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Robert Tiviaev

Robert Tiviaev is an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Kadima, Hatnuah and the Zionist Union between 2009 and 2019.

born 1961Knesset member for KadimaChairing the Tehiya fundImmigrant absorption work in Ofakim

Born: 22 June 1961, Derbent
Occupation: politician
Party: Hatnuah
Education: Ivanovo State Power Engineering University

Robert Tiviaev was born in 1961 in Derbent

Tiviaev was born on 22 June 1961 in Derbent, Dagestan, then part of the Soviet Union. He is of Mountain Jewish origin. He served as an officer in the signal corps of the Soviet Army and reached the rank of captain.

He moved to Israel in 1994 and settled in Ofakim. He sat on the city council and was in charge of immigrant absorption. He also chairs the Tehiya fund, which helps bring Jews from the former Soviet Union to Israel.

After activity in Yisrael Beiteinu, he joined Kadima and entered the Knesset in 2009 from 20th place on its list. In 2012 he moved to Hatnuah but was not elected in 2013 from 14th place. He was 28th on the Zionist Union list in 2015 and entered the Knesset on 31 July 2018, replacing Isaac Herzog.

In November 2018 the faction chairman Yoel Hasson suspended him from parliamentary activity after he did not take part in a vote. His Knesset term ended in 2019. He holds a master's degree in electrical engineering, works for the Israel Electric Corporation, and is married with 2 children.