Jigal Cohen-Orgad

Jigal (Yigal) Cohen-Orgad ( Hebrew יגאל כהן-אורגד; * August 30, 1937 in Tel Aviv ; † August 27, 2019 ibid) was an Israeli politician and former finance minister .

Life

After attending a religious elementary school and high school in Tel Aviv , he studied economics and education at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem . During this time he joined the Cherut as well as the affiliated youth association "B'nai Etzel", which later merged with the Betar . After completing his studies, he became an employee of the Ministry of Finance's economic planning authority in 1962 before setting up a company for economic planning and consulting. In 1967 he left the Cherut and became a member of the Free Center Party ( HaMerkas HaChofschi ) for some time before returning to the Cherut, of which he was chairman of the Economic Council. Later he was also CEO of the company "Eitam".

He began his political career with an election as a member of the Knesset , in which he represented the interests of the Cherut within the Likud from June 13, 1977 to November 21, 1988 and was most recently chairman of the Cherut faction. As a member of parliament, he was one of the 23 Likud members who voted against the Camp David Agreement and advocated the evacuation of the Palestinians from the occupied territories.

On October 18, 1983, he was appointed finance minister by Prime Minister Yitzchak Shamir as the successor to the resigned Joram Aridor and held this office until September 13, 1984. Even during his tenure, bringing in the budget was difficult due to high inflation . Despite his re-election as a member of parliament, he was not included in the formation of the government and lost his Knesset mandate in the 1988 election.

He later became chairman of the administrative committee of the Ariel University Center in Samaria in Judea and Samaria , which elevated itself from college to university , after which the Justice Department revoked this self-appointment. In addition, he was a board member of the telecommunications company Bezeq .

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• Yigal Cohen-Orgad on the Knesset website
• Israeli Economic Figures (PDF; 480 kB)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Alon Einhorn: Ariel University Director, former MK Yigal Cohen-Orgad dies aged 82. In: jpost.com (The Jerusalem Post). August 27, 2019, accessed on August 27, 2019 . 
2. ^ Yael Yishai: Land or Peace: Whither Israel? (=  Hoover Press publication . Volume 352 ). Hoover Press, Stanford, California 1987, ISBN 0-8179-8523-9 , pp. 96 ff . (English, limited preview in Google Book Search).
3. ↑ Nur Masalha: Imperial Israel and the Palestinians: The Politics of Expansion . 1st edition. Pluto Press, London 2000, ISBN 0-7453-1615-8 , pp. 124 (English, limited preview in Google Book search).
4. ↑ Miracles are expected from Shamir's new husband. Cohen-Orgad is Israel's new finance minister . In: Hamburger Abendblatt . No. 244 , October 19, 1983, p. 13 ( digitized ). digitized ( memento of the original from July 28, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
5. ↑ Around the World; New Finance Minister Gets Approval in Israel . In: The New York Times . October 19, 1983, p. A5 (English, online ).
6. ^ Israeli Budget Lists Trims . In: The New York Times . February 23, 1984, p. D22 (English, online ).
7. ^ Hard Times. In: Time , January 30, 1984 (English).
8. ^ The Acting Prime Minister Visits Ariel. (No longer available online.) Ariel University Center of Samaria, 2006, archived from the original ; accessed on January 26, 2009 . 
9. ^ Yoav Stern, Tamara Traubmann: Ariel College Upgrades Itself to 'University' Status. In: Haaretz.com. August 2, 2007, accessed August 28, 2019 . 
10. ^ Bill Templer: Oppose the New 'Settler University'. (No longer available online.) In: MonthlyReview.org. August 11, 2007, archived from the original ; accessed on January 26, 2009 . 
11. ^ Israeli College in West Bank, Stripped of University Status, Cries Foul. In: chronicle.com (The Chronicle of Higher Education). March 27, 2008, accessed August 28, 2019 . 
12. ↑ Hillel Fendel: Justice Ministry Downgrades Ariel University to College. In: israelnationalnews.com. March 30, 2008, accessed January 26, 2009 . 
13. ↑ Guy Rolnik: The Naked Director. In: Haaretz.com. May 20, 2007, accessed August 28, 2019 .