Daniel Rosolio (; 6 May 1927 – 14 October 2005) was an Israeli politician who served as a member of the

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for the

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between 1977 and 1983.

Biography

Born in

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during the Mandate era, Rosolio attended the Shalva high school. He was certified as a teacher at the Kibbutz seminary, and was later awarded an MA and PhD in political science from

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. He was a member of the

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movement, and served as its secretary between 1946 and 1947. In 1947 he joined kibbutz

Beit HaArava Beit HaArava () is an Israeli settlement and kibbutz in the West Bank. Located near the Dead Sea and Jericho at the eponymous Beit HaArava Junction, the intersection of Highway 1 and Highway 90, it falls under the jurisdiction of Megilot Regi ...

, and served in the

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as part of the

group in Sedom. When the kibbutz was evacuated during the

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, he moved to the north of Israel and was amongst the founders of kibbutz Kabri and lived there until his death. From 1952 until 1957 he worked as a teacher in the kibbutz's school. In 1958 he became co-ordinator of the

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section of the Kibbutz HaMeuhad movement, a post he held until 1961. From 1962 until 1965 he taught in Kabri's high school, before serving as the kibbutz's secretary from 1965 until 1966. Between 1967 and 1969 he worked as an assistant to

Yisrael Galili Yisrael Galili (; 10 February 1911 – 8 February 1986) was an Israeli politician, government minister and member of Knesset. Before Israel's independence in 1948, he served as Chief of Staff of Haganah, the main Zionist political violence, Zion ...

, a government minister. In 1969 he began working in the

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's office and was responsible for Information Services. From 1972 until 1976 he was secretary of Kibbutz HaMeuhad. In

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he was elected to the Knesset on the Alignment list. He was re-elected in

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, but resigned from the Knesset on 16 May 1983, and was replaced by

Haim Ramon Haim Ramon (; born 10 April 1950) is an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset between 1983 and 2009, and as both Vice Prime Minister and Minister in the Prime Minister's Office with responsibility for state policy. Biography ...

. In the same year he became chairman of the board of directors at

Solel Boneh Solel Boneh (, lit. ''Paving and Building'') is the oldest, and one of the largest, construction and civil engineering companies in Israel. History During British rule (1921–1948) Solel Boneh was founded in 1921 in British-ruled Palestine, ...

construction company, a role he held until 1986, and secretary of . He died at his home in 2005 at the age of 78.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rosolio, Daniel 1927 births 2005 deaths Politicians from Tel Aviv Jews from Mandatory Palestine Israeli educators Israeli civil servants Tel Aviv University alumni Kibbutz Movements secretaries Alignment (Israel) politicians Members of the 9th Knesset (1977–1981) Members of the 10th Knesset (1981–1984)