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Avshalom Vilan

Israeli politician and economist

Avshalom Vilan (Hebrew: אבשלום וילן; born 11 February 1951) is an Israeli politician and economist. He served as a Knesset member for Meretz between 1999 and 2009.²

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Born Feb 11, 1951.¹

Companies

Peace NowFounder¹¹

Early life and education

Date not recordedHebrew University of Jerusalem³

Career

Occupation: politician, economist.⁷

1999 to 2009Knesset member^{5 6}
Date not recordedFounded Peace Now⁴

Personal life

BornFeb 11, 1951, Negba⁸
CitizenshipIsrael⁹

Politics

Vilan became involved in politics in the 1970s. In 1978, he was a founding member of Peace Now. He joined the socialist Mapam and was placed 14th place on the Mapam list on the 1988 Israeli legislative election but didn't get elected since Mapam only won three seats. He became the party secretary in 1990. When Mapam merged with Ratz and Shinui to form Meretz in 1992, Vilan became a member of the new party.

In the 1999 elections Vilan was elected to the Knesset on Meretz's list. During his first term in the Knesset he chaired the Knesset Inquiry Committee on Violence in Sports.

Vilan retained his seat in the 2003 elections and chaired the same committee and also the Lobby for Public Persons as Role Models. He again retained his seat in the 2006 elections.

For two terms, Vilan chaired the Parliamentary Inquiry Committee on Violence in Sports.

Prior to the 2009 elections he won fifth place on the Meretz list. However, he lost his seat when the party was reduced to three mandates.