Dan Tichon

Dan Tichon was born in 1937 in Kiryat Chaim

Dan Tichon was born in Kiryat Haim on 5 January 1937, during the Mandate era. His father, Eliezer, came in the Third Aliyah and belonged to the Labor Battalion. As a youth he was a member of the HaNoar HaOved VeHaLomed movement.

He finished high school in 1955 and served as an officer in the Golani Brigade. He then earned a degree in economics and international relations from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

In 1965 he became secretary general of the Jerusalem Merchants Association and joined the Liberal Party. From 1969 he advised ministers of trade and industry on development areas and helped set up science industry parks. In 1977 he became director general of the Housing and Development Company, and later chaired its board.

He was elected to the Knesset for Likud in 1981 and served until 1999. He was a deputy speaker, chaired the State Audit Committee and headed the Israel-Germany parliamentary friendship league. In 1996 he was elected Speaker of the Knesset.

After leaving the Knesset he chaired the Israel Port Authority, and resigned from the ports company in January 2006 over corruption issues. He was married with 2 children and died on 30 September 2024.