Avishay Braverman

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Knesset(s) = 17th (current)
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Avishay Braverman ( _he. אבישי ברוורמן, born 15 January 1948) is an Israeli economist and politician, former president of the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. He is number four on the Labour list.

Braverman studied statistics and economics in Tel Aviv University and received his PhD in economics from Stanford. After serving as a senior official in the World Bank in Washington, specializing in economic development with an emphasis on social justice, Braverman returned to Israel to become president of the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev for the next sixteen years. He was well regarded in this position and received an award from the city of Be'er Sheva for his work.

In November 2005, Braverman announced his intention to become involved in politics. Despite rumors that he would join Kadima, in a move viewed as surprising, he ended up joining Labour. [Gil Hoffman and Sheera Claire Frenkel, [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1132475611374&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull "Braverman joins Labor, not Kadima"] , "The Jerusalem Post", November 24, 2005.] He was elected to the Knesset in the 2006 elections. Within the party, he was inititally associated with Amir Peretz and later with Ami Ayalon.

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* [http://www.knesset.gov.il/mk/eng/mk_eng.asp?mk_individual_id_t=797 Avishay Braverman on the Knesset website (in English)]