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Encyclopedia > Dalia Itzik
Dalia Itzik
דליה איציק
Dalia Itzik

Incumbent
Assumed office 
25 January 2007
Preceded by Moshe Katsav
Succeeded by Incumbent

Incumbent
Assumed office
4 May 2006
Preceded by Reuven Rivlin
Succeeded by Incumbent

Born October 20, 1952 (age 54)
Jerusalem, Israel
Political party Kadima
President Moshe Katsav took a leave of absence from office on January 25, 2007

Dalia Itzik (Hebrew: דליה איציק‎; born October 20, 1952) is the current speaker of the Israeli Knesset and Acting President of Israel.[1] She is a member of the Kadima party. She was elected and took office as the first female speaker of the Israeli parliament on May 4, 2006. Image File history File links Dalia_Itzik. ... President of the State of Israel (Hebrew: ‎, Nesí Hamdiná, literally: The President of the State) is the Head of State of Israel, but has a largely ceremonial, figurehead role with real power lying in the hands of the Prime Minister of Israel. ... // In politics The incumbent, in politics, is the current holder of a political office. ... January 25 is the 25th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD (or CE) era. ... Moshe Katsav (Hebrew: ‎; born December 5, 1945) is the eighth and current President of Israel (since 2000). ... List of Speakers of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament: Joseph Shprinzak (Mapai) 1949-59 Nahum Nir (Ahdut Haavodah) 1959 Kadish Luz (Mapai, Alignment)1959-69 Reuven Barkat (Alignment) 1969-72 Yisrael Yeshayahu-Sharabi (Alignment) 1972-77 Yitzhak Shamir (Likud) 1977-80 Yitzhak Berman (Likud) 1980-81 Menachem... The modern Knesset building, Israels parliament, in Jerusalem Though similar-sounding, Beit Knesset (בית כנסת) literally means House of Assembly, and refers to a synagogue. ... // In politics The incumbent, in politics, is the current holder of a political office. ... May 4 is the 124th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (125th in leap years). ... 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Reuven Rivlin (in Hebrew ראובן ריבלין) (born September 9, 1939) is an Israeli lawyer, politician and the current Speaker of the Knesset. ... October 20 is the 293rd day of the year (294th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 72 days remaining. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Hebrew יְרוּשָׁלַיִם (Yerushalayim) (Standard) Yerushalayim or Yerushalaim Arabic commonly القـُدْس (Al-Quds); officially in Israel أورشليم القدس (Urshalim-Al-Quds) Name Meaning Hebrew: (see below), Arabic: The Holiness Government City District Jerusalem Population 724,000 (2006) Jurisdiction 123,000 dunams (123 km²) Mayor Uri Lupolianski Web Address www. ... Kadima (Hebrew: קדימה, QādÄ«māh, forward) is an Israeli political party. ... Moshe Katsav (Hebrew: ‎; born December 5, 1945) is the eighth and current President of Israel (since 2000). ... Hebrew redirects here. ... October 20 is the 293rd day of the year (294th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 72 days remaining. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The modern Knesset building, Israels parliament, in Jerusalem Though similar-sounding, Beit Knesset (בית כנסת) literally means House of Assembly, and refers to a synagogue. ... President of the State of Israel (Hebrew: ‎, Nesí Hamdiná, literally: The President of the State) is the Head of State of Israel, but has a largely ceremonial, figurehead role with real power lying in the hands of the Prime Minister of Israel. ... Kadima (Hebrew: קדימה, QādÄ«māh, forward) is an Israeli political party. ... May 4 is the 124th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (125th in leap years). ... 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Itzik was born in Jerusalem to a family of Iraqi origin. Before being elected to the 12th Knesset in 1992, she served as Jerusalem's deputy mayor. As a member of the Labour party, she served as Commerce, Environment and, most recently, Communications Minister. Hebrew יְרוּשָׁלַיִם (Yerushalayim) (Standard) Yerushalayim or Yerushalaim Arabic commonly القـُدْس (Al-Quds); officially in Israel أورشليم القدس (Urshalim-Al-Quds) Name Meaning Hebrew: (see below), Arabic: The Holiness Government City District Jerusalem Population 724,000 (2006) Jurisdiction 123,000 dunams (123 km²) Mayor Uri Lupolianski Web Address www. ... Iraqi Jews constitute one of the worlds oldest, and historically most important Jewish communities. ... A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger, greater) is the modern title of the highest ranking municipal officer. ... Labour or Labor, (Hebrew: העבודה, ha-`Avōdāh) is a political party in Israel. ...


