| Leon Litinski | |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 August 1967 |
| Place of birth | Soviet Union |
| Year of aliyah | 1991 |
| Knessets | 17th |
| Party | Labor Party |
Leon Litinski (Hebrew: לאון ליטינצקי, born 2 August 1967) is an Israeli politician. He served as a member of the Knesset for the Labor Party between 2008 and 2009.
Born in the Soviet Union, Litinetsky studied medicine at Kazan State University between 1984 and 1990, but did not complete his studies. He made aliyah to Israel in 1991. Between 1995 and 1997 he studied at the ORT College in Kfar Sava, before studying political science at Tel Aviv University.
In 1995 he became a member of the Worker's Committee of the Israel Electric Corporation. In 1999 he became an assembly member of the Histadrut and chairman of the National Organisation for Russian-speaking Israelis. In 2000 he was a delegate to the World Zionist Congress.
For the 2006 elections he was placed 21st on the Labor-Meimad list. Although they party won only 19 seats, Litinski entered the Knesset on 2 July 2008 as a replacement for Danny Yatom who had resigned to go into business.
Placed 18th on the party's list, he lost his seat in the 2009 elections as Labor was reduced to 13 seats.
Litinski currently lives in Kfar Sava, and is married with one child.