Avraham Hirschson
Abraham Hirschson | |
|---|---|
אברהם הירשזון | |
| Ministerial roles | |
| 2005–2006 | Minister of Tourism |
| 2006 | Minister of Communications |
| 2006–2007 | Minister of Finance |
| Faction represented in the Knesset | |
| 1983–1984 | Likud |
| 1992–2005 | Likud |
| 2005–2009 | Kadima |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 February 1941 Tel Mond, Mandatory Palestine |
| Died | 7 March 2022 (aged 81) |
Abraham Hirschson (Hebrew: אברהם הירשזון, romanized: Avraham Hirschson; 11 February 1941 – 7 March 2022) was an Israeli politician. He served as a member of the Knesset for Likud and Kadima between 1981 and 1984, and again from 1992 until 2009. He also held the posts of Minister of Communications, Minister of Finance and Minister of Tourism. He resigned following allegations of corruption, and was ultimately convicted of stealing close to 2 million shekels from the National Workers Labor Federation while he was its chairman.