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Lia Shemtov

PEP · Politician

Lia Shemtov is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Leah Shemtov · Lia Shemtov · Lia Šemtov · Лия Шемтов · Лія Шемтов · 2 more...				[sources]
Alias	Leah Shemtov · Lia Šemtov · Lija Szemtow · Lija Šemtov · Лія Шемтов · 2 more...				[sources]
Birth date	1958-05-25				[sources]
Place of birth	Chernivtsi · Chernivtsi, Ukraine · צ`רנוביץ, אוקראינה				[sources]
Gender	female				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Israel				[sources]
Citizenship	Israel · Poland				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Lia				[sources]
Last name	Shemtov				[sources]
Political association	Israel Our Home				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q2059469				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Knesset (member, 2006-2009) · Knesset (member, 2009-2013) · Knesset member (2006-2013)				[sources]
Education	Chernivtsi University				[sources]
Source link	main.knesset.gov.il · main.knesset.gov.il				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-14	Last processed	2026-04-14	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Israeli politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

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Israel Knesset Members469

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Israel · Knesset

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories343,170

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

MySociety's EveryPolitician Legislators40,512

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

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Wikidata330,646

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Source data IDs: il-knesset-802 · evpo-8e331321-67b5-4f87-99f5-c100169ee31b

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