Zion Pinyan
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Zion Pinyan is an Israel
i politician who currently serves as a member of the Knesset
for Likud
.
, Pinyan made aliyah
to Israel in 1956. He trained to be a Hebrew and Maths teacher, and worked in education, eventually becoming headteacher of Tiberias High School. He has also lectured in mathematics at Ohalo College
.
He served as a member of the city's local council for twenty years, of which fifteen (1989 to 1994) was spent as deputy mauor. He chaired the committee for Planning and Construction of Tiberias and it Environs and served as a director of the neighborhood restoration project in Tiberias and the Galilee, as well as chairing the Tiberias community centers.
Prior the 2006 Knesset elections he was placed twenty-fourth on the Likud list, but missed out on a seat as the party won only 12 seats. For the 2009 elections
he won twenty-second place on the Likud list, and entered the Knesset as the party won 27 seats.
Pinyan currently lives in Tiberias and is married with six children.
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
i politician who currently serves as a member of the Knesset
Knesset
The Knesset is the unicameral legislature of Israel, located in Givat Ram, Jerusalem.-Role in Israeli Government :The legislative branch of the Israeli government, the Knesset passes all laws, elects the President and Prime Minister , approves the cabinet, and supervises the work of the government...
for Likud
Likud
Likud is the major center-right political party in Israel. It was founded in 1973 by Menachem Begin in an alliance with several right-wing and liberal parties. Likud's victory in the 1977 elections was a major turning point in the country's political history, marking the first time the left had...
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Biography
Born in MoroccoMorocco
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, Pinyan made aliyah
Aliyah
Aliyah is the immigration of Jews to the Land of Israel . It is a basic tenet of Zionist ideology. The opposite action, emigration from Israel, is referred to as yerida . The return to the Holy Land has been a Jewish aspiration since the Babylonian exile...
to Israel in 1956. He trained to be a Hebrew and Maths teacher, and worked in education, eventually becoming headteacher of Tiberias High School. He has also lectured in mathematics at Ohalo College
Ohalo College
Ohalo College , also known as the Ohalo College of Education, is an Israeli teacher training college in the Israeli settlement and town of Katzrin in the Golan Heights. The college is supported by the Israeli Ministry of Education and is recognised by the Israeli Council for Higher Education. As a...
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He served as a member of the city's local council for twenty years, of which fifteen (1989 to 1994) was spent as deputy mauor. He chaired the committee for Planning and Construction of Tiberias and it Environs and served as a director of the neighborhood restoration project in Tiberias and the Galilee, as well as chairing the Tiberias community centers.
Prior the 2006 Knesset elections he was placed twenty-fourth on the Likud list, but missed out on a seat as the party won only 12 seats. For the 2009 elections
Israeli legislative election, 2009
Elections for the 18th Knesset were held in Israel on 10 February 2009. These elections became necessary due to the resignation of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert as leader of the Kadima party, and the failure of his successor, Tzipi Livni, to form a coalition government...
he won twenty-second place on the Likud list, and entered the Knesset as the party won 27 seats.
Pinyan currently lives in Tiberias and is married with six children.