David Libai
| David Libai | |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | 22 October 1934 |
| Place of birth | Tel Aviv, Mandatory Palestine |
| Knessets | 11, 12, 13, 14 |
| Faction represented in Knesset | |
| 1984–1991 | Alignment |
| 1991–1999 | Labor Party |
| Ministerial roles | |
| 1992–1996 | Minister of Justice |
| 1995 | Minister of the Interior |
David Libai (Hebrew: דוד ליבאי, born 22 October 1934) is an Israeli jurist and former politician. He was a member of the Knesset and served as Minister of Justice from 1992 to 1996.
David Libai was born in Tel Aviv. He attended Ironi Alef High School and studied law at the Hebrew University in the academic reserve program of the Israel Defense Forces. He received his MA from the Institute of Criminology and Criminal Law in Tel Aviv University (where he served as Dean of Students) and his PhD from University of Chicago Law School. He served as deputy chief military prosecutor and was discharged as a major.
Libai is married and is the father of Daniel and Daphne.
Libai began his professional career in the office of Minister of Justice Pinchas Rosen, in charge of the amnesty department and as spokesman for the Ministry. In 1960 he was certified as a lawyer. He was appointed chief assistant to attorney-general Colin Gillon and chief prosecutor of the state workers' disciplinary court.
In 1964 he opened a private law office. In 1977 he became chairman of the Labor Party's constitution committee. From 1983 to 1985 he was head of the Israeli Bar. He has also been a member of the National inquiry commission on prison conditions, member of the Press Council, and chairman of the Israel-Britain Parliamentary Friendship Association. He is an associate professor at Tel Aviv University and the Herzliya Interdisciplinary Center.
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