Avishay Braverman

Avishay Braverman
Ministerial roles
2009–2011Minister of Minorities
Faction represented in the Knesset
2006–2015Labor Party
Personal details
Born (1948-01-15) 15 January 1948 (age 76)
Ramat Gan, Mandatory Palestine

Avishay Braverman (Hebrew: אבישי ברוורמן, born 15 January 1948) is an economics professor, politician, and Israeli public figure. Having held senior positions as economist at the World Bank, he was later elected as fifth president of the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (1990–2006). As a Knesset member on behalf of the Labor Party (2006–2015) he served as Minister of Minority Affairs, Chairman of the Knesset Finance Committee and Chairman of the Knesset Economic Affairs Committee. He is the Israel Prize laureate in 2020 for Lifetime Achievement, for his work as president of Ben-Gurion University.