Gideon Gadot (; 1 April 1941 – 21 September 2012) was an Israeli journalist and politician who served as a member of the

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for

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between 1984 and 1992.

Biography

Born Gideon Foreman in

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during the Mandate era, Gadot was the nephew of Aryeh Ben-Eliezer. He attended the

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agricultural high school before studying sociology and communications at university in

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. He joined the

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youth movement in 1951, and was a member of the organisation's national leadership between 1965 and 1968. During his time in South Africa, he acted as an emissary for the organisation. He worked as a journalist for ''

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'', '' HaYom'', and '' HaYom HaZe'', before becoming head of the

party's spokesperson's section in 1977, working there until 1982. From 1981 to 1996 he was chairman of the board of

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, Israel's national lottery.Gideon Gadot: Public Activities
Knesset In

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he was elected to the Knesset on the Likud list (then an alliance of Herut and other right-wing parties). He was re-elected in

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and appointed Deputy Speaker, a position he held for four years. Gadot lost his seat in the 1992 elections. Gadot died on 21 September 2012 and was buried at Nahalat Yitzhak cemetery in

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on 23 September 2012.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gadot, Gideon 1941 births 2012 deaths Jews from Mandatory Palestine People from Bnei Brak Betar members 20th-century Israeli journalists Members of the 11th Knesset (1984–1988) Members of the 12th Knesset (1988–1992) Herut politicians Likud politicians Deputy speakers of the Knesset Burials at Nahalat Yitzhak Cemetery