Ehud Rassabi ( he, אהוד רצאבי, born 30 July 1953) is a former

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

i politician who served as a member of the

Knesset The Knesset ( he, הַכְּנֶסֶת ; "gathering" or "assembly") is the unicameral legislature of Israel. As the supreme state body, the Knesset is sovereign and thus has complete control of the entirety of the Israeli government (with ...

for

Shinui Shinui ( he, שִׁינּוּי, lit. ''Change'') was a Zionist, secular, and anti-clerical free market liberal party and political movement in Israel. The party twice became the third-largest in the Knesset, but both occasions were followed by a ...

between 2003 and 2006.

Biography

Born in

Tel Aviv Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the G ...

, Rassabi gained Accountant Certification from

Tel Aviv University Tel Aviv University (TAU) ( he, אוּנִיבֶרְסִיטַת תֵּל אָבִיב, ''Universitat Tel Aviv'') is a public research university in Tel Aviv, Israel. With over 30,000 students, it is the largest university in the country. Locate ...

, and worked in accountancy. He joined Shinui in 1985, and for the

1999 elections The following elections occurred in the year 1999. * 1999 electoral calendar Africa * 1999 Algerian presidential election * 1999 Botswana general election * 1999 Beninese parliamentary election * 1999 Central African Republic presidential elect ...

was placed eighth on the Shinui list, but missed out on a seat when they won only six mandates. For the 2003 elections he was placed 11th on the party's list, and entered the Knesset when the party won 15 seats. During his first term, he chaired the Chairman, Subcommittee for Taxes and Hi-Tech. Following a split in the party in January 2006, Rassabi and Ilan Leibovitch were left as the only two sitting MKs in Shinui. He was placed second on the party's list for the 2006 elections,List of Candidates: Shinui
Knesset website but lost his seat when the party failed to cross the

electoral threshold The electoral threshold, or election threshold, is the minimum share of the primary vote that a candidate or political party requires to achieve before they become entitled to representation or additional seats in a legislature. This limit can ...

Honours

Order of the Rising Sun, 3rd Class, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon (2018)

References

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* 1953 births Living people Members of the 16th Knesset (2003–2006) People from Tel Aviv Shinui politicians Tel Aviv University alumni Recipients of the Order of the Rising Sun, 3rd class {{Israel-politician-stub