Simon Davidson
Simon Davidson | |
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סימון דוידסון | |
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| Faction represented in the Knesset | |
| 2021– | Yesh Atid |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 May 1970 Vilnius, Soviet Union |
Simon Davidson (Hebrew: סימון דוידסון; born 14 May 1970[1]) is an Israeli politician who currently serves as a member of the Knesset for Yesh Atid.[2] In the past he was chairman of the Israel Swimming Association.[3]
Biography
[edit | edit source]Davidson was born in Vilnius in the Lithuanian SSR of the Soviet Union in 1970.[1] Two years later in 1972 his family immigrated to Israel.[1] After completing his national service in the Israel Defense Forces he earned a bachelor's degree in education.[1]
A swimmer, Davidson became a senior swimming coach.[4] In 2016 he was appointed chairman of the Israel Swimming Association, and also became a member of the Olympic Committee of Israel.[5]
Entering politics, Davidson joined the Yesh Atid party and was placed twenty-second on its list for the March 2021 Knesset elections.[6] 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.[2][3]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b c d Simon Davidson: Particulars Knesset
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- ^ Simon Davidson: Public Activities Knesset
- ^ Yesh Atid list Central Elections Committee
External links
[edit | edit source]- Simon Davidson on the Knesset website
- 1970 births
- Living people
- Israeli male swimmers
- Israeli people of Lithuanian-Jewish descent
- Israeli sports executives and administrators
- Israeli swimming coaches
- Jewish Israeli politicians
- Jewish Israeli sportspeople
- Lithuanian Jews
- Members of the 24th Knesset (2021–2022)
- Members of the 25th Knesset (2022–)
- Politicians from Vilnius
- Soviet emigrants to Israel
- Soviet Jews
- Yesh Atid politicians
- Israeli politician stubs