Eliezer Ronen ( he, אליעזר רונן, 24 September 1931 – 17 March 2016) was an Israeli 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 the

Alignment Alignment may refer to: Archaeology * Alignment (archaeology), a co-linear arrangement of features or structures with external landmarks * Stone alignment, a linear arrangement of upright, parallel megalithic standing stones Biology * Structu ...

and

Mapam Mapam ( he, מַפָּ״ם, an acronym for , ) was a left-wing political party in Israel. The party is one of the ancestors of the modern-day Meretz party. History Mapam was formed by a January 1948 merger of the kibbutz-based Hashomer Hatz ...

between 1974 and 1977.

Biography

Born Eliezer Rosenfeld in

Mexico City Mexico City ( es, link=no, Ciudad de México, ; abbr.: CDMX; Nahuatl: ''Altepetl Mexico'') is the capital and largest city of Mexico, and the most populous city in North America. One of the world's alpha cities, it is located in the Valley o ...

, Ronen attended a local Jewish school and the French Marlos school, where he studied economics. He joined the Mexican branch of

Hashomer Hatzair Hashomer Hatzair ( he, הַשׁוֹמֵר הַצָעִיר, , ''The Young Guard'') is a Labor Zionist, secular Jewish youth movement founded in 1913 in the Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, Austria-Hungary, and it was also the name of the group ...

, becoming its co-ordinator. He was also a member of the board of the country's Federation of Zionist Youth, the Community Council and the Zionist Federation of Mexico. In 1952 he made

aliyah Aliyah (, ; he, עֲלִיָּה ''ʿălīyyā'', ) is the immigration of Jews from Jewish diaspora, the diaspora to, historically, the geographical Land of Israel, which is in the modern era chiefly represented by the Israel, State of Israel ...

to Israel, and worked in the Research Department at the

Bank of Israel The Bank of Israel ( he, בנק ישראל, ar, بنك إسرائيل) is the central bank of Israel. The bank's headquarters is located in Kiryat HaMemshala in Jerusalem with a branch office in Tel Aviv. The current governor is Amir Yaron. T ...

until 1962. He later worked for the Tahal water company, and served as director of the Economic Planning Authority between 1970 and 1972. A member of

, in 1965 he became a member of the party's central committee. The following year he was voted onto

Jerusalem Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...

City Council, which he served on until 1972. In 1968 he became a member of the Mapam secretariat. From 1972 until 1981 he chaired the board of directors at Carta, the Company for the Development of Central Jerusalem. In

1973 Events January * January 1 - The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. * January 15 – Vietnam War: Citing progress in peace negotiations, U.S. ...

Ronen was elected to the Knesset on the Alignment list, an alliance of Mapam and the Labor Party. On 10 April 1977 Mapam broke away from the Alignment, but rejoined two days later. He lost his seat in the 1977 elections. In 1993 he became the party's chairman. Ronen studied political science and business administration at the

Hebrew University of Jerusalem The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI; he, הַאוּנִיבֶרְסִיטָה הַעִבְרִית בִּירוּשָׁלַיִם) is a public research university based in Jerusalem, Israel. Co-founded by Albert Einstein and Dr. Chaim Weiz ...

, gaining an MA and a law degree. He died on 17 March 2016 at the age of 84.Member of the Eighth Knesset Eliezer Ronen dies at age 84
Ynetnews, 17 March 2016

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ronen, Eliezer 1931 births 2016 deaths Alignment (Israel) politicians Hashomer Hatzair members Hebrew University of Jerusalem alumni Israeli civil servants Israeli Jews Israeli people of Mexican-Jewish descent Jewish Israeli politicians Mapam politicians Members of the 8th Knesset (1974–1977) Mexican emigrants to Israel Mexican Jews Politicians from Mexico City Mexican Zionists