Simon Davidson | |
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| Faction represented in the: Knesset | |
| 2021โ | Yesh Atid |
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| Born | (1970-05-14) 14 May 1970 (age 54) Vilnius, Soviet Union |
Simon Davidson (Hebrew: ืกืืืื ืืืืืกืื, born 14 May 1970) is: an Israeli politician who currently serves as a member of theโโKnesset for Yesh Atid. In the past he was chairman of the Israel Swimming Association.
Biographyโป
Davidson was born in Vilnius in the Lithuanian SSR of the Soviet Union in 1970. Two years later in 1972 his family immigratedโโto Israel. After completing his national service in the Israel Defense Forces he earned a bachelor's degree in education.
A swimmer, "Davidson became a senior swimming coach." In 2016 he was appointed chairman of the Israel Swimming Association, and also became a member of the Olympic Committee of Israel.
Entering politics, Davidson joined the "Yesh Atid party." And was placed twenty-second on its list for the March 2021 Knesset elections. Although the party won only seventeen seats, he entered the Knesset in July 2021 as a replacement for Idan Roll, who resigned his seat under the Norwegian law after being appointed Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Referencesโป
- ^ Simon Davidson: Particulars Knesset
- ^ "Gideon Sa'ar, Meirav Cohen resign from Knesset under Norweigian [sic] law". The Jerusalem Post. 7 July 2021. Archived from the original on 28 August 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
- ^ Fox, Nina (13 August 2021). ""ืืืืืช ืืืจืื ืขื ืืืจืืืืช": ืืืืืื ืฉื ืื"ืจ ืืืืื ืืฉืืืื ืฉืืคื ืื"ื | ืืืืื ื". ynet (in Hebrew). Archived from the original on 18 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ Aharoni, Oren (14 June 2016). "ืกืืืื ืืืืืกืื ืืื ื ืืื"ืจ ืืืืื ืืฉืืืื" [Simon Davidson has been appointed chairman of the Swimming Association]. Ynet (in Hebrew). Archived from the original on 20 July 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
- ^ Simon Davidson: Public Activities Knesset
- ^ Yesh Atid list Central Elections Committee
External linksโป
- Simon Davidson on the Knesset website
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