Yoel Razvozov (; born 5 July 1980) is an Israeli politician and

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. He served as the Minister of Tourism from 2021 to 2022 and a member of the

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for ten years in several parliamentary sessions.

Early life

Born Konstantin Anatolyevich Razvozov () in

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in the

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of the

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, Razvozov began training in judo at age 6. His family emigrated to Israel when he was 11, in 1991, at the dissolution of the Soviet Union. He joined the Israeli judo team and became an Israeli judo champion at the age of 16.All the kingmaker’s men, and women
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Athletic career

In 2001 Razvozov became the youngest Israeli judoka to win the European World cup in Austria. In the 2003 World Championships, Razvozov finished seventh. He was the youngest National team captain in history of Israeli judo. Razvozov finish second at the 2004 European Championships the following year, and represented Israel at the 2004 Summer Olympics, finishing 9th at the men's 73 kg event. At the 2005 European Championships, he again won a silver medal in the 73 kg weight category.

Political career

Razvozov entered politics, becoming a member of

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City Council. He also became a member of the Israel Olympics Committee. He joined

and was placed eighth on its list for the

2013 Knesset elections Early legislative elections were held in Israel on 22 January 2013 to elect the 120 members of the nineteenth Knesset. Public debate over the Tal Law had nearly led to early elections in 2012, but they were aborted at the last moment after Kadi ...

. He was elected to the Knesset as the party won 19 seats. He was placed ninth on the party's list for the

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, and was re-elected as the party won 11 seats. Razvozov remained a member of the Knesset until 2021, when he resigned under the Norwegian Law to become the Minister of Tourism, a position he held until December 2022. Following the end of his tenure as Minister of Tourism, on 23 January 2023, Razvozov announced his intention to resign from the Knesset and retire from politics.

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