Roni Bar-On

Roni Bar-On (Hebrew: רוני בר-און; born 2 June 1948) is an Israeli politician and lawyer. He served as a member of the Knesset for Likud and Kadima between 2003 and 2011, and is also a former Minister of Finance.

Bar-On was born in Tel Aviv shortly after Israeli independence in 1948. After his national service, in which he rose to the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel, he studied law at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Whilst working as a lawyer he became a Justice in the Military Court of Appeals in the West Bank.

In 1997 he was appointed Attorney General, but resigned as a consequence of heavy criticism related to the 'Bar-On–Hebron' scandal, which involved allegations against chief officials that they recommended Bar-On to the position for personal reasons. Bar-On resigned within 48 hours.

Prior to his political career, Bar-On served, among others, as Chairman of the Council for the Organisation of Sport Gambling (1998–2001), member of the Central Committee of the Israel Bar (1995–2003) and the Jerusalem Regional Committee of the Israeli Bar, as well as a member of the Council for the Administrative Courts, the Advisory Commission to the Government Companies Authority and the Public Defenders Commission. In addition, he served as Chairman of Beitar Jerusalem's committee, and also on the committee of the Israel Football Association.^[1]

Bar-On entered the political world when he was elected to the Knesset in 2003 on the Likud list. He served as chairman of the House Committee, and a member of the Constitution, Law and Justice and State Control Committees, as well as a substitute member of the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee. He was also a member of the parliamentary inquiry committee on violence in sports, as well as the Environmental Lobby. He also served as member of the Parliamentary Inquiry Committee for Uncovering Corruption in the Government System of Israel.

When Ariel Sharon broke with his party to form Kadima, Bar-On followed him, and was appointed Minister of National Infrastructure and Minister of Science and Technology for the last three months of the Knesset term.

بعد انتخابات عام 2006 ، عيّنه إيهود أولمرت وزيراً للداخلية . كما رُشِّح لمنصب وزير العدل بعد إدانة حاييم رامون بتهمة التحرش الجنسي ، لكنه سحب ترشيحه في 4 فبراير 2007. ^{[ 2 ]} وفي إطار تعديل وزاري في يوليو 2007، عُيِّن وزيراً للمالية، على الرغم من افتقاره للخبرة الاقتصادية، وقاد الاقتصاد الإسرائيلي خلال فترة الأزمة الاقتصادية العالمية المضطربة.

في انتخابات عام 2009، احتفظ بمقعده بعد حصوله على المركز الخامس في قائمة حزب كاديما، لكنه خسر منصبه في الحكومة بعد تشكيل الائتلاف بقيادة حزب الليكود. وبصفته عضوًا بارزًا في المعارضة بالكنيست، انتُخب بار-أون رئيسًا للجنة الرقابة الحكومية في الكنيست في يوليو/تموز 2011. وفي إطار تعديل وزاري، انتُخب بار-أون رئيسًا للجنة الخارجية والدفاع . وفي 5 ديسمبر/كانون الأول 2012، قبيل انتخابات عام 2013 ، أعلن بار-أون أنه لن يترشح للانتخابات. ^{[ 3 ]}

هو متزوج ولديه ثلاثة أطفال.

• روني بار-أون على موقع الكنيست الإلكتروني
• رولنيك، جاي؛ روتم ستاركمان (28 مايو 2009). "أنا قلق" . هآرتس . مؤرشف من الأصل في 22 أكتوبر 2012. تم الاطلاع عليه في 30 مايو 2009 .