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Tourism Minister Uzi Landau
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Tourism Minister Landau: I won't run in upcoming elections

71-year-old Yisrael Beiteinu member quits parliamentary system after 31 years in public service after serving in various ministerial roles.

Yisrael Beiteinu suffered another blow on Sunday after senior party member Tourism Minister Uzi Landau announced he would not be running in the upcoming elections.

 

 

Landau, 71, said Sunday afternoon at the Yisrael Beiteinu faction meeting that he has informed party leader Avigdor Lieberman that he will not present his candidacy in the upcoming March elections.

 

Uzi Landau (Photo: Dudi Vaknin)
Uzi Landau (Photo: Dudi Vaknin)

 

"In my 31 years of public service, I've served in central positions in the Knesset and government, of which the last six years were spent in Yisrael Beiteinu," Landau said.

 

Among other roles, Landau served as the chairman of the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, headed the State Comptroller Committee, served as internal security minister, was a minister in the Prime Minister's Office, was the minister of national infrastructure, the minister of energy and water and in his most recent role, the tourism minister.

 

"During that time I took part in discussions, initiatives, and decisions important to the country's path," Landau said. "I see myself continue acting and contributing, but for me it is time to move on outside the parliamentary system."

 

He concluded that "Yisrael Beiteinu, led by Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, will play a central role in the political system that is coming into being, and I want to thank (Lieberman) for our years of working together. I will of course support (the party) and aid the campaign as I'm asked."

 


פרסום ראשון: 12.28.14, 18:10
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