Simon Davidson Explained

Birth Date:14 May 1970
Birth Place:Vilnius, Soviet Union
Office1:Faction represented in the Knesset
Suboffice1:Yesh Atid
Subterm1:2021–

Simon Davidson (Hebrew: סימון דוידסון, born 14 May 1970) is an Israeli politician who currently serves as a member of the Knesset for Yesh Atid.[1] In the past he was chairman of the Israel Swimming Association.[2]

Biography

Davidson was born in Vilnius in the Lithuanian SSR of the Soviet Union in 1970. Two years later in 1972 his family immigrated to Israel.[3] After completing his national service in the Israel Defense Forces he earned a bachelor's degree in education.[3]

A swimmer, Davidson became a senior swimming coach.[4] In 2016 he was appointed chairman of the Israel Swimming Association, and also became a member of the Olympic Committee of Israel.[5]

Entering politics, Davidson joined the Yesh Atid party and was placed twenty-second on its list for the March 2021 Knesset elections.[6] Although the party won only seventeen seats, he entered the Knesset in July 2021 as a replacement for Idan Roll, who resigned his seat under the Norwegian law after being appointed Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 7 July 2021. Gideon Sa'ar, Meirav Cohen resign from Knesset under Norweigian [sic] law. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210828210952/https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/gideon-saar-meirav-cohen-resign-from-knesset-under-norweigian-law-673126. 2021-08-28. 12 July 2021. The Jerusalem Post. en-US.
  2. News: Fox. Nina. 2021-08-13. "מלחמת חורמה על הבריכות": ההבטחה של יו"ר איגוד השחייה שהפך לח"כ האזינו. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210818075431/https://www.ynet.co.il/news/article/hyt7w67gy. 2021-08-18. 2021-08-28. ynet. he.
  3. https://www.knesset.gov.il/mk/eng/mk_eng.asp?mk_individual_id_t=1085 Simon Davidson: Particulars
  4. News: Aharoni. Oren. 2016-06-14. סימון דוידסון מונה ליו"ר איגוד השחייה. Simon Davidson has been appointed chairman of the Swimming Association. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210720015648/https://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-4815756,00.html. 2021-07-20. 2021-07-18. Ynet. he.
  5. https://www.knesset.gov.il/mk/eng/mk_eng.asp?mk_individual_id_t=1085 Simon Davidson: Public Activities
  6. https://bechirot24.bechirot.gov.il/election/Candidates/Pages/OneListCandidates.aspx?LPF=Search&WebId=6adadc15-e476-480b-9746-04490aedeb0f&ListID=ba72a662-765c-45af-9d48-fb68080956af&ItemID=183&FieldID=ListNickname_GxS_Text Yesh Atid list