Roni Milo

Roni Milo was born in 1949 in Tel Aviv

Milo was born Ron Milikovsky in Tel Aviv in 1949. His father, Nahum Milikovsky, was an industrialist and an activist of the national movement. His uncle Menachem Malatzky was a commander in the Irgun.

He attended Tichon Hadash high school and then studied law at Tel Aviv University. In 1972 he chaired the Israeli Student Union. After qualifying as a lawyer, he opened his own law office.

He was elected to the Knesset for Likud in 1977. He served as Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, and in 1988 became the first Minister of the Environment. He later served as Minister of Labor and Social Welfare and as Minister of Police.

In 1993 he was elected mayor of Tel Aviv-Yafo and left the Knesset. As mayor he promoted a subway project for the city. He did not run again in 1998, and Ron Huldai succeeded him.

In 1999 he helped found the Center Party and returned to the Knesset. He was Minister of Health under Ehud Barak and Minister of Regional Cooperation under Ariel Sharon. After losing his seat in 2003 he turned to business and chaired the Israel Film Council from 2005 to 2007.