Reuven (Ruby) Rivlin Likud

Born 1939 in Jerusalem Married, 4 children Residence: Jerusalem

Education: LL.B., Hebrew University of Jerusalem Profession: Lawyer Military Rank: Major Languages: English

Positions held in:

12th Knesset: Member: House Committee; Constitution, Law & Justice Committee; State (1988-1992) Control Committee; Foreign Affairs & Defence Committee Chair, Anti Drug Abuse Committee 14th Knesset: Member: Anti Drug Abuse Committee; Education & Culture Committee; (Partial Committee on the Status of Women; House Committee; Economic Affairs tenure – Committee; Committee for the Appointment of Judges Sept. 1996- Chair, Israel-Great Britain Parliamentary Friendship League 1999) 15th Knesset: Minister of Communications in the Sharon Government (from March 2001) (1999-2003) Deputy Speaker (to March 2001) Chair, Likud Knesset Faction and Chairman of the Coalition Member: House Committee; Constitution, Law & Justice Committee; State Control Committee; Anti Drug Abuse Committee; Education Committee; Parliamentary Enquiry Committee on the Financial Crisis of the Local Authorities; Parliamentary Enquiry Committee on Violence in Sports 16th Knesset: Speaker of the House (2003-2006) 17th Knesset: Member: Ethics Committee; House Committee; Finance Committee; (2006-2009) Immigration, Absorption & Diaspora Affairs Committee; Committee on the Rights of the Child; Parliamentary Enquiry Committee on the Integration of Arab Employees in the Public Sector 18th Knesset: Speaker of the House (2009- ) Chair of the Interpretations Committee

Former Positions & Public Activities Legal Adviser, team manager and Chairman, Betar Jerusalem Sports Association Chair, the Likud Organization (1988-1993) Chair, Jerusalem Branch of the Herut Movement (1986-1993) Member, Executive Council of El Al (1981-1986) Member, Jerusalem Municipal Council (1978 - 1988) Member, Board of Trustees, Israel Museum, Jerusalem

Publications Articles in the Israeli press Nachman Shai Kadima

Born 1946 in Israel Married, 3 children Residence: Mevasseret Tzion

Education: PhD, Communications and Political Science, Bar Ilan University Advanced Studies, JFK School of Government, Harvard University & World Press Institute, Minnesota, USA M.A. Communications Institute, Hebrew University Profession: Journalist Military Service: Nahal, Galei Tzahal Radio, IDF Spokesman. Rank at discharge: Brigadier General. Languages: English Positions held in: 18th Knesset Member, Economic Affairs Committee; Committee on the Status of Women; Subcommittee on Trafficking in Women; Education, Culture, and Sports Committee

Member, Joint Committee Regarding the Israel Broadcasting Authority

Alternate Member, Foreign Affairs and Defence Committee; Ethics Committee

Chair, Lobby for the Promotion of Israel`s Public Diplomacy; Lobby for the Prevention of Illegal Immigration to Israel

Chair, Israel- Belgium Parliamentary Friendship Group Chair, Knesset Delegation for Relations with the European Parliament Former Positions & Public Activities: Public Board, Herzliya Interdisciplinary Center Press Secretary, Israel Delegation to the United Nations, N.Y. Press Consultant, Embassy of Israel, Washington Communications Consultant to the Minister of Defence Director General, Second TV and Radio Authority. Chair, Board of Directors, Israel Television Channel 2 News Company Director General, Ministry of Science, Culture and Sport. Chair, Israel Broadcasting Authority Senior V.P and Director General, United Jewish Communities, Israel Publications Articles in the daily press, and professional publications in the field of communications Ofir Akunis Likud

Born 1973 in Israel Married, 2 children Residence: Tel Aviv

Education: B.A., International Relations, and Political Science Profession: Political Media Adviser Military Service: Military journalist in the Department of the Head Educational Officer Languages: English Positions held in:

18th Knesset Deputy Speaker of the Knesset

Chair, Economic Affairs Committee; Committee for the Second Authority for Television and Radio; Joint Committee for the Credit Provision Services Law-2002; Joint Committee Regarding the Israel Broadcasting Authority

Member, House Committee; Foreign Affairs & Defence Committee; State Control Committee; Committee on the Rights of the Child

Alternate Member, Finance Committee

Chair, Lobby for Tel Aviv-Jaffa; Lobby for Tourism; Lobby for Public Diplomacy; Knesset Forum on International Relations; Lobby for the Public Relations of Israel. Former Positions & Public Activities Spokesman for the Likud Party Deputy Director General of the Likud Party for Public Relations Media Consultant of Likud Chairman Binyamin Netanyahu Advisor to the Minister of Finance Advisor to the Minister of Justice Jacob Edery Kadima

Born 1950 in Morocco Immigrated to Israel in 1959 Married, 2 children Residence: Or Akiva

Education: B.A., Political Science, Haifa University M.A., Public Administration, Haifa University Military Full military service in the Navy Service: Languages: English, French Positions held in: 16th Deputy Minister of Public Security Knesset: Minister of Health Member, State Control Committee; Committee for Immigration, Absorption and Diaspora Affairs; Committee on Drug Abuse 17th Minister without Portfolio; Minister for the Development of the Knesset: Negev and Galilee, Minister of Immigrant Absorption 18th Deputy Speaker of the Knesset Knesset: Member, Finance Committee; Internal Affairs and Environment Committee

Member, Subcommittee for Confidential Matters; Subcommittee for Internal Security; Joint Committee for the Knesset Budget Former Positions & Public Activities Chair of the Municipal Association for Environmental Protection (1999-2002) Mayor of Or Akiva (1989-2002) Director, Or Akiva Community Center (1979-1984) Director of the Youth Department, Or Akiva Community Center (1976)