Avraham Hirschson

Abraham Hirschson
אברהם הירשזון‎
Ministerial roles
2005–2006Minister of Tourism
2006Minister of Communications
2006–2007Minister of Finance
Faction represented in the Knesset
1983–1984Likud
1992–2005Likud
2005–2009Kadima
Personal details
Born(1941-02-11)11 February 1941
Tel Mond, Mandatory Palestine
Died7 March 2022(2022-03-07) (aged 81)

Abraham Hirschson (Hebrew: אברהם הירשזון, romanized: Avraham Hirschson; 11 February 1941 – 7 March 2022) was an Israeli politician. He served as a member of the Knesset for Likud and Kadima between 1981 and 1984, and again from 1992 until 2009. He also held the posts of Minister of Communications, Minister of Finance and Minister of Tourism. He resigned following allegations of corruption, and was ultimately convicted of stealing close to 2 million shekels from the National Workers Labor Federation while he was its chairman.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ Vered Lubitch (8 June 2009). בית המשפט קבע: אברהם הירשזון גנב [The court ruled: Avraham Hirschson stole]. Ynet (in Hebrew). Retrieved 11 August 2014. The judge in the district court for Tel-Aviv, Bracha Ophir Tom, convicted Hirschson of stealing approximately 2 million shekels from the National Workers Labor Federation....
  2. ^ Ofra Edelman (18 June 2009). "Prosecutors demand 'harsh' prison term for convicted ex-finance minister". Haaretz. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  3. ^ Ofra Edelman (23 June 2009). ערב גזר הדין: אברהם הירשזון החזיר עוד 570 אלף שקלים להסתדרות העובדים הלאומית [On the eve of his sentencing, Hirschson returned another 570,000 shekels to the National Workers Labor Federation]. Haaretz (in Hebrew).