Alex Miller (; born 4 April 1977) is an Israeli politician who served as a member of the

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from 2006 until 2013 and again from 2014 until 2015. He is currently chairman of the

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division for work with repatriates and interaction with national institutions, chairman of the Board of Directors of the educational network "Amal" and a member of the board of directors of the Company of Culture and Sports Centers.

Biography

Born in

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), Miller emigrated to Israel on 29 January 1992. He gained a BA in education and an MA in Public Policy. For the 2006 Knesset elections he was placed tenth on the Yisrael Beiteinu list, and became a Knesset member when the party won 11 seats. During his first term he chaired the subcommittee for alternative energy sources.Knesset profile
/ref> Moved down to fifteenth on the party's list for the 2009 elections, Miller barely retained his seat as Yisrael Beiteinu won 15 seats. For the 2013 elections he was placed 33rd on the joint

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Yisrael Beiteinu list, and lost his seat as the alliance won only 31 seats. However, he returned to the Knesset on 6 August 2014 as a replacement for Carmel Shama, who resigned after becoming Israel's envoy to the

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. He was placed eleventh on the party's list for the

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,Yisrael Beiteinu list
Central Elections Committee losing his seat when the party was reduced to six seats. On 18 January 2021 Miller was appointed chairman of the Board of Directors of the educational network "Amal". On 14 September 2021 he was appointed chairman of the

division for work with repatriates and interaction with national institutions.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Miller, Alex 1977 births Politicians from Moscow Jewish Israeli politicians Jewish Russian politicians Living people Yisrael Beiteinu politicians Israeli settlers Members of the 17th Knesset (2006–2009) Members of the 18th Knesset (2009–2013) Members of the 19th Knesset (2013–2015) Deputy speakers of the Knesset