Yehezkel Flomin

Yehezkel Flomin was born in 1935 in Jerusalem

Flomin was born in Jerusalem in 1935 to Hela and Elimelech Flomin. His family moved to Tel Aviv when he was young, and he attended high school there.

He studied law and economics at the school that later became Tel Aviv University, finishing law in 1960. He qualified as both a lawyer and an accountant. He taught at Tel Aviv University from 1962 to 1969 and at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem from 1971 to 1972.

He joined the General Zionists in 1953 and later became active in the Liberal Party, where he led its youth section. He was elected to the Knesset on the Likud list and sat on the Finance Committee, calling for lower taxes and less state spending. In 1977 he became Deputy Minister of Finance under Simha Erlich and helped plan the economic shift, but he resigned in July 1979.

He lost his seat in 1981 and worked in the private sector as an accountant, lawyer, arbitrator and mediator. In 1986 he left the Liberal Party and helped found the Liberal Center with Shlomo Lahat and Yosef Lapid. He served on the boards of Bank Leumi and Israel Aerospace Industries and chaired public committees, including one that made Eilat a free trade zone.

He was married to Shoshana, and they had 3 children. He lived in Ramat HaSharon and died in 2019.