Yitzhak Seiger ( he, יצחק זיגר, born 22 February 1936, died 5 February 1985) 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

Likud Likud ( he, הַלִּיכּוּד, HaLikud, The Consolidation), officially known as Likud – National Liberal Movement, is a major centre-right to right-wing political party in Israel. It was founded in 1973 by Menachem Begin and Ariel Sharon ...

between 1981 and his death in 1985.

Biography

Born in

Haifa Haifa ( he, חֵיפָה ' ; ar, حَيْفَا ') is the third-largest city in Israel—after Jerusalem and Tel Aviv—with a population of in . The city of Haifa forms part of the Haifa metropolitan area, the third-most populous metropol ...

during the Mandate era, Seiger studied economics, political science and law 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 was certified as a lawyer. In 1969 he joined the

Liberal Party The Liberal Party is any of many political parties around the world. The meaning of ''liberal'' varies around the world, ranging from liberal conservatism on the right to social liberalism on the left. __TOC__ Active liberal parties This is a li ...

. He went on to become chairman of the party's Economics Council and a member of its central committee and directorate, and was also a member of the executive committee of the

Hitahdut HaIkarim Hitahdut HaIkarim ( he, הִתְאַחֲדוּת האִכָּרים, lit. ''Farmers Federation'') is a settlement movement for private farmers in Israel. History ''Hitahdut HaMoshavot BeYehuda VeShomron'' ( he, התאחדות המושבות ביה� ...

. In

1981 Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 10 – Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major offensiv ...

he was elected to the Knesset on the Likud list (then an alliance of the Liberal Party,

Herut Herut ( he, חֵרוּת, ''Freedom'') was the major conservative nationalist political party in Israel from 1948 until its formal merger into Likud in 1988. It was an adherent of Revisionist Zionism. History Herut was founded by Menachem Begin ...

and other right-wing factions). He was re-elected in

1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast A ...

, but died in office the following year. His seat was taken by

Ya'akov Shamai Ya'akov Shamai ( he, יעקב שמאי, born 22 May 1940) is an Israeli farmer and former politician. Biography Shamai was born in Jerusalem during the Mandate era. After high school, he did national service in the IDF between 1958 and 1961, bef ...

.Knesset Members in the Eleventh Knesset
Knesset website

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Seiger, Yitzhak 1936 births 1985 deaths Politicians from Haifa Jews from Mandatory Palestine Hebrew University of Jerusalem alumni Liberal Party (Israel) politicians Likud politicians Members of the 10th Knesset (1981–1984) Members of the 11th Knesset (1984–1988)