Gennady Riger
Israeli politician
Gennady Riger
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Faction represented in the Knesset | |
1999–2003 | Yisrael BaAliyah |
Personal details | |
Born |
(
1948-05-24
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24 May 1948
Soviet Union |
Died |
12 October 2015
(2015-10-12)
(aged
67)
Kfar Saba , Israel |
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Gennady Riger ( Hebrew : גנדי ריגר ; 24 May 1948 – 12 October 2015) was an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Yisrael BaAliyah between 1999 and 2003.
Biography
Born in the Soviet Union , Riger studied mechanical engineering at Lviv University , obtaining a second degree. He worked as an engineer before making aliyah to Israel in 1990.
In 1992 he was involved in founding the immigrant's party Da . In 1996 he became general secretary of another immigrant's party, Yisrael BaAliyah. He was placed fifth on the Yisrael BaAliyah list for the 1999 elections , [1] and entered the Knesset as the party won six seats.
He was placed fourth on the list for the 2003 elections , [2] but lost his seat as the party was reduced to just 2 MKs. He later founded a political consulting firm, Politeck .
A father of one, Riger was married and lived in Kfar Saba .
References
- ↑ Parties and Lists Archived April 18, 2001, at the Wayback Machine The Jerusalem Post
- ↑ Candidates for the 16th Knesset Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs
External links
- Gennady Riger on the Knesset website