Yoram Marciano (; born 31 October 1964) is an Israeli politician. He 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 the Labor Party from 2006 to 2009, and again between 2012 and 2013.

Biography

Born in

Lod Lod (, ), also known as Lydda () and Lidd (, or ), is a city southeast of Tel Aviv and northwest of Jerusalem in the Central District of Israel. It is situated between the lower Shephelah on the east and the coastal plain on the west. The ci ...

, Marciano was first elected to the Knesset in the

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and served as the Labor- Meimad Parliamentary Group Chairman. Placed seventeenth on the party's list, he lost his seat in the 2009 elections when it was reduced to 13 seats. However, he re-entered the Knesset on 9 December 2012 as a replacement for

Amir Peretz Amir Peretz (; born 9 March 1952) is an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for the Israeli Labor Party, Labor Party. A Knesset member almost continuously from 1988 to 2021, he has served as Ministry of Defense (Israel), ...

, who had left the party to join

Hatnuah Hatnua () was a liberal political party in Israel formed by former Israeli Foreign Minister and Vice Prime Minister Tzipi Livni to present an alternative to voters frustrated by the stalemate in the Israeli–Palestinian peace process. The pa ...

. He did not contend in the 2013 elections, and subsequently lost his seat. Marciano has about 70 convictions for traffic law violations. He was also involved in a violent incident in a pub, after which he complained about his own behavior in the ethics committee of the Knesset, and was found guilty.Why Marciano met with parliamentary assistant
Ma'ariv, 12 March 2007

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Marciano, Yoram 1964 births People from Lod Israeli people of Moroccan-Jewish descent Living people Israeli Labor Party politicians Members of the 17th Knesset (2006–2009) Members of the 18th Knesset (2009–2013)