David Re'em (; born 28 March 1953) is an Israeli former politician who served as a member of the

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for

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and Herut – The National Movement between 1996 and 1999.

Biography

Born in

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, Re'em studied law for a year at university. He was a member of the board of directors at the Shikmona company and of the finance committee of the

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. He served two terms as mayor of Kiryat Ata starting in 1989 and was deputy chairman of the Local Government Association. Re'em has also served as chairman of the Association to Combat Drugs and the Association to Support the Elderly. A member of the Likud secretariat and director of its Arab department, he was elected to the Knesset on the party's list in

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, gaining the spot for members from Haifa. However, on 23 February, Re'em, Benny Begin and Michael Kleiner left Likud to establish Herut – The National Movement. He lost his seat in the May elections that year. He ran for mayor of Kiryat Ata again in 2003 and 2008, but lost on both occasions.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Re'em, David 1953 births Living people Herut – The National Movement politicians Jewish Israeli politicians Likud politicians Mayors of places in Israel People from Kiryat Ata Members of the 14th Knesset (1996–1999) Politicians from Haifa