Avigdor Lieberman
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| Date of birth | 5 July 1958 |
| Place of birth | Kishinev, Soviet Union |
| Year of aliyah | 1978 |
| Knessets | 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 |
| Faction represented in Knesset | |
| 1999–2006 | Yisrael Beiteinu |
| 2006–2016 | Yisrael Beiteinu |
| Ministerial roles | |
| 2001–2002 | Minister of National Infrastructure |
| 2003–2004 | Minister of Transportation |
| 2006–2008 | Deputy Prime Minister |
| 2006–2008 | Minister of Strategic Affairs |
| 2009–2012 | Deputy Prime Minister |
| 2009–2012 | Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| 2013–2015 | Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| 2016– | Minister of Defense |
Avigdor Lieberman (Hebrew: אביגדור ליברמן, IPA: [aviɡˈdor ˈliberman], 
(audio) ; born Evet Lvovich Liberman, Russian: Эве́т Льво́вич Ли́берман, 5 July 1958) is a Soviet-born Israeli politician who serves as the Defense Minister of Israel. He served as Israel's Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2009 to 2012, and again from 2013 to 2015. He has also served as member of the Knesset and as Deputy Prime Minister of Israel.
He is the founder and leader of the secular-nationalist Yisrael Beiteinu party, whose electoral base are overwhelmingly Russian-speaking immigrants from the former Soviet Union. As a result of the arrival in Israel during the 1990s of more than one million Russian-speaking immigrants, Yisrael Beiteinu has regularly played the 'king-maker' role in Israel's coalition governments.
Lieberman first entered the Knesset in 1999, and has since served in numerous roles in the government, including as Minister of National Infrastructure, Minister of Transportation, Minister of Strategic Affairs, Deputy Prime Minister, Foreign Affairs Minister, and Minister of Defense.
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