Assaf Yaguri

Assaf Yaguri
Faction represented in theKnesset
1977–1978	Democratic Movement for Change
1978–1981	Ya'ad
Personal details
Born	13 February 1931 Yagur,Mandatory Palestine
Died	18 March 2000(2000-03-18)(aged 69)

Assaf Yaguri(Hebrew:אסף יגורי,13 February 1931 – 18 March 2000) was an Israeli soldier and politician who served as a member of theKnessetfor theDemocratic Movement for ChangeandYa'adbetween 1977 and 1981.

Biography

Born inYagurduring theMandate era,Yaguri was a member of the central committee of theHaNoar HaOvedyouth movement, and was also a member of theKibbutz HaMeuhadyouth section. He became treasurer of Yagur, and joined the civil service, eventually becoming responsible for trade in theIsrael Port Authority.He went on to become director of Tourist Development in southernSinaiand was director of the Neve Midbar Caravan inSharm el-Sheikhand the Village Vacations Company. During theYom Kippur Warhe commanded a tank battalion in Sinai, and was captured by theEgyptian Army.He was released after 46 days in a prisoner exchange.

In 1977 he joined the new Democratic Movement for Change and was elected to the Knesset on the party's list in theelectionslater that year. When the party split the following year he created a new single-man faction, Ya'ad.He lost his seat in the1981 electionsas Ya'ad won only 1,228 votes.

He died in 2000 at the age of 69.

External links

• Assaf Yagurion the Knesset website