Elazar Stern
| Elazar Stern | |
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Stern; 2013
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| Date of birth | 25 August 1956 |
| Place of birth | Tel Aviv, Israel |
| Knessets | 19, 20 |
| Faction represented in Knesset | |
| 2013–2015 | Hatnuah |
| 2015– | Yesh Atid |
| Elazar Stern | |
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| Allegiance |
 Israel |
| Service/branch | Human Resources Directorate |
| Years of service | 1974–2008 |
| Rank |
 Aluf (Major General) |
| Commands held | |
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Elazar Stern (Hebrew: אלעזר שטרן, born 25 August 1956) is an Israeli politician and former soldier. He served as a Major General in the Israel Defense Forces and as Head of the Manpower Directorate. In 2013, he became a member of the Knesset for Hatnuah, and currently serves as an MK for Yesh Atid.
Born in Tel Aviv, Stern attended Bar-Ilan University, where he received a BA in Economics and Land of Israel Studies. He also received a Master's degree in Business Administration from Tel Aviv University and Northwestern University.
Stern was drafted into the IDF in 1974. He volunteered as a paratrooper in the Paratroopers Brigade. He served as a soldier and a squad leader. In 1976 he became an as an infantry officer after completing Officer Candidate School and return to the Paratroopers Brigade as a platoon leader. Stern took part in various raids against terrorist camps in Lebanon and served as a Company commander in the 890 "Efe" (Echis) paratroop battalion. Stern fought in the 1982 Lebanon War, and later on commanded Paratroopers Brigade's training base and the 202 paratroop battalion in South Lebanon. During his career, Stern commanded a reserve Paratroopers Brigade and the IDF's Officer Candidate School (Bahad 1). Afterwords, he served as the chief of the IDF's Education and Youth Corps and succeeded Gil Regev as head of the Manpower Directorate (a name he changed to Human Resources) in July 2004.
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