Ilan Shalgi

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Ilan Shalgi (Hebrew: אילן שלגי‎) (born July 13, 1945) is an Israeli politician and was a member of the 16th Knesset term. Shalgi is a former Israel Defense Forces lieutenant-colonel and holds a L.L.M from Tel Aviv University. During 2004, Shalgi had served as the minister of science and technology and subsequently as Minister of the Environment until he was fired from the government by Prime Minister Ariel Sharon with the rest of the Shinui party due to disputes over the 2005 budget.