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Chaim Kaufman

Chaim Kaufman was an Israeli Likud politician who served in the Knesset between 1977 and 1988 and again from 1990 until his death in 1995.

1934 to 1995Likud Knesset memberDeputy Minister of FinanceLego franchise in Israel

Born: 12 December 1934, Tel Aviv
Died: 7 August 1995, Israel
Occupation: politician, businessperson
Party: Likud
Education: School of Law and Economics

Chaim Kaufman was born in 1934 in Tel Aviv

Kaufman was born in Tel Aviv in 1934, during the Mandate era. He was a nephew of Yehuda Even Shmuel.

He served as an artillery officer in the IDF. He then studied law at the School of Law and Economics in Tel Aviv.

In business he worked in import and export and as a corporate director. He was among the first importers of photography equipment to Israel and held the Lego franchise in the country.

A Herut activist, he chaired the party youth group and its Petah Tikva branch and sat on the city council. He entered the Knesset in January 1977 in place of Binyamin Halevi and was reelected in 1977, 1981 and 1984. He was Deputy Minister of Finance from 1981 to 1984 and chaired the coalition in the 11th Knesset.

He lost his seat in 1988 but returned in 1990 in place of Zalman Shoval, and kept it in 1992. He had cancer for 13 years and died in office in 1995. He was buried in Segula Cemetery, and Yosef Ahimeir took his seat.