Pini Shomer (; born 19 October 1951) is an Israeli former politician, who briefly 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 ...

in 1996.

Biography

Histadrut Histadrut, fully the New General Workers' Federation () and until 1994 the General Federation of Labour in the Land of Israel (, ''HaHistadrut HaKlalit shel HaOvdim B'Eretz Yisrael''), is Israel's national trade union center and represents the m ...

manager, Shomer was on the Labor Party list for the 1992 Knesset elections. Although he failed to win a seat, he entered the Knesset on 28 May 1996 as a replacement for

Avraham Katz-Oz Avraham Katz-Oz (; born 7 December 1934) is an Israeli former politician who served as a member of the Knesset from 1977 until 1996, and as Minister of Agriculture from 1988 until 1990. Biography Born in Tel Aviv during the Mandate era, and gr ...

.Knesset members in the Thirteenth Knesset
Knesset website However, he lost his seat in the June elections, and did not even have time to take his oath of allegiance. In 2001 he became CEO of the Ahdut pension fund, and currently heads the Avshalom Institute.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Shomer, Pini 1951 births Israeli trade unionists Living people Israeli Labor Party politicians Members of the 13th Knesset (1992–1996)