaknin (born 12 May 1958) 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 and member of the Knesset
Knesset

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

Shas is a List of political parties in Israel in Israel, primarily representing Haredi Judaism Sephardi Jews and Mizrahi Jews Judaism. Following the Israeli legislative election, 2006 in which Shas won 12 seats, it joined Ehud Olmert's coalition government and holds four cabinet posts....


Biography

Between 1982 and 1987 Vaknin served as secretary of the Gornot HaGalil
Gornot HaGalil

Gornot HaGalil is a communal settlement in northern Israel. Located near Ma'alot-Tarshiha, it falls under the jurisdiction of Ma'ale Yosef Regional Council....
 communal settlement. In 1988 he became chairman of the committee of Ya'ara
Ya'ara

Ya'ara is a moshav in northern Israel. Located near Ma'alot-Tarshiha, it falls under the jurisdiction of Ma'ale Yosef Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 533....
, a position he held until 1996. Between 1988 and 1993 he also served as secretary of Ma'ale Yosef Regional Council
Ma'ale Yosef Regional Council

The Ma'ale Yosef Regional Council is a regional council in the Upper Galilee, part of the North District of Israel, situated between the towns of Ma'alot-Tarshiha and Shlomi, Israel....
, and from 1993 until 1996 as the head of its religious council.

He was first elected to the Knesset in 1996
Israeli legislative election, 1996

Elections for the fourteenth Knesset were held in Israel alongside the first ever Israeli prime ministerial election, 1996 on 29 May, 1996. Voter turnout was 79.3%....
. He retained his seat in the 1999 elections, and was appointed Deputy Minister of Communications
Communications Minister of Israel

The Communications Minister of Israel is the political head of the Israeli Ministry of Communications and a relatively minor position in the Cabinet of Israel....
 on 5 August 1999, a role he held until 11 July 2000, when Shas resigned from the government. After Ariel Sharon
Ariel Sharon

is a former Israeli Prime Minister of Israel and military leader. Sharon served as Prime Minister from March 2001 until April 2006, though he was unable to carry out his duties after suffering a stroke on 4 January 2006, when he fell into a coma and entered a persistent vegetative state....
 formed a new government, Vaknin was appointed Deputy Minister of Labor and Social Welfare
Welfare and Social Services Minister of Israel

The Welfare and Social Services Minister of Israel is the political head of the Israeli Welfare and Social Services Ministry and a position in the Cabinet of Israel....
 on 2 May 2001. He left the position on 20 May 2002, but returned to it on 3 June.

He retained his seat again in the 2003, 2006 and 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....
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