(1941-02-28) 28 February 1941 (age 81) Baghdad, Iraq
Biography
Born in Baghdad in Iraq, Cohen made aliyah in 1951. During his youth he was a counsellor in the HaNoar HaOved VeHaLomed youth movement, and was secretary of the Labor Party youth guard in Bnei Brak until 1970. He took Middle Eastern studies at Tel Aviv University, gaining a BA, MA and PhD in the subject. He served as chairman of Labor Party's Arab and Druze branch between 1975 and 1986. Between 1986 and 1992, he chaired the party's elections branch.
In 1988, he was elected to the Knesset on the Alignment's list. He was re-elected in 1992 (by which time the Alignment had merged into the Labor Party), and 1996. In December 1997, he was elected secretary-general of the party, winning 76% of the vote.[1] He retained his seat in the 1999 elections (on the One Israel list), and in August 2000, was appointed Minister of Labor and Social Welfare in Ehud Barak's government following Shas' departure from the coalition government.
anan, cohen, hebrew, רענן, כהן, born, february, 1941, former, israeli, politician, served, government, minister, during, early, 2000s, ministerial, roles2000, 2001minister, labor, social, welfare2001, 2002minister, without, portfoliofaction, represented, kness. Ra anan Cohen Hebrew רענן כהן born 28 February 1941 is a former Israeli politician who served as a government minister during the early 2000s Ra anan CohenMinisterial roles2000 2001Minister of Labor amp Social Welfare2001 2002Minister without PortfolioFaction represented in the Knesset1988 1991Alignment1991 1999Labor Party1999 2001One Israel2001 2002Labor PartyPersonal detailsBorn 1941 02 28 28 February 1941 age 81 Baghdad IraqBiography EditBorn in Baghdad in Iraq Cohen made aliyah in 1951 During his youth he was a counsellor in the HaNoar HaOved VeHaLomed youth movement and was secretary of the Labor Party youth guard in Bnei Brak until 1970 He took Middle Eastern studies at Tel Aviv University gaining a BA MA and PhD in the subject He served as chairman of Labor Party s Arab and Druze branch between 1975 and 1986 Between 1986 and 1992 he chaired the party s elections branch In 1988 he was elected to the Knesset on the Alignment s list He was re elected in 1992 by which time the Alignment had merged into the Labor Party and 1996 In December 1997 he was elected secretary general of the party winning 76 of the vote 1 He retained his seat in the 1999 elections on the One Israel list and in August 2000 was appointed Minister of Labor and Social Welfare in Ehud Barak s government following Shas departure from the coalition government When Ariel Sharon formed a national unity government following the special election for Prime Minister in 2001 Cohen became a Minister without Portfolio He left the cabinet on 18 August 2002 and resigned from the Knesset three days later retiring from politics Cohen has written several books including Strangers in their Homeland A Critical Study of Israel s Arab Citizens References Edit Ra anan Cohen is new Labor secretary The Jerusalem Post 29 December 1997External links EditRa anan Cohen on the Knesset website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ra 27anan Cohen amp oldid 1061270609, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
