Ilan Leibovitch ( he, אילן ליבוביץ, born 25 January 1967) is an Israeli former 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

Rehovot Rehovot ( he, רְחוֹבוֹת ''Rəḥōvōt'', ar, رحوڤوت ''Reḥūfūt'') is a city in the Central District of Israel, about south of Tel Aviv. In it had a population of . Etymology Israel Belkind, founder of the Bilu movement, ...

, Leibovitch gained a BA in international relations and political science 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 ...

and a law degree from the College of Management. For the 2003 elections he was placed 13th on Shinui's list, and entered the Knesset when the party won 15 seats. During his first term, he was a member of the

Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee The Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee ( he, ועדת חוץ וביטחון) is a permanent Knesset committee which oversees key Foreign and Defense issues of the State of Israel, including the drafting of legislation, supervision over rel ...

, the Committee on the Status of Women, the Committee on Foreign Workers, the Committee on Drug Abuse, the Committee on Foreign Workers, the Economic Affairs Committee and the State Control Committee. Following a split in the party in January 2006, Leibovitch and

Ehud Rassabi Ehud Rassabi ( he, אהוד רצאבי, born 30 July 1953) is a former Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Shinui between 2003 and 2006. Biography Born in Tel Aviv, Rassabi gained Accountant Certification from Tel Aviv ...

were left as the only two sitting MKs in Shinui. He was placed third 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 ...

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* 1953 births Living people People from Rehovot Hebrew University of Jerusalem Faculty of Social Sciences alumni Shinui politicians Members of the 16th Knesset (2003–2006) {{Israel-politician-stub