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Avigdor Lieberman

Avigdor Lieberman

Avigdor Lieberman (born 1958) is an Israeli politician who founded the secular nationalist party Yisrael Beiteinu in 1999 and leads it.

Born
1958 (68 years), Chișinău
Party
Yisrael Beiteinu
Office
Knesset member 2022–
Education
State Agrarian University of Moldova, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Website
liberman.org.il
Political position

Right · Where sources place this person
Wikipedia: right-wing to far-right nationalist (Lieberman)
Ideology: secular nationalism

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He has been Minister of National Infrastructure, Transportation, Foreign Affairs, Defense and, in 2021-2022, Finance, and has served as Deputy Prime Minister. He leads the Yisrael Beiteinu faction in opposition and is named among the possible next Prime Ministers of Israel after the 2026 election.

Career

Lieberman founded Yisrael Beiteinu in 1999 and has led it since. He was Minister of National Infrastructure in 2001-2002, Minister of Transportation in 2003-2004, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Strategic Affairs in 2006-2008, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister in 2009-2012, Foreign Minister again in 2013-2015, Minister of Defense in 2016-2018 and Minister of Finance in 2021-2022.

Offices held
  1. Knesset member 1999–2003, 2006–2016, 2018–2021, 2022–
  2. Minister of Finance 2021–2022
  3. Minister of Defense of Israel 2016–2018
  4. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Israel 2009–2012, 2013–2015
  5. Deputy Prime Minister of Israel 2006–2008, 2009–2012
  6. Minister of Energy 2001–2002

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Photo: Jim Mattis, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons (cropped)

  1. Avigdor Lieberman 2%
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Prime Minister of Israel after the election?

OutcomeLeft – RightAgeProbability
Gadi EizenkotCentre6647%
Benjamin NetanyahuRight7636%
Naftali BennettRight5410%
Avigdor LiebermanRight682%
Ofer Winter551%
Itamar Ben GvirFar right501%
Yossi Cohen65<1%
Yair LapidCentre62<1%
Yair GolanCentre-left64<1%
Yoaz HendelCentre-right51<1%
Ayelet ShakedRight50<1%
Benny GantzCentre67<1%

All 19 outcomes

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