Michael Ratzon (; born 21 September 1952) is an

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i former politician who briefly served as a member of the

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for the

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in 1996 and again from 2003 until 2006.

Biography

Born in

Petah Tikva Petah Tikva (, ), also spelt Petah Tiqwa and known informally as Em HaMoshavot (), is a city in the Central District (Israel), Central District of Israel, east of Tel Aviv. It was founded in 1878, mainly by Haredi Judaism, Haredi Jews of the Old Y ...

, Ratzon gained an LLB and an MA in law from

Bar-Ilan University Bar-Ilan University (BIU, , ''Universitat Bar-Ilan'') is a public research university in the Tel Aviv District city of Ramat Gan, Israel. Established in 1955, Bar Ilan is Israel's second-largest academic university institution. It has 20,000 ...

, before working as an attorney. For the 1992 Knesset elections he was placed 35th on the Likud list, but the party won only 32 seats. However, he entered the Knesset on 10 March 1996 as a replacement for the deceased Ariel Weinstein. Three months later he lost his seat following the May 1996 elections. For the 2003 elections he was placed 20th on the Likud list, and entered the Knesset when the party won 38 seats. Whilst an MK he served as a member of several committees; the House Committee, the Finance Committee, the Constitution, Law and Justice Committee, the Public Petitions Committee, and was a member of the Parliamentary Inquiry Committee for Uncovering Corruption in the Government System. On 5 March 2003 he was appointed Deputy Minister of Industry, Trade and Labour, but was sacked by

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in October 2004 for voting against the Gaza disengagement plan. Prior to the

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he was placed 33rd on the Likud list, and lost his seat when the party won only 12 mandates. During

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's term as transportation minister, Ratzon was appointed as the chairman of , which is responsible for the

Tel Aviv Light Rail The Tel Aviv Light Rail (, Romanized: ''Ha'rakēvet Ha'kalā Be'Tel Avīv'', , Romanized: ''Qītar Tall ʾAbīb Al-khāfifa''), also known as Dankal (, ) is a mass transit system for Gush Dan, the Tel Aviv metropolitan area in central Israel. T ...

project.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ratzon, Michael 1952 births People from Petah Tikva Bar-Ilan University alumni Israeli lawyers Living people Likud politicians Members of the 13th Knesset (1992–1996) Members of the 16th Knesset (2003–2006) Military Boarding School for Command alumni