Yitzhak Gagula

Yitzhak Gagula
Date of birth 1 January 1964 (1964-01-01) (age 48)
Place of birth Soviet Union
Year of aliyah 1972
Knessets 15th
Party Shas

Yitzhak Gagula (Hebrew: יצחק גאגולה‎, born 1 January 1964) is a former Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Shas between 1999 and 2003.

Biography

Born in Georgian SSR in the Soviet Union and educated at a yeshiva, Gagula made aliyah to Israel in 1972.

For the 1999 Knesset elections he was placed 18th on the Shas list. Although the party won only 17 seats, Gagula entered the Knesset at the start of the term as the party's top candidate, Aryeh Deri, resigned [1] due to a corruption trial.

He lost his seat in the 2003 elections.

References

  1. ^ Research Guide: Analysis of the Israeli 1999 Elections Middle East Review of International Affairs

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