Yaakov Turner
Yaakov Turner (Hebrew: יעקב טרנר, born 27 February 1935) was the mayor of Beersheba. Prior to his election as mayor, he was an Israel Air Force pilot and Israel's Chief of Police.[1] Turner was the founder and head of the Israeli Air Force Museum.[2]
Yaakov Turner | |
|---|---|
| 7th Mayor of Beersheba | |
| In office 1998–2008 | |
| Preceded by | David Bunfeld |
| Succeeded by | Ruvik Danilovich |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 February 1935 (age 89) Kfar Yona, Mandatory Palestine |
| Political party | Labor Party |
| Spouse | Ariela Turner |
Biography edit
Yaakov Turner was born in Kfar Yona, Mandatory Palestine, to Jewish parents from Hungary and Poland. He graduated from Ben Gurion University of the Negev with a major in behavioral sciences.[3]
Military and police career edit
Turner enlisted in the Israeli Air Force in 1953 and retired in 1985 as a brigadier general. In the Yom Kippur War he was an F-4 Phantom II pilot, and in the Six-Day War and the War of Attrition, he was the commander of an air combat squadron.
In 1985 he founded the Israeli Air Force Museum in Hatzerim airbase near Beersheba.[4]
After his military service, he joined the Israel Police, where he became general commissioner (commander of the police) in 1990, a position he held until 1993. Turner served as president of the Israeli branch of the International Police Association.[5]
Mayor edit
In 1998, Turner was elected mayor of Beersheba. He was elected on a local list, but with the support of the Israeli Labor Party.[6] He was re-elected in 2003,[3] but lost the elections in 2008 to his former deputy mayor, Ruvik Danilovich.[7] Turner won 30 percent of the vote versus 60 percent for Danilovich.[7]
The Yaakov Turner Sports Complex, named for him, includes the 16,000-seat Turner Stadium, multifunctional sport hall and practice fields.[8]
References edit
- ^ Lebel, Udi (2013-09-13). Communicating Security: Civil-Military Relations in Israel. Routledge. ISBN 9781317998228.
- ^ "International Air Cadets Plant Trees at Israeli Air Force Museum". from the original on 2015-02-15. Retrieved 2015-02-15.
- ^ a b Russo, Yocheved Miriam (December 5, 2003). . Jerusalem Post. Archived from the original on May 30, 2016 – via HighBeam Research.
- ^ "International Air Cadets at Israeli Air Force Museum". The Jerusalem Post. August 2, 2012. from the original on 2018-07-27. Retrieved 2018-07-26.
- ^ "International Police Association". from the original on 2015-02-15. Retrieved 2015-02-15.
- ^ "Israel Democracy Institute: National and Local Politics". from the original on 2015-02-15. Retrieved 2015-02-15.
- ^ a b Izenberg, Dan (November 12, 2008). "'Obama effect' sees 'youth' ousting incumbents". The Jerusalem Post. from the original on 2018-07-27. Retrieved 2018-07-26.
- ^ "Municipality of Be'er Sheva". from the original on 2014-08-21. Retrieved 2014-12-12.