Haim Dayan

Haim Dayan was born in 1960 in Migdal HaEmek

Haim Dayan was born on 24 March 1960 in Migdal HaEmek. In his youth he was a member of Likud. He later headed the civil guard in Migdal HaEmek.

From 1987 to 1992 he served as an officer in the Israel Police and commanded the station in Yokneam. He finished his service with the rank of Pakad. He also worked on social projects, including heading associations that ran a drug rehabilitation center and a closed facility for youth.

He chaired the Tzomet branch in Migdal HaEmek and was elected to the 13th Knesset in 1992. In 1996 he was reelected on the Likud-Gesher-Tzomet list and served as a Deputy Speaker of the Knesset. He sat on the Labor and Welfare Committee in both terms.

In 1999 he was third on the Tzomet list, but the party did not pass the electoral threshold and he lost his seat. He was declared bankrupt in 2004. In 2016 he founded the association Kulam Yeladeinu, which provides food baskets to families in need, and he serves as its director general.

Before the elections to the 21st Knesset he founded the party Responsibility for the Founders, which focused on the rights of retirees. The party did not pass the threshold. He has been married twice.