David Tal (Israeli politician)
| David Tal | |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 January 1950 |
| Place of birth | Tunisia |
| Knessets | 14, 15, 16, 17 |
| Faction represented in Knesset | |
| 1996–2002 | Shas |
| 2003–2005 | One Israel |
| 2005 | Noy |
| 2005–2009 | Kadima |
David Tal (Hebrew: דוד טל) (born 26 January 1950) is an Israeli politician and a four-time member of the Knesset. He is a member of the Kadima faction.
Born in Tunisia and raised in Rehovot, Tal studied at an ORT high school in that city. He served as a First Sergeant during his national service in the IDF and afterwards worked as a mechanic. He speaks English, Arabic and Tunisian. He lives in Rishon LeZion with his wife. He has six children.
He joined the Sephardi Haredi party Shas, and began his political career as a member of the Rishon LeZion municipal council. In 1996 he was elected to the Knesset on the Shas list and became a Deputy Speaker of the Knesset. He retained his seat in the 1999 elections and was reappointed Deputy Speaker, also becoming chairman of the Labour, Welfare, and Health Committee and the Joint Committee for Automobile Insurance Arrangements.
He resigned from the Knesset in November 2002 and joined Amir Peretz's new One Nation party, where he was third on the list. He returned to the Knesset with One Nation following the January 2003 elections. When Peretz agreed to merge One Nation into the Labour Party, Tal broke away, and founded his own, one-man faction, Noy, on 23 May 2005.
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