Yuval Steinitz
| Yuval Steinitz | |
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| Date of birth | 10 April 1958 |
| Place of birth | Ramot HaShavim, Israel |
| Knessets | 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 |
| Faction represented in Knesset | |
| 1999– | Likud |
| Ministerial roles | |
| 2009–2013 | Minister of Finance |
| 2013–2015 | Minister of Intelligence |
| 2013–2015 | Minister of International Relations |
| 2013–2015 | Minister of Strategic Affairs |
| 2015– | Minister of National Infrastructure, Energy & Water Resources |
Yuval Steinitz (Hebrew: יובל שטייניץ; born 10 April 1958) is Israel's Minister of National Infrastructure, Energy and Water Resources, in charge of Israel Atomic Energy Commission and a member of the Security Cabinet. He is a member of the Knesset from the Likud party. He served as Minister of Finance (2009-2013) and as Minister of Intelligence and Strategic Affairs (2013-2015). Steinitz holds a Ph.D. in Philosophy and was a senior lecturer at the University of Haifa.
Born and raised in Moshav Ramot HaShavim, 30 km north of Tel Aviv, he is the eldest of four children. His father is an engineer and his late mother Mina, was a teacher of literature and philosophy. Steinitz served in the IDF as a soldier in Golani infantry Brigade (1977-1980). He sustained a leg injury during a battle with the Syrian army when he served as reservist, during the 1982 Lebanon War.
After three years of compulsory military service, he was awarded BA and MA in Philosophy at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem with honors. His doctoral thesis From a Rational Point of View was completed at the Cohn Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Ideas at Tel Aviv University. The thesis examined the possibility of logical arguments for the existence of god, and the rule of logical reasoning in modern science. In 1993 Steinitz was awarded the Alon Scholarship for outstanding young doctors, which led to a teaching position at the University of Haifa. Steinitz was chosen two years in a row as "The outstanding Lecturer" in philosophy and the philosophy of science. In 1996 he was appointed Senior Lecturer (the Israeli parallel of a tenured assistant professor).
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