Elyakim Badian
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Elyakim Badian | |
|---|---|
| Faction represented in the Knesset | |
| 1977–1981 | Likud |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 December 1925 Chernivtsi, Romania |
| Died | 13 February 2000 (aged 74) |
Elyakim-Gustav Badian (Hebrew: אליקים-גוסטב בדיאן, 12 December 1925 – 13 February 2000) was an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Likud between 1977 and 1981.
Biography[edit]
Born in Chernivtsi in Romania (today in Ukraine),[1] Badian became a member of the Romanian Zionist Movement.[2] He attempted to immigrate to Mandatory Palestine, but was captured by the British authorities and sent to one of the Cyprus internment camps in 1947, where he became a member of the High Committee.[2] In 1949 he was able to immigrate.[1]
He studied engineering at the Technion, and was later awarded an MBA by Tel Aviv University.[1] He worked as an engineer, and was national secretary of the Engineers Union from 1968 until 1972, and again from 1974 until 1977.[2]
Having been a member of the leadership of the Dor Hadash faction in the General Zionists,[2] Badian became a member of the Liberal Party when the General Zionists merged into it in 1961. He became a member of the party's board in 1964, and was elected onto Haifa city council in 1965, serving until 1969, and again between 1972 and 1978.[2] Prior to the 1977 Knesset elections he was placed thirtieth on the list of Likud, (an alliance of the Liberal Party, Herut and other right-wing parties),[3] and was elected as the alliance won 43 seats. For the 1981 elections he was moved down to fifty-third place on the Likud list,[4] and lost his seat.
He died in 2000 at the age of 74.
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Elyakim (Gustav) Badian: Particulars". Knesset.
- ^ a b c d e "Elyakim (Gustav) Badian: Public Activities". Knesset.
- ^ "Likud list 1977" (PDF). Israel Democracy Institute.
- ^ "Likud list 1981" (PDF). Israel Democracy Institute.
External links[edit]
- Elyakim Badian on the Knesset website