Yuval Steinitz
Yuval Steinitz (Hebrew יובל שטייניץ; born April 10, 1958 in Ramot HaShavim, Israel) is an Israeli politician of the Likud. He was Finance Minister from 2009 to 2013 and since 2013 Minister for International Relations.
Biography
After schooling, he studied philosophy at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (BA Philosophy) and a Master of Arts ( MA Philosophy) with distinction. In addition, he earned a Philosophiae Doctor ( Ph.D.) at the University of Tel Aviv and received for his thesis the Alon price.
Steinitz, who did his military service in the Golani Brigade of the Israeli Defense Forces and Reservist Alexandroni Brigade was later awarded Lecturer and Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Haifa and twice with the title "Outstanding Lecturer". In addition to his teaching, he also published the philosophical reference books Invitation to Philosophy (1994) and In Defense of Metaphysics (1995).
His political career began in July 1999 when he Steinitz. Representing the Likud member of the Knesset and 15 belonged to this since after his re- election in February 2003, April 2006 and February 2009
Between 1999 and 2003 he was not only Chairman of the Subcommittee on Security and ideas of several other committees of the Knesset, but between 1999 and 2004 and Chairman of the Association for the Public 's Right to Know.
He then from 2003 to 2009 Chairman of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense and the same time as the Republican U.S. senator from Arizona Jon Kyl Co - Chairman of the Joint Defence Committee of the U.S. Congress and the Knesset.
In addition, he was between 2003 and 2006 at times. Chairman of the subcommittee on intelligence services also Chairman of the Committee for the Investigation of intelligence activities after the Iraq war and of the Committee of Inquiry into the events in Amona on 1 February 2006
In the 17th Knesset he was from 2006 to 2009 Chairman of the Subcommittee for the emergency and local security and a member of several other committees.
From April 2009 to 2013 was Steinitz Finance in the cabinet of Benjamin Netanyahu.
Since March 2013 Steinitz 's minister of international relations and intelligence services.