Matan Vilnai מתן וילנאי | |
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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 | Jerusalem, Mandatory Palestine | 20 May 1944
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.