Eli Aflalo

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Eli Aflalo (Hebrew: אלי אפללו) (b. 1952) is a member of the Israeli Knesset.

He is a former member of the Likud party and currently a member of the Kadima party, which was formed by Ariel Sharon at the end of 2005.

Eli Aflalo was born in Casablanca, Morocco in 1952 and immigrated to Israel in 1962. He completed his army service with the rank of staff sergeant.

Elected to the 16th Knesset in 2003, he served as a member of the Finance and Internal Affairs and Environment Committees. On March 30th 2005, he was appointed as Deputy Minister of Industry, Trade, and Labor.

He was also elected to the 17th Knesset and serves as a member on the Finance Committee as well as a member of the Joint Committee for the Defense Budget. He is also Chairman of the Lobby for Industry in Israel.

He has three children.