Gennady Riger

Gennady Riger (Hebrew: גנדי ריגר‎‎; 24 May 1948 – 12 October 2015) was an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Yisrael BaAliyah between 1999 and 2003.

Gennady Riger
Date of birth(1948-05-24)24 May 1948
Place of birthSoviet Union
Year of aliyah1990
Date of death12 October 2015(2015-10-12) (aged 67)
Place of deathKfar Saba, Israel
Knessets15
Faction represented in Knesset
1999–2003Yisrael BaAliyah

Biography

Born in the Soviet Union, Riger studied mechanical engineering at Lviv University, obtaining a second degree. He worked as an engineer before making aliyah to Israel in 1990.

In 1992 he was involved in founding the immigrant's party Da. In 1996 he became general secretary of another immigrant's party, Yisrael BaAliyah. He won fifth place on the Yisrael BaAliyah list for the 1999 elections,[1] and entered the Knesset as the party won six seats.

He was placed fourth on the list for the 2003 elections,[2] but lost his seat as the party was reduced to just 2 MKs. He later founded a political consulting firm, Politeck.

A father of one, Riger was married and lived in Kfar Saba.

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References
  1. Parties and Lists Archived April 18, 2001, at the Wayback Machine The Jerusalem Post
  2. Candidates for the 16th Knesset Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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