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Benjamin Elon

Politician

Benjamin Elon 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	Benjamin Elon · Benyamin Elon · Binjamin Elon · Binyamin Elon · Биньямин Элон · 5 more...				[sources]
Alias	Benjamin Elon · Benny Elon · Binjamin Elon · Binyamin 'Benny' Elon · Binyamin Elon · 4 more...				[sources]
Birth date	1954-11-10				[sources]
Place of birth	Jerusalem				[sources]
Death date	2017-05-05				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Israel				[sources]
Country	Israel				[sources]
Citizenship	Israel				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Benjamin				[sources]
Political association	Moledet · National Union · The Jewish Home				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q2904001				[sources]
Position	Knesset (member, 2003-2006) · Knesset (member, 2006-2009) · Knesset member (1996-2009) · Minister of Tourism (2001-2002) · Minister of Tourism (2003-2004)				[sources]
Education	Mercaz HaRav Kook				[sources]
Religion	Judaism				[sources]
Last change	2026-01-21	Last processed	2026-02-14	First seen	2026-01-18

Descriptions

Israeli rabbi and politician (1954-2017)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2026-01-21

Relationships

Associates
Associate	Relationship	Start date	End date
Janet Parshall Close Associate	significant person	-	-
Hanan Porat Politician	significant person	-

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Ori Elon Close Associate	child	-	-
Emuna Elon Close Associate	spouse	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Knesset member	2006-04-17	2009-02-24

Data sources

MySociety's EveryPolitician Legislators40,633

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions505,084

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata326,304

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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