Matan Vilnai מתן וילנאי | |
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.jpg) Vilnai in 2008 | |
| Ministerial roles | |
| 1999–2002 | Minister of Science, Culture & Sport |
| 2005 | Minister in the Prime Minister's Office |
| 2005 | Minister of Science and Technology |
| 2011–2012 | Minister for Home Front Defense |
| Faction represented in the Knesset | |
| 1999 | One Israel |
| 2003–2011 | Labor Party |
| 2011–2012 | Independence |
| Other roles | |
| 2012–2017 | Ambassador to China |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 May 1944 Jerusalem, Mandatory Palestine |
| Parents |
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Matan Vilnai (Hebrew: מַתָּן וִילְנָאִי; born 20 May 1944) is an Israeli politician and a former major general in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). A former Knesset member and government minister, he was appointed ambassador to China in 2012. Since 2017 Vilnai serves as the president of the Israel-Asia Chamber of Commerce.