On November 28, 2005, Itzik quit the Labour party and joined Ariel Sharon's newly formed party, Kadima. November 28 is the 332nd day (333rd on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...   (Hebrew: , also known by his diminutive Arik אָרִיק) (born February 27, 1928) is a former Israeli politician and general. ... Kadima (Hebrew: קדימה, QādÄ«māh, forward) is an Israeli political party. ...


After Israeli President Moshe Katzav took a three month leave of absence to deal with criminal charges, Itzik became Israel's first female (Acting) President. President of the State of Israel (Hebrew: נשיא המדינה, Nasi Hamedina) is the head of state of Israel, but has a largely ceremonial, figurehead role with real power lying in the hands of the Prime Minister of Israel. ... Moshe Katsav (Courtesy: Israeli Knesset) Moshe Katsav (משה קצב mosheh qaṣṣāḇ, born December 5, 1945) is the current President of Israel (since 2000). ...


On January 25, 2007, she assumed the functions of President of Israel, due to the temporary reliquishment of power of Moshe Katsav. January 25 is the 25th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD (or CE) era. ... President of the State of Israel (Hebrew: ‎, Nesí Hamdiná, literally: The President of the State) is the Head of State of Israel, but has a largely ceremonial, figurehead role with real power lying in the hands of the Prime Minister of Israel. ... Moshe Katsav (Hebrew: ‎; born December 5, 1945) is the eighth and current President of Israel (since 2000). ...


References

  1. ^ Dalia Itzik becomes acting president
Political offices
Preceded by
Moshe Katsav
Acting President of Israel
2007 – present
Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by
Reuven Rivlin
Speaker of the Knesset
2006 – present
Succeeded by
Incumbent

Presidents of Israel Moshe Katsav (Hebrew: ‎; born December 5, 1945) is the eighth and current President of Israel (since 2000). ... President of the State of Israel (Hebrew: ‎, Nesí Hamdiná, literally: The President of the State) is the Head of State of Israel, but has a largely ceremonial, figurehead role with real power lying in the hands of the Prime Minister of Israel. ... // In politics The incumbent, in politics, is the current holder of a political office. ... Reuven Rivlin (in Hebrew ראובן ריבלין) (born September 9, 1939) is an Israeli lawyer, politician and the current Speaker of the Knesset. ... List of Speakers of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament: Joseph Shprinzak (Mapai) 1949-59 Nahum Nir (Ahdut Haavodah) 1959 Kadish Luz (Mapai, Alignment)1959-69 Reuven Barkat (Alignment) 1969-72 Yisrael Yeshayahu-Sharabi (Alignment) 1972-77 Yitzhak Shamir (Likud) 1977-80 Yitzhak Berman (Likud) 1980-81 Menachem... The modern Knesset building, Israels parliament, in Jerusalem Though similar-sounding, Beit Knesset (בית כנסת) literally means House of Assembly, and refers to a synagogue. ... // In politics The incumbent, in politics, is the current holder of a political office. ... President of the State of Israel (Hebrew: ‎, Nesí Hamdiná, literally: The President of the State) is the Head of State of Israel, but has a largely ceremonial, figurehead role with real power lying in the hands of the Prime Minister of Israel. ...

Chaim Weizmann Yitzhak Ben-Zvi Zalman Shazar Ephraim Katzir Yitzhak Navon Chaim Herzog Ezer Weizman Moshe Katsav (Suspension) Dalia Itzik (Acting)
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Dalia Itzik (228 words)
Dalia Itzik was born in Jerusalem in 1952.
She was chairperson of the Legislative Panel of the Labor Party, a member of the Labor Party Central Committee, and a member of the Board of Governors of the Israel Broadcasting Authority and the boards of the Jerusalem Theater and Gerard Behar Center.
Dalia Itzik served as Minister of the Environment from July 1999 until March 2001.
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