Matan Vilnai

Matan Vilnai
מתן וילנאי
Vilnai in 2008
Ministerial roles
1999–2002Minister of Science, Culture & Sport
2005Minister in the Prime Minister's Office
2005Minister of Science and Technology
2011–2012Minister for Home Front Defense
Faction represented in the Knesset
1999One Israel
2003–2011Labor Party
2011–2012Independence
Other roles
2012–2017Ambassador to China
Personal details
Born (1944-05-20) 20 May 1944 (age 80)
Jerusalem, Mandatory Palestine
Parents

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.