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David Re'em

David Re'em is an Israeli former politician who served as mayor of Kiryat Ata from 1989 and as a Likud member of the Knesset from 1996 to 1999.

born 1953Mayor of Kiryat AtaLikud member of the KnessetCofounding Herut, The National Movement

Born: 28 March 1953, Haifa
Occupation: politician
Party: Likud

David Re'em was born in 1953 in Haifa

David Re'em was born in Haifa on 28 March 1953. He studied law at university for one year.

He did his military service in the Air Force and was discharged as a master sergeant. He joined Likud at a young age and became a member of its secretariat and director of its Arab department. In 1986 Welfare Minister Moshe Katsav appointed him director general of the Mashkem company.

He was elected mayor of Kiryat Ata in 1989 and again in 1993. He was deputy chairman of the Local Government Association and served on the board of Shikmona and the finance committee of the World Zionist Organization. He also chaired associations to combat drugs and to support the elderly.

In 1996 he entered the Knesset on the Likud list in the slot reserved for the Haifa district. He opposed the Hebron Agreement and later left Likud with Benny Begin and Michael Kleiner to found Herut, The National Movement. He lost his seat in the 1999 elections.

He ran for mayor of Kiryat Ata in 2003 and 2008 and lost both times. He later joined Kadima. From August 2017 to February 2019 he chaired the board of Aura Investments.