Eliezer Preminger (; 13 April 1920 – 15 September 2001) was an Israeli politician who served as a member of the

Knesset The Knesset ( , ) is the Unicameralism, unicameral legislature of Israel. The Knesset passes all laws, elects the President of Israel, president and Prime Minister of Israel, prime minister, approves the Cabinet of Israel, cabinet, and supe ...

for Maki, the

Hebrew Communists The Hebrew Communists (, ''Komunistim Ivrim'') were a short-lived political party in Mandatory Palestine and Israel. History In 1940 a group of friends led by left the Palestine Communist Party to form a new party named "Emet" (''Truth''), whos ...

and

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between 1949 and 1951.

Biography

Born in

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in 1920, Preminger

emigrated Emigration is the act of leaving a resident country or place of residence with the intent to settle elsewhere (to permanently leave a country). Conversely, immigration describes the movement of people into one country from another (to permanentl ...

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in 1939. He joined the

Palestine Communist Party The Palestine Communist Party (, ''Palestinische Komunistische Partei'', abbreviated PKP; ) was a political party in the Mandatory Palestine, British Mandate of Palestine formed in 1923 through the merger of the Palestinian Communist Party (192 ...

, but in 1945 was one of the leaders of a group that left in order to form the ''Hebrew Communists'' party. In 1948 he joined Maki, and was elected to the first Knesset in

1949 Events January * January 1 – A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. The war results in a stalemate and the division of Kashmir, which still continues as of 2025 * January 2 – Luis ...

on the party's list. During his period in the Knesset, Preminger held the following functions: Chair, Subcommittee on Distribution of Raw Materials, Observer, Constitution, Law and Justice Committee, Member of Economic Affairs Committee, Constitution, Law and Justice Committee, Committee for Public Services.Eliezer Preminger
Knesset Following a purge of Maki's leadership, Preminger left the party and resurrected the Hebrew Communists party on 8 June 1949. On 15 August 1949 he joined

. He lost his seat in the 1951 elections, and later worked as Deputy Director General of the Ministry of Development, as well as serving on the board of directors of Israel Quarries and the Phosphates Company.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Preminger, Eliezer 1920 births 2001 deaths Jewish emigrants from Austria after the Anschluss to Mandatory Palestine Jewish socialists Leaders of political parties in Israel Israeli civil servants Mapam politicians Maki (historical political party) politicians Hebrew Communists politicians Members of the 1st Knesset (1949–1951)