Avraham Biton
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Avraham Biton | |
|---|---|
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| Faction represented in the Knesset | |
| 1965-1968 | Alignment |
| 1968-1969 | Labor Party |
| 1969 | Alignment |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 February 1923 Mandatory Palestine |
| Died | 18 February 2005 (aged 81) |
Avraham Biton (Hebrew: אברהם ביטון; 21 February 1923 – 18 February 2005) was an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for the Alignment and Labor Party between 1965 and 1969.
Biography
[edit]Born in Mandatory Palestine in 1923, Biton joined the Haganah at the age of 16, and later commanded a platoon in the Hish. During the 1948 Arab-Israeli War he commanded a company in the Givati Brigade, and was later demobilised from the IDF as a major.
In 1947 he had begun working at the Palestine Electricity Corporation (which was to become the Israel Electric Corporation) and later became chairman of its national secretariat.[1] In 1965 he was elected to the Knesset on the Alignment list, but lost his seat in the 1969 elections. He died in 2005 at the age of 81.
References
[edit]- ^ Avraham Bitton: Public Activities Knesset website
External links
[edit]- Avraham Biton on the Knesset website