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Michael Melchior

Politician

Michael Melchior 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	Micha'el Melchi'or · Michael Melchior · Michaël Melchior · מיכאל מלכיאור · مايكل ميلكيور · 1 more...				[sources]
Alias	Micha'el Melchi'or · Michaël Melchior · מיכאל מלכיאור				[sources]
Weak alias	Melchior				[sources]
Birth date	1954-01-31				[sources]
Place of birth	Copenhagen · Denmark · דנמרק				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Israel				[sources]
Country	Israel				[sources]
Citizenship	Israel · Norway				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Michael				[sources]
Last name	Melchior				[sources]
Website	www.rabbimichaelmelchior.org				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q706701				[sources]
Position	Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs · Knesset (member, 2003-2006) · Knesset (member, 2006-2009) · Knesset member				[sources]
Religion	Judaism				[sources]
Source link	main.knesset.gov.il · main.knesset.gov.il				[sources]
Last change	2025-12-01	Last processed	2025-12-01	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Israeli politician

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

Relationships

Data sources

Israel Knesset Members475

Current Members of Israel's house of representatives

Israel · Knesset

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories198,547

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Every Politician57,742

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions516,228

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Wikidata386,580

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Source data IDs: evpo-4fc151f8-41d8-42d7-8677-ee2c398b3f98 · il-knesset-220

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Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Bent Melchior Close Associate	father	-	-
Jair Melchior Close Associate	child	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Knesset Member	2003-02-17	2006-04-17
Member of the Knesset