Shevah Stern (Hebrew: שבח שטרן, born 23 April 1951) is an Israeli politician. He served as a member of the Knesset for Likud from 2020 to 2021.
Shevah Stern | |
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| Faction represented in the Knesset | |
| 2020–2021 | Likud |
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| Born | 23 April 1951 |
Biography
editStern grew up in Safed. During his national service in the Israel Defence Forces, he served in the 50th battalion of the Nahal Brigade. He subsequently earned a bachelor's degree in physics from Bar-Ilan University. One of the founders of the West Bank settlement movement, he moved to the settlement of Shilo when it was founded in 1978.[1] He also served as a director of the Amana settlement movement.[1] He worked as the manager of a software companies he owns.[1]
He joined Likud and became a member of its party centre. Prior to the 2015 Knesset elections he was given the thirty-eighth place on the Likud list, but failed to win a seat. He was placed thirty-eighth on the Likud list for the April 2019 elections,[2] but the party won only 35 seats. He was placed forty-first for the September 2019 elections,[3] in which Likud won 32 seats. Although he missed out again in the March 2020 elections in which he was placed forty-first and Likud won 36 seats, he entered the Knesset in December 2020 as a replacement for Michal Shir, who had resigned to join Gideon Sa'ar's New Hope party.[4] Placed thirty-eighth on the Likud list for the March 2021 elections, he lost his seat as Likud was reduced to 30 seats.
References
edit- ^ a b c Shevach Stern to replace ex-Likud MK Michal Shir Israel National News, 22 December 2020
- ^ 21st Knesset elections: Likud list Central Elections Committee
- ^ 22nd Knesset elections: Likud list Central Elections Committee
- ^ Likud MK Michal Shir quits Knesset to run with Gideon Sa'ar The Jerusalem Post, 22 December 2020
External links
edit- Shevah Stern on the Knesset website