Yitzhak Golan ( he, יצחק גולן Yitzhak Goldstein; 27 August 1912 – 14 October 1991) was an Israeli politician who served as a member of the

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for the

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and its successors in three spells between 1959 and 1977.

Life and politics

Born in

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(now in

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), Golan was educated at a Hebrew high school, before studying law at university for two years. During his youth he joined HaNoar HaTzioni, and was amongst its leadership. He later became a member of the Zionist Federation's national council in East Galicia. He made

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in 1936, and was amongst the founders of kibbutz Usha the following year. In 1943 he became a member of

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's executive and organising committees, and from 1944 until 1960 was a member of

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. Golan joined the Progressive Party, and from 1949 until 1960 was a member of its central committee, directorate and secretariat. He was elected to the Knesset on the party's list in

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. When it merged with the

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to form the

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in 1961 he became a member of the new party's central institutions, and was re-elected on its list in the elections that year. When most former Progressive Party members left to form the Independent Liberals in 1965, Golan went with them. Although he lost his seat in the 1965 elections, he returned to the Knesset on 11 January 1966 as a replacement for

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, who had vacated his seat after being appointed

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and Minister of Development. Golan retained his seat in the 1969 elections, but lost it again in the 1973 elections. However, he returned to the Knesset again as a replacement for

Gideon Hausner Gideon Hausner ( he, גדעון האוזנר, 26 September 1915 – 15 November 1990) was an Israeli jurist and politician. Between 1960 and 1963, he served as Attorney General and was later elected to the Knesset and served in the cabinet. Ha ...

on 10 March 1974,Knesset Members of the Eighth Knesset
Knesset website after Hausner had been appointed a

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. He lost his seat for the final time in the 1977 elections. Golan died at the age of 79.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Golan, Yitzhak 1912 births 1991 deaths Independent Liberals (Israel) politicians 20th-century Israeli Jews Jews in Mandatory Palestine Liberal Party (Israel) politicians People from Khodoriv People from the Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria Jews from Galicia (Eastern Europe) Austro-Hungarian Jews Polish emigrants to Mandatory Palestine Progressive Party (Israel) politicians Ukrainian Jews Members of the 4th Knesset (1959–1961) Members of the 5th Knesset (1961–1965) Members of the 6th Knesset (1965–1969) Members of the 7th Knesset (1969–1974) Members of the 8th Knesset (1974–1977)