Yigal Bibi ( he, יגאל ביבי, born 21 January 1942) 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 the

National Religious Party The National Religious Party ( he, מִפְלָגָה דָּתִית לְאֻומִּית, ''Miflaga Datit Leumit'', commonly known in Israel by its Hebrew acronym Mafdal, ) was a political party in Israel representing the religious Zionist moveme ...

between 1988 and 2003.

Biography

Born in

Tiberias Tiberias ( ; he, טְבֶרְיָה, ; ar, طبريا, Ṭabariyyā) is an Israeli city on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee. A major Jewish center during Late Antiquity, it has been considered since the 16th century one of Judaism's F ...

during the Mandate era, Bibi studied at the

Bnei Akiva Bnei Akiva ( he, בְּנֵי עֲקִיבָא, , "Children of Akiva") is the largest religious Zionist youth movement in the world, with over 125,000 members in 42 countries. It was first established in Mandatory Palestine in 1929. History B ...

Talmudic College before gaining a BA in political science and Jewish history at

Bar-Ilan University Bar-Ilan University (BIU, he, אוניברסיטת בר-אילן, ''Universitat Bar-Ilan'') is a public research university in the Tel Aviv District city of Ramat Gan, Israel. Established in 1955, Bar Ilan is Israel's second-largest academi ...

. He worked as a teacher. Bibi served as mayor of his hometown between 1978 and 1988, and was deputy chairman of the Union of Local Authorities. A member of the central institutions of the National Religious Party, he was first elected to the Knesset in

1988 File:1988 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The oil platform Piper Alpha explodes and collapses in the North Sea, killing 165 workers; The USS Vincennes (CG-49) mistakenly shoots down Iran Air Flight 655; Australia celebrates its Bicenten ...

. During his first term, he served as Deputy

Minister in the Prime Minister's Office A Minister in the Prime Minister's Office ( he, שר במשרד ראש הממשלה, ''Sar BeMisrad Rosh HaMemshala'') is a minister and member of the Cabinet of Israel appointed by the Prime Minister of Israel to handle various issues on behalf o ...

(from August 1990 until November 1990) and Deputy

Minister of the Environment An environment minister (sometimes minister of the environment or secretary of the environment) is a cabinet position charged with protecting the natural environment and promoting wildlife conservation. The areas associated with the duties of an ...

(from November 1990 until the end of the Knesset term in 1992). After being re-elected in 1992, Bibi became the party's parliamentary group chairman. He was re-elected again in 1996 and served in Binyamin Netanyahu's government as Deputy Minister in the PM's Office (July to August 1996) and Deputy Minister of Religious Affairs (August 1996 until January 1998, and again from February 1998 until the end of the Knesset term the following year). For the 1999 elections he was placed fourth on the NRP list, and retained his seat for a third time. He again served as Deputy Minister of Religious Affairs from August 1999 until July 2000. After winning only eighth spot on the party's list for the 2003 elections,Candidates for the 16th Knesset
Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs he lost his seat as the party was reduced to six MKs.

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