Ran Cohen
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| Date of birth | 20 June 1937 |
| Place of birth | Baghdad, Kingdom of Iraq |
| Year of aliyah | 1950 |
| Knessets | 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 |
| Faction represented in Knesset | |
| 1984–1992 | Ratz |
| 1992–2009 | Meretz |
| Ministerial roles | |
| 1999–2000 | Minister of Industry and Trade |
Ran Cohen (Hebrew: רן כהן, born 20 June 1937) is an Israeli politician and former Knesset member for Meretz. He is a resident of Mevaseret Zion and married with four children.
Born in Baghdad, Iraq, Cohen was 13 years old when he immigrated to Israel through Iran. He grew up in the kibbutz Gan Shmuel, where he absorbed Socialist and Zionist ideologies. During his military service he rose to the rank of Colonel (Aluf Mishne). After the military he obtained a B.A. in philosophy and Economics at Tel Aviv University.
In 1984 he was first elected to the Knesset as a member of Ratz (headed by Shulamit Aloni) after he headed the Left Camp of Israel peace movement.
Since 1992, he has been a member of Meretz, a dovish left wing party which resulted from the merger of Mapam, Ratz and Shinui. He was Minister of Industry and Trade in Ehud Barak's government. He headed several Knesset committees, including the Security and Foreign Affairs committee.
